Climate Change Protester Smears Mona Lisa with Cake
The Mona Lisa, a 15th-century portrait and, arguably one of the most famous paintings in the world, was smeared with cake on Sunday last week, at the Louvre Museum, in a stunt by a climate change protester.
Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba becomes VMFA's new Curator of African Art
The Nigerian-born Dr. Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba joins the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, VMFA as the new curator of African Arts to start on May 25.
Ernie Barnes ‘Sugar Shack’ Painting popular in ‘Good Times’ Sitcom Sells for Huge $15.3 Million
Ernie Barnes’ 1976 painting, “Sugar Shack”, made famous in popular sitcom ‘GOOD TIMES’ and also used as the cover for the legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" album was sold for a whopping $15.3 million, on Thursday, Last week, at an auction, in the United Kingdom.
Fabrication: African Women Come Alive In Fabric Arts
Born in 1981, Samuel’s paintings allow you to appreciate the bold display of African women’s beauty highlighted through fabric arts. But what's more scintillating is his ability to capture depth, particularly within the eyes of the African women
NFTs on Instagram: Everything You Need To Know As An Artist Or A Creator
Instagram has hopped on the train of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs as it's called to allow creators and collectors to display, promote and sell NFT arts on their profile. And here's everything you need to know as an artist or a creator.
Aworanka Partners With Friends of Azerbaijan to Promote Art Exchange Between Both Cultures
Aworanka has partnered with Friends of Azerbaijan to promote social and cultural exchange between Azerbaijan and Africa, putting special emphasis on the art industry of Nigeria
Art repatriation: Glasgow to return 17 looted Benin Bronzes and other treasures to Africa
Museums in Glasgow are ready to return seventeen looted Benin bronzes and other treasures in one of the largest-ever repatriations of cultural artifacts approved by the UK constitution.
African Digital Artist Creates Electrifying Artwork in Royalty Collection
Niyi Okeowo depicts how young African boys are made to go through a form of ritual that marks their journey into manhood in his Royalty collection. The most intriguing part of this artwork perhaps is the expressive looks, which give food for thought as to what might be going through the mind of the artist.
African Art Competition 2022: Applications for the 36th Edition of Absa L’Atelier and The Sasol New Signature are now open
Two African art competitions have been opened for the submission of applications from African artists. While the first competition is eligible to citizens who are part of the required African countries, the second is exclusive to artists in South Africa only. Read more for details.
African Painting: Artists create African art from tea, coffee, coconut
African art painting has taken a new turn in creativity, finding beauty in unusual things. Here's how Mutaz Al-Fateh uses natural items like tea and coffee to create unique works of art.
Afrofuturism: African Digital Artists Reimagine the Future Through NFTs
As technology continues to change the art world, African digital artists specializing in Afrofuturism have begun to gain traction in the digital art world as well as in the NFT creative community.
African Art: Mandela's Watercolor Paintings Sold at NFT Auction
South African hero and former president Nelson Mandela’s memorabilia from his Robben Island imprisonment are making the NFT auction market this season.
Admiring the African American Art on Display at Pennsylvania’s Misericordia University
The Catholic university recently hosted an opening reception for an exhibit of 40 African American artworks dating back to the 20th century, with some contemporary pieces.
Activists Call for Repatriation of African Mask Sold at French Auction
A carved mask with origins in 19th century Central Africa sold for $4.6 million at an auction in France is at the center of calls for repatriation by Gabonese activists.
What the Metaverse Means for African Artists and African Art
Described as the next revolution of the Internet opens a whole new evolving world for the human race and artists and creatives in particular.
European Art Collectors Newest Attraction: Hand-painted Movie Posters from Ghana
From the late 1970s to the 1990s, Ghana developed a tradition of advertising films with vibrant hand-painted posters. Daniel Anum Jasper, a veteran movie poster designer, is upholding this legacy.
5 Ways the Metaverse Will Help African Artists Promote Their Works
The metaverse is opening up at an exponential rate with global tech and telecommunication giants putting money into its development. How does it benefit African artists?
