Iké Udé, b. 1964, Lagos, Nigeria, Genevieve Nnaji, 2014–16, Image: 91.4 x 101.6 cm (36 x 40 in.), Framed: 111.8 x 121.9 x 5.7 cm (44 x 48 x 2 1/4 in.), Pigment on satin rag paper, Collection of the ...

Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona (1897) (image courtesy Wienerroither and Kohlbacher) A Gustav Klimt portrait of a West African prince, long hidden away in a private ...

The second edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair opened today at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Seventeen galleries from all over the world have convened to exhibit the work of ...

It was a painting in the lobby of a Benin hotel last year that changed the way Afrobeats star Mr Eazi thought about art. “I saw this piece by (Benin-based artist) Patricorel of two skeletons sitting ...

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There’s a thesaurus worth of terms I could use to describe the nearly 300 sculptures included in “The Language of Beauty in African Art,” the Art Institute’s first exhibition of traditional African ...

The exhibition "Afro-Atlantic Histories" is the most comprehensive look at the interplay of art between Africa and the Americas ever displayed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Curator ...

The actress, who has been on television for decades, is also a major collector of contemporary art. She loaned 40 pieces to the AAMP. CCH Pounder reflects on one of her favorite paintings by Nigerian ...

Amy Sherald — the visionary behind Michelle Obama’s iconic portrait — is once again making history. Next fall, she will become the first contemporary Black artist to have a solo exhibition at the ...

TOPSHOT - Former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand beside their portraits after their unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, February ...