38 galleries from 28 countries exhibited work, from as far afield as Nairobi, Cape Town, Marrakech, Douala and London.
A bomb blast killed over three hundred people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Saturday with over a hundred more still unaccounted for. Most of the missing people are feared dead as they are believed to be buried in the rubbles of destroyed buildings. “We expect the death toll will rise today,” Somalia’s information minister […]
We genuinely had no idea there was an audience for this?
In 2100, Africa will have three to six times as many people as today.
THE ANNUAL Moniker Art Fair takes place at The Old Truman Brewery in the heart of London’s East End this year from 5 – 8 October. The fair, that brings together subcultures within the art world and who introduced Bitcoin as a payment method at the fair in 2015, has been at the forefront of […]
It’s been eight months, and all we know is he wants to invest in ‘Nambia’
A local company spotted a gap in the market and pounced.
Investor are no longer using South Africa to test the waters when delving into the African market. This is indicative of strength in markets elsewhere in the continent.
Filmed by The World Pursuit using a drone, the five-minute flick is utterly unmissable…
‘OBJECT / IMAGE’ William Martin – Ceramics, Fabric & Drawings Velorose. 1B Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6EE Finissage (closing event). 11.08.17 6pm to 9pm (RSVP: gallery@velorose.com) YOU’VE only got two days to catch British South African ceramicist William Martin’s breathtaking solo exhibition, ‘Object/Image’, which investigates the interrelation between representation and the represented through ceramics, fabric and drawings. Martin, […]
There is still time to catch Africa’s first comprehensive art exhibition in Australia. It’s also one of the largest African shows in the world this year.
For the fifth year, a weekend festival of African arts called African Utopia will be held at the Southbank Centre, London. Happening in mid-July, the programme will include music, film, fashion, theatre, talks and debate from Egypt to Ghana, the Caribbean to Cape Town.
South Africa’s entry into the 57th Venice Biennale has garnered serious affirmation from many quarters within the art community. The show is on until 27th November 2017.
The head of Africa at the World Economic Forum recently said that only about 20% of Africans have access to electricity. We pulled the data.
A journey across Africa to make a difference.
Batty Bob made a surprise appearance at the World Economic Forum in Durban, and he didn’t fail to entertain.
Despite economic and political uncertainty, South Africa remains the largest hub of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the continent, according to the latest EY Africa Attractiveness Report.
Opening – Mythology / Morphology at DF Contemporary Thursday 23rd March 2017, 17:00 – 20:00 DF Contemporary Gallery. 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town A show about the symbols that remain in language lore and culture, of the rich relationship between human thought and the forest world. Modern concerns with conserving the forests are […]
If US President Donald Trump is the consummate dealmaker he purports to be, he should find the low risk, high returns of greater US-China-Africa cooperation irresistible.
It’s hard to award a prize to esteemed former leaders when so many are determined to die in office.
In Africa, the idea of a post-truth era – which by implication fundamentally presupposes the existence of an era in which ‘truth’ was self-evident – is folly.
Art Africa 2017 opens its doors on the 24th and runs until the 5th of March. It’s Cape Town’s first fully curated trans-African Art show and well worth the attention of collectors and private art buyers alike. It will be held in Jubilee Hall, Watershed, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.
African gods and goddesses get the superstar treatment.
Buying a gift for someone when you’re travelling is most often not as much about the item, as it is about the story behind it.