First African Metaverse is Selling 3D Virtual Lands to Host Art Events and Galleries
The most exciting thing for African artists is that this African metaverse affords creatives a centralized and direct space to market their works in the virtual community’s art galleries.
Aworanka & GAIA Africa Present Eve, An Exhibition of 77 Artworks by 15 Women Artists from 5 Countries
Aworanka & GAIA Africa Present Eve, An Exhibition of 77 artworks by 15 women artists from 5 different countries.
Wiki Unseen: Amplifying African Historical Figures through Collaboration with African Artists
The initiative will see Black and African artists collaborate to create a visual representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color with the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iké Udé’s Nollywood Portraits Opens at Smithsonian Museum in Washington
Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits explores African beauty through the portraits of thirty-three Nollywood A-listers which celebrate the power of the Nigerian film industry.
Sculpture of Kobe Bryant and Daughter Unveiled at Crash Site
The artwork was produced by Dan Medina. Listed on the sculpture’s platform are the names of the seven other people aboard the helicopter on that fateful day.
Aworanka Enters Exclusive Frame Production Partnership with Framegidi
This collaboration is a synergistic event for the continued dominance of works by African artists in the international art market.
On Western Museums Displaying Artifacts From Africa: Who Owns History?
Museums have long faced scrutiny for unethical acquisitions, and people, particularly people of color, in the industry have been pushing for systemic changes.
Exchange Program Studying African Diaporan Art and Culture Comes Online
The program is open to students and emerging artists from four countries central to the African diaspora--Bermuda, Brazil, the U.K., and the U.S.--for participation.
San Antonio’s Public Art Project Pays Homage to African American Culture
“Spheres of Reflection” depicts an ambiguous face topped by a cylindrical tower of dark, reflective spheres symbolic of hair and feature words found in Martin Luther King's work.
BMW Integrates Digital Art in its New Models for 2022
The digital artist who is the brain behind this exciting innovation is Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei, and her design represents connecting people and systems.
Seven Days of Kwanzaa 2021 Reflect on African Arts and Heritage
Away from its California origins, Kwanzaa as a pan-African holiday has grown to be celebrated by millions across the world, strengthening roots to the African community.
Five African Art Events That Outlined 2021
2021 was the first full year the world was emerging from pandemic-induced lockdowns and total bans on public gatherings. These art events across Africa signified a return to normal.
Made By Design: Netflix Documentary Highlights Creativity of African Artists
Cut into thirteen episodes, the first season of Made by Design is dedicated to Nigerian design, highlighting African creative talent and artistry.
South Africa Condemns US Auction of Mandela's Jail Key
The key is among Mandela memorabilia being sold by Guernsey's auction house in New York on Jan. 28, 2022. The proceeds from the auction are for a planned museum around his grave.
This December African Art Headlines Two Major US Museums' Exhibitions
The Met Museum's December attraction is an exhibit featuring forty-two pieces of African art covering five millennia, as San Francisco's MoAD hosts Amoako Boafo's first show.
Bringing a Boat to Art Basel Miami: African Artist Shines Light on Migration
'The Bodies Left Behind', an exhibition by Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey places a boat right in the middle of the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton in Miami.
5 Ways Collector and Conservationist Alan Donovan Impacted African Art
For many leaders in the African art industry across the continent, Donovan represented a mentor and a beacon of inspiration for his dedication to the promotion of African art.
Ghanaian Art Curator Reconnects Colonial Looted Art to 'Home’
Art historian Nana Oforiatta Ayim is using her “EFIE: The Museum as Home” exhibition in Germany to narrate a story of home, loss of home, and the soul of African art objects.
Nigerian Multimedia Artist Wins Prestigious Art Prize
Samuel Nnorom who creates multimedia sculptures from Ankara fabric is the 2021 winner of the Cassirer Welz Award.
Twins and Cowboys: A Focus on Black Portraiture in Exhibition
Ghanaian-born portrait painter Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe showcases his personal and cultural history to create powerful portraiture of Black people in shades of ebony and deep gray.
South African Art Dealers’ Art Basel Plans Stopped by Omicron Travel Ban
Art dealers and collectors from South Africa have voiced their anger and frustration at the sudden travel ban which has quashed their Art Basel Miami Beach plans.
Christie’s Partners Ghanaian Gallery to Showcase African Art in Dubai
The show titled (West) African Renaissance is a collaboration between Christie's Dubai and Gallery 1957. It features established and emerging African painters.
Cameroonian Artist Depicts African Icons and Soups in Pop Art
Fred Ebami is bringing his colorful depictions on exhibition in Lagos for the first time with the goal of wanting his art to touch as many people as possible.
Appreciating African Creativity: Nigeria Takes Major Steps
Talk about film, music, or fashion, but a discussion on African arts cannot be complete without an element of paintings and sculpture as symbolized with the success of art fairs and exhibitions.
Africa's Art Goes Back Home in Repatriation Rush
France and Germany are returning artifacts acquired during colonial times. What about other European countries?
Ethiopian Artist Takes Contemporary African Art to Malta
Adnew’s works are done in acrylic and his vigorous tones and strokes evoke a deep appreciation for the use of patterns in contemporary African art.
France Returns Looted Artworks to Benin Republic
The returned twenty-six (26) works of art comprised the doors of the Palace of Abomey, royal thrones, and warrior dance staff taken by French colonial soldiers in 1892.
Art X Lagos Successfully Marks Africa's First Physical Fair in 2021
The international art fair concluded its physical outing on Sunday, signaling hope to the rest of the continent about the re-emergence of contemporary African art on the art events calendar.
Scottish University Hands Over Benin Bronze Head to Nigeria
The University of Aberdeen presented a Benin bronze sculpture that depicts the head of an Oba (King) to delegates from the Benin royal kingdom and officials of the Nigerian government.
Aworanka and GAIA Africa Present 'Framing Her', An Exhibition of Contemporary African Art
'Framing Her' features eighty-three artworks from nineteen different artists spanning the three floors of GAIA House in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Smithsonian Tackles Museums' Complicity in Historical Racism
The $25m gift from the Bank of America has been apportioned onto the initiative -- "Our Shared Future: Reckoning with the Racial Past".
Contemporary African Art: Amoako Boafo’s Paintings Have Made It To Space
Three paintings by the Ghanaian figurative painter were launched into space this morning aboard Jeff Bezos' suborbital rocket in a never-been-done out-of-Earth feat.
Exploring the Layers of Influence Between Southern Music and Black Art
The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse show by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts critically examines the intermingling of visual and sound art with a Southern twist.
To Return or Not? US Museums On the Repatriation of Looted African Art
While European museums acknowledge the tainted colonial legacy of looted art objects in their possession and begin restitution, museums in the U.S. grapple with the morality of keeping their acquired artifacts.
Museum of Black Joy: Photography Collection Exploring Black People's Ordinary Moments
“Come celebrate with me that every day something has tried to kill me and has failed” reads the welcoming slogan of this exhibition that reflects the everyday lives of Black people through a non-traumatic lens.
American Museum Acquires Outdoor Sculpture by Leading Contemporary African Artist
Toledo Museum of Art has acquired Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu's sculpture The Seated II (2019) as one of two monumental outdoor sculptures for its verdant 40-acre campus.
Autumn Art: London Park Comes Alive with Outdoor Sculpture Fair
One of the Autumn Art calendar highlights, Frieze Sculpture Park, a free-to-enter outdoor sculpture exhibition, is making a comeback after a hard year of lockdowns and uncertainties.
‘Black Art Matters’ - New BBC Art Series to do Justice to the Social Impact of Black Artists
A docu-series ordered by the BBC will explore the transformational effect of Black artists and creatives on popular culture and how we express ourselves through language, style, and music.
African Paintings Honoring Black Jazz Icons on Exhibition in London
The ‘Jazz and Blues at Night’ exhibition featuring paintings and collages by South African artist Sam Nhlengethwa celebrates Black pioneers of the Jazz era in America and South Africa.
Art Grants: British Council Sub Saharan Africa Arts Cultural Exchange
Artists, organizations, and researchers from sub-Saharan Africa and UK partners are encouraged to apply for the British Council SSA Arts Cultural Exchange to get up to £30,000 in grants.
African Art: Ghanaian Artist’s Painting is Going to Space on Bezos’ Rocket
Figurative painter Amoako Boafo has been commissioned to create a three-panel painting that will fly into space this fall on the outside of one of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rockets.
Summer Art Event: Portraiture Exhibition Featuring Black Artists Returns to Christie’s
For the 2021 return of the "Say it Loud" exhibition, the curators aim to provide a necessary and ongoing global platform for amplifying and celebrating individual Black artists’ distinct perspectives, narratives, and lenses.
London Exhibition Shows It’s Time for Female African Artists
The “Mother of Mankind” exhibition showcases 32 artworks that center on the subject of black femininity and help the audience peer into the lives, dreams, and imaginations of African women.
Sculptor Memorializes Black Lives Matter Protests With Plywood Street Art
To create a permanent tribute to the racial justice movement, Francis took plywood used to board up storefronts across the city and turned it into a sculpture called "RockIt Black."
Smithsonian's Museum of African Art Reopens with "Caravans of Gold"
Featuring over 300 works from the 8th century-15th century AD, “Caravans of Gold” features archaeological works from public collections in Africa, the U.S., or Europe that were legally exported from their country of origin.
5 Instagram Pages to Follow the Latest Works by Contemporary African Artists
Keeping up with the latest works from contemporary African artists is imperative to an art collector, enthusiast and these authoritative Instagram pages will point you in the best direction.
Museum of Art Receives $550,000 to Expand African Art Collection
The fund will go into expanding the Baltimore Museum of Art's acquisition of African art collection and related research and publications to portray the full variety of African artistic expression.
How Would You Like To Do Yoga Inside a Van Gogh Painting?
The Original Immersive Van Gogh Experience is a 3-D environment where you find yourselves in several of Van Gogh’s most celebrated paintings and led through a visual and theatrical experience.
'America's Original Sin': Summer Art Exhibition Examines Racism & Stereotypes
The Rosa Parks Museum of Troy University exhibition in Alabama aims to reclaim racist depictions of Black people using representational art forms from the Jim Crow era.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japanese Hotel Turns Rooms into Art Galleries
After a year-long delay, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is set to begin and this hotel in Japan is using art to stand out to guests that will troop into the Asian capital city for the world's biggest sporting event.
Contemporary African Photography Gets First Dedicated Exhibition in London
The works encompass themes of social commentary, street culture, environmental preservation, and surrealism through portraiture and landscape.
Ceramic Art: A Profile of Contemporary African Pottery
Pottery is an important traditional African art form that has survived to the present time. But how has contemporary African pottery refined the art and science of this historic process of artistry?
Stolen Art: Picasso Painting Recovered in Athens Nine Years After Heist
The art thief has confessed to the heist and gave details on how the heist was planned for six months in advance and executed without being caught in 2012.
Denver Art Museum Turns to African Art to Headline Summer Art Exhibition Season
This solo exhibition by South African artist Simphiwe Ndzube highlights the rising influence and clamor for African art and artists in the international art scene.
Cameroon-born Contemporary Art Curator to Lead Germany's Leading Art Center
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung has been appointed as the next director of Germany's House of World Cultures to continue the preservation of the institution as a platform for discussion.
African Art: Symbolic Queen Idia African Mask Monument Unveiled in Nigeria
The mask was adopted by 59 Black and African countries as a symbol of African art and culture but is sadly one of the Benin art objects looted by the British in 1897.
Traditional Art Meets Technology: Rembrandt Restored to Original Form With AI
A Rembrandt painting that has been incomplete for 300 years was restored to its original form using Artificial intelligence.
Juneteenth: Art Exhibition Explores Black Stories Through African American Art
The exhibition combines the past and present in revealing stories of racism, oppression, hope, resilience, and identity.
Christie's Accepts Cryptocurrency Payment for $6m Painting
The auction house makes this first-of-its-kind move that signals a radical change towards acceptance of crypto in the global art market.
Belgium To Begin Returning Looted Art to Democratic Rebublic of Congo
"Things that have been stolen or acquired by violence should be returned,” the director of the Royal Museum of Central Africa opined.
Famous Fake Mona Lisa Breaks Sales Record For Reproduced Art
The replica known as "Hekking Mona Lisa" sold for $3.4million at a Christie's auction in Paris.
4 Contemporary African Art Gift Ideas for Father's Day
It's Father's Day and many people are at a loss of what to get their dads. Here are African art gift ideas that will definitely impress Dad and encapsulate your gratitude and love.
Art Prize: All Six Nominees Announced as Artes Mundi 9's Winner
Organizers of the Artes Mundi award announced that the 2021 prize will go to all six nominees who will share the £60,000 prize money.
Instagram Announces $10,000 Grant for Emerging Black Designers
Three Aspiring Designer Grants worth $10,000 each will go to Black designers between the ages of 18 and 30, while a $100,000 Small Business Grant will be given to a Black-led design business.
How A Rare Original David Bowie Painting Surfaced in a $5 Thrift Sale
Only about 45 original works of the musical icon David Bowie are known to exist and one has been found in a thrift shop in Canada going for $5.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Artworks from Rai's €110m Collection
The Carabinieri in Italy are still puzzled about the whereabouts of 120 works by Modigliani, Monet that vanished into thin air from national broadcaster.
Figurative Painting of Black Women Sells For $75,000 at Chicago Auction
The African American figurative painter, Ernie Barnes' 1976 oil painting, "The Grapevine", celebrating a community of Black women has sold for $75,000 at an auction.
Repatriation of African Art: Met Museum Announce Return of Benin Bronzes
The iconic New York museum joins museums in Germany in committing to return the artifacts that were looted from the old Benin Empire in 1894.
Kehinde Wiley's Contemporary Stained Glass Portrait Acquired by UK Cathedral
Wiley's "Saint Adelaide" is an eight-foot-tall stained-glass portrait that centres a contemporary young Black man created in 2014.
Painting: Can You Paint Better Than a Dog to Raise $14000 for Charity?
A dog rescued from a shelter has proven to be a proficient painter, earning $14,000 for the sale of her paintings and garnering 500,000 followers on Facebook.
7 Things To Know About the Louvre's First Female President
As Laurence des Cars takes on the lead at the Louvre in Paris, here are the points that scored her as the best candidate for the job.
Will You Buy an Invisible Sculpture for €15,000?
An Italian artist has sold an immaterial sculpture, which is technically an empty space 'occupied by energy', for €15,000.
A Rembrandt Oil Painting Owned By University of Pretoria Turns Out to be Fake
An oil painting believed to be the work of Rembrandt has been proven to be a fake.
Street Artist Sues The Vatican for Using Christ Art Without Permission
Alessia Babrow is suing for $160,000 in damages after her "Just Use It" image of Christ was used by the Vatican for its 2020 Easter stamp merchandise.
Zimbabwe Immortalizes Anti-colonialist Heroine With a Sculpture Tribute
The anti-colonialist heroine, fondly referred to as Mbuya, was hanged in 1898 after she led a rebellion against white occupation.
UK Government Forms 'Retain and Explain' Board for Controversial Monuments
The newly-formed heritage board has "the duty to give a comprehensive, balanced account of the past."
How France is Paying Young People to Patronize Art
Culture Pass, as the program is called, is a long-conceived initiative by French President Emmanuel Macron to fund cultural activities for young people nationally.
Melrose Gallery's Africa Month Celebration Spotlights Two of Africa's Top Painters
Renowned Johannesburg art gallery, The Melrose Art Gallery, has lined up two compelling exhibitions featuring works by South Africa's Sfiso Ka-Mkame and Sudan's Hussein Salim.
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum Confronts Dark Past With Slave Trade & Colonialism Through Art
The exhibition is aimed at intimating observers and guests with the country's 250-year colonialist period, with a focus on the trans-Atlantic slave trade operated by the Dutch West India Company.
Lockdown-weary Art Lovers Troop to Galleries on First Day of Reopening
One art lover encapsulated the feeling of everyone on the queue when she told Newschain; “It will be amazing to be able to stand in front of the artwork, the real thing,” she said. “I’ve got very bored of staring at a computer screen.”
New App to Detect Stolen Art Comes Handy for Interpol
Interpol, the global network of international police organization, last week, launched an app, named ID-Art, which will make the process of identifying and reporting stolen works an easy task for anyone with a smartphone.
South African Sculptor Wins Global Fine Art Award
Ntuli also expressed his hope that African art would become more and more prominent and appreciated.
Photography Exhibition Tells the Story of Families Under Lockdown
According to Ms Gwilliam, she took on the project to "share moments of positivity" during the pandemic and create happy memories for the families.
French Billionaire’s Huge Contemporary Art Collection Premieres Paris Museums Reopening
Museums and galleries in France have been green-lit to reopen for public visits this week and billionaire business magnate Francois Pinault is seizing the opportunity to show off his large contemporary art collection in Paris, at a private museum, blocks away from the Louvre.
Is It a Statue or a Sculpture? All You Need to Know to Spot the Difference
Knowing the difference between a sculpture and a statue is even more relevant in curating African art because they feature prominently in both historical and contemporary African art.
Cafe Use Street Art to Combat Sexist Comments to Female Staff
The slogan is associated with the campaign against violence against women and it reinforces the idea that victim-blaming shouldn't be encouraged and the shame or prevention of wrongdoing shouldn't be borne entirely by the receiving party.
25-Foot Sculpture Inspired by African Culture Unveiled in New York's Rockefeller Center
Visits to the sculpture are designed to be interactive as visitors will be able to activate a QR code near the sculpture and ask the “oracle” figure a question. They may then receive an answer from one of several unnamed celebrities, who will take turns answering queries.
Frieze New York Art Fair Takes a Critical Look at Black Lives in Social Change Dialogue
Central to the theme of race and social change is the 2016 issue by Aperture magazine, The Vision & Justice Project, an assessment of photography in the African American experience.
Public Art: 12-Foot Puppet of Syrian Girl Travels Through Europe to Raise Awareness on Refugees' Plight
The ambitious campaign started by Good Chance theater company is a project titled The Walk. Planned to kick off in the summer, The Walk will see a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian girl journey 5,000 miles across Europe.
Art Repatriation: Looted Greek Goddess Statue Returned to Libya
The rare sculpture believed to depict Persephone, the Greek goddess queen of the underworld and wife of Hades, was looted from Libya in 2011.
Limited by the Pandemic, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Showcases Textile Centerpiece in Christie's Lobby Gallery
The exhibition will bring together textile artworks female artists from Africa and the diaspora.
Long Lost Modernist Art Pieces by African Artists Found in Rural Scotland
Ten of the artworks, formerly misidentified, have now been correctly attributed to eastern and southern African artists such as South Africa's Lucky Sibya, and Zambia's famous painter, Henry Tayali.
Global Sales of Contemporary African Art Reach Record High with Sotheby's Auction
Since the Modern and Contemporary African Art auction category was created by Sotheby's four years ago, it has achieved over 80 record-breaking sales.
Brazil Has a New Christ Sculpture Taller than the iconic Christ the Redeemer Statue
A Brazilian city is on the verge of completing a sculpture of Jesus Christ that will rival and even dominate over Rio de Janeiro's famous 'Christ The Redeemer' Statue.
Germany Commits to Start Returning Benin Bronzes to Nigeria Next Year
Also included is a partnership between Nigeria and Germany in which the European country will participate in archaeological excavations in Benin City.
Art Critics Protest Erection of Sexualized Marilyn Monroe's Sculpture at Palm Springs Museum
For Elizabeth Armstrong, who served as the director of the museum from 2014 to 2018, the statue which exposes Marilyn's derriere is "the opposite of anything the museum stands for.”
Sale of Basquiat NFT Art Falls Through Over Copyright Controversy
The seller has now pulled the auction listing of the drawing after Basquiat's estate challenged their right to sell the original artwork.
Obscure Painting To be Auctioned for €1500 Turns Out to be €50m Caravaggio Masterpiece
The evaluation by Pulini confirmed that the painting which would have been sold for a little over a paltry thousand euro is actually worth millions as it's a true Caravaggio.
Quarantine Art: Lockdown Made This Woman Start Banana Art, Now She is a Global Sensation
Chojnicka’s absent-minded activity of running her fork along the outside of the peel has resulted in what can best be described as bruised banana art.
Google Arts and Culture Celebrates Lagos with #MyEkoForShow Spotlight
Internet giant Google, today, showcased Nigeria's commercial capital and stylized Centre of Excellence, Lagos, with a digital multimedia x-ray of its people, streets, places, and undefeated art, cultural, and entertainment scene.
5 Elements of Spring Art
The arrival of spring is a good opportunity to study the profound influence of this radiant season on art and artistic expression. Spring art as a genre is usually dominated by vibrant colors, flowers, greenery, clear blue skies, rushing meadows, and glistening waters.
Indian Artists Create Wall Art to Encourage People in Fight Against Deadly Second Wave of Covid-19
Their awareness campaign involves creating a series of eight greyscale portraits of people, all different looking, with a blue surgical mask on their faces, as wall art at the toll plaza leading to the airport.
Quarantine Art: This Photograph featuring a surrealist Painting perfectly renders our present reality
As the Christie’s attendant almost becomes part of the artwork, the image strikes you as a symbolism for the social distancing and separation we have all had to practice while in quarantine as we communicate with family and neighbors through windows or from distances away.
French Museums Push to be First Cultural Centers to Reopen after Lockdown
As the worst of the coronavirus pandemic gets behind France, the country's museums, famous among art lovers, look to reopen to the public by next month when the third lockdown gets phased out.
Massive African Art and Cultural Studies Collection Destroyed in University of Cape Town Fire
A massive collection of African art, political and cultural studies archive, which include historical documentation, books, and films, stored at the University of Cape Town’s Jagger Library in South Africa have been destroyed by the wildlife which engulfed the university this week.
Children's Art: Six-year-old's Painting Becomes Viral Sensation After Teacher Called it "Wrong"
When a children's art teacher at an after-school art club supposedly told a six-year-old that her art was “wrong”, little did they know that this negative verdict would snowball into an internet viral sensation.
7 Interesting Facts about the History of African Art
The history of African art and its journey to modern and contemporary times contain many insights, significance, and meaning as well as some interesting facts that will help in understanding and appreciating the evolution of African art.
New Yorkers Get COVID-19 Vaccine Under Museum of Natural History's Iconic Sculpture
To encourage more New Yorkers to be a part of #TeamVaccinated, New York Mayor announced that they can now get their vaccine under the famous Blue Whale suspended from the ceiling of the Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History.
Street Artist Whose $500,000 Painting Was Accidentally Defaced by Spectators in Seoul Gallery Finally Reacts
According to JonOne, when he first learned of the damage, his reaction was “what is this shit?” But then, it made him think about how in today’s world we’re all so closely linked.
10 Surreal Images that Capture the Essence of Nature Photography
Nature photography tends to focus more on the aesthetic value of the photo, thus, they often compare closer to art than most other photography types. Subsequently, Nature photographs are a favorite for publications such as travel and cultural magazines.
Digital Art: Michelangelo’s Famous David Sculpture Gets 3D Printing Transformation
3D printing is the latest technology to come to the rescue when an Italian museum needed to make the life-sized replica of the 520-year-old Michelangelo’s David sculpture available halfway around the world without moving the real edifice from the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence.
Art Therapy: Woman Turns Her Frontyard To Street Mural Canvas for Special Needs Children
The centerpiece of the mural is Beatrice the elephant, designed to celebrate individuality and remembering moments to treasure. Pritti Saggi and Sarah Harrison asked local children to come up with paintings, which Sarah copied on the wall.
Irish Museum Becomes Latest European Institution to Pledge to Return Looted Benin Bronzes
A day after that announcement, the National Museum of Ireland has now committed to returning the twenty-one pieces of Benin artifacts in its chest to Nigeria.
Nigerian-American Artist Creates Remarkable Contemporary Art Pieces Using Human Hair
Born in New Jersey, USA, to Nigerian parents, Gbadebo, who is now based in Newark, disclosed that she sourced Black human hair from her local community barbershops and those in Nigeria and Morocco as well.
Christie's to Auction Picasso Portrait for $55m to Kick off the Spring Art Market
A Picasso portrait up for auction next month at Christie's is projected to attract fifty-five million dollars, making a case for the return of the art market's confidence after a devastating year.
Comic Art: The Minimalist Art Style of ‘Among Us’ is Up for a Revamp
There are concerns among fans and admirers of the hugely successful 2D minimalist art-styled multi-player game of teamwork and betrayal, ‘Among Us’, over the creators' plan to upgrade the game's visual art style.
Documentary Reveals True Origin of $450m da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' Painting
The mystery behind the identity of the true creator of the world's most expensive painting is set to be put to rest in this French documentary.
Now That Digital Art Has Gone Mainstream, How Do We Fit It in a Gallery?
This physical New York gallery has the perfect solution for the future of digital art and NFTs.
World Art Dubai Revives Global Art Market with First Major In-Person Art Fair Since the Pandemic
Recently, the fair has adopted a growing focus on art from Africa and its diaspora, and this year’s crowd was obviously receptive to this trend as they readily doled out money to acquire the African art on display.
Dutch Police Arrest Suspect in Unresolved Theft of van Gogh, Hals Paintings
Dutch police announced on Tuesday that they have arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of stealing two yet-to-be-recovered paintings - one by Vincent van Gogh and the other by Frans Hals - from museums in the Netherlands.
The Easter Story Told Through Art: 10 Famous Paintings
Easter being the celebration of the most significant event in Christianity – one of the world’s most influential religions has been the subject of many famous paintings. These paintings help to add perspective and visual realism to the written account of the passion of Christ.
Black Lives Matter Images Win Smithsonian Photography Award
Protests and mass movements have been a vehicle for change and radical transformation of human society, and we have had fascinating pictures and images to ensure that the exact flow of events and people involved are not misrepresented or lost to future generations.
Art History: Oldest Known Wooden Sculpture Discovered to be From Prehistoric Stone Age
A new study has pushed that date back by a further 900 years, making the Shigir Idol to be about 12,500 years old.
Oscars Goes Contemporary Art Route for Poster Art Design
With the tagline for this year’s Oscars being “Bring Your Movie Love,” the artists used illustration, motion design, painting, photography, and textile art to transport their personal inspirations and experiences.
Couple Paints Over $500,000 Artwork Thinking It’s Participatory Art Exhibition
The vandalized artwork was a 240cm by 700cm untitled artwork painted by Paris-based American graffiti artist JonOne, a k a John Andrew Perello, before a live audience in Seoul in 2016, and which is valued at $500,000.
Ankara Portrait: Transforming Scraps into Beautiful African Textile Art
Celebrated contemporary Nigerian female artist Marcellina Akpojotor collects scraps of Ankara fabric from tailors and fashion designers in the city of Lagos to create colorful portraits by employing collaging and traditional painting techniques.
Yaa Asentawaa Art Prize: Africa’s First Award for Female Artists Emerges
Application for the 2021 Yaa Asentawaa Art Prize is now open and will close on 31 May 2021. The winner will be announced in August 2021.
Germany Makes Move to Return Benin Bronzes in its Holdings to Nigeria
The news marks an important milestone for the growing campaign across Europe for museums to restitute colonial objects from their collections.
Nigerian Digital Artist Sells $75,000-worth of NFT Art
Jacon Osinachi’s artworks Mirror Mirror and Am I Pretty sold on SuperRare for 9 ETH and 13.2 ETH respectively – $16,227 and $23,633 as at when the bids ended on March 14, while another digital art Resignation sold four days earlier for 20 ETH which was $35,919.
#ChooseToChallenge: Contemporary African Art by Women on Display
Art patrons and enthusiasts were dazzled with a range of artworks on display, evoking themes of womanhood, female friendships, and the pressure of domestic life on women.
5 Inspirations for Making Ecological Art from Recycled Waste
Around the world, eco-artists are turning recyclables into creative pieces of art and thereby contributing to the clean earth movement taking place in different spheres of life.
Ceramic Artist Mawuena Kattah Shortlisted For British Biennial Award
The shortlist features some of the UK’s most innovative contemporary ceramic artists and reflects a range of approaches.