September 22, 2021 - September 26, 2021FairSeptember 22, 2021September 26, 2021Europe/LondonTribal Art LondonOnline: Online
Tribal Art London previously held at the Mall Galleries in London, will this year be a virtual experience, allowing visitors from all around the world to meet the exhibitors, listen to lectures from leading institutions, and view and buy museum-quality tribal objects. Tribal Art London is known for its accessible nature showing masterpieces next to more moderately priced objects making it a must for the expert and novice collector.
Yinka Shonibare & Afua Hirsch In Conversation
Online: Online
October 05, 2021 - October 05, 2021LectureOctober 05, 2021October 05, 2021Europe/LondonYinka Shonibare & Afua Hirsch In ConversationOnline: Online
Join this year’s Summer Exhibition Coordinator Yinka Shonibare and writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch in this online event. They discuss his vision for the exhibition, the significance of reclaiming magic in art, and how an inclusive art world can engage with and value artists who have developed their practice in different ways. This year, Yinka Shonibare draws on the theme of ‘Reclaiming Magic’ to expand the conventional notion of art. Inviting self-taught artists, artists from non-Western contexts and artists with disabilities, he gives a platform to marginalised or overlooked practitioners who have historically been left out of a Western art narrative, bringing an exhibition that reflects the breadth and diversity of human expression.
Bonhams Modern and Contemporary African Art
101 New Bond St, W1S 1SR: London, United Kingdom
October 06, 2021 - October 06, 2021AuctionOctober 06, 2021October 06, 2021Europe/LondonBonhams Modern and Contemporary African Art101 New Bond St, W1S 1SR: London, United Kingdom
African Art Series
Bvlgari Hotel, 171 Knightsbridge, SW7 1DW: London, United Kingdom
October 07, 2021 - October 09, 2021ExhibitionOctober 07, 2021October 09, 2021Europe/LondonAfrican Art SeriesBvlgari Hotel, 171 Knightsbridge, SW7 1DW: London, United Kingdom
The Luxury Network Nigeria is delighted to present the African Art Series - a series of exhibitions created in response to increasing interest and appetite for contemporary African Art, in the UK and globally. We are delighted to introduce the inaugural African Art event in partnership with Bvlgari Hotel London on 9-11 September 2021. This exclusive event will showcase a selection of artwork from new and established African artists across the continent and its diaspora, to celebrate the unprecedented rise in appreciation for African Art, amidst the new narrative about luxury and Africa
Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary African Art
34-35 New Bond Street: London, United Kingdom
October 14, 2021 - October 14, 2021AuctionOctober 14, 2021October 14, 2021Europe/LondonSotheby’s Modern & Contemporary African Art34-35 New Bond Street: London, United Kingdom
Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary African Art sales have achieved over 80 world records in just 4 years, championing the work of African artists and underscoring the rising global interest in this category. Following another record-breaking year in 2020, we are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions, which will include 20th and 21st century fine art from across the African continent and diaspora. Please contact us for details for virtual valuations worldwide, should you wish to discuss works in your collection, or need advice about buying and selling in our auctions of Modern and Contemporary African Art in 2021.
Frieze Masters
Regent’s Park: London, United Kingdom
October 13, 2021 - October 17, 2021FairOctober 13, 2021October 17, 2021Europe/LondonFrieze MastersRegent’s Park: London, United Kingdom
Frieze Masters features more than 130 leading modern and historical galleries from around the world, showcasing art from the ancient era and Old Masters to the late 20th century.
1-54 London
Somerset House, South Wing Strand: London, United Kingdom
October 14, 2021 - October 17, 2021FairOctober 14, 2021October 17, 2021Europe/London1-54 LondonSomerset House, South Wing Strand: London, United Kingdom
1-54 is the first leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Founding by Touria El Glaoui, the fair holds annual editions in London since 2013, New York since 2015 and Marrakech since 2018. Drawing reference to the fifty-four countries that constitute the African continent, 1-54 is a sustainable and dynamic platform that is engaged in contemporary dialogue and exchange.
Frieze London
Regent’s Park: London, United Kingdom
October 13, 2021 - October 17, 2021FairOctober 13, 2021October 17, 2021Europe/LondonFrieze LondonRegent’s Park: London, United Kingdom
Frieze London features more than 160 of the world’s leading galleries. View and buy art from over 1,000 of today’s leading artists, and experience the fair’s critically acclaimed curated sections and Talks programme.
James Barnor: Accra/London – A Retrospective
Serpentine North Gallery, West Carriage Drive, W2 2AR: London, United Kingdom
May 19, 2021 - October 22, 2021ExhibitionMay 19, 2021October 22, 2021Europe/LondonJames Barnor: Accra/London – A RetrospectiveSerpentine North Gallery, West Carriage Drive, W2 2AR: London, United Kingdom
The Serpentine presents a major survey of British-Ghanaian photographer James Barnor, whose career spans six decades, two continents and numerous photographic genres through his work with studio portraiture, photojournalism, editorial commissions and wider social commentary. A major survey of British-Ghanaian photographer James Barnor, whose career as a studio portraitist, photojournalist and Black lifestyle photographer spans six decades and records major social and political changes in London and Accra.
PAD Paris
Jardin des Tuileries: Paris, France
October 18, 2021 - October 24, 2021FairOctober 18, 2021October 24, 2021Europe/LondonPAD ParisJardin des Tuileries: Paris, France
PAD, pioneering event for Art and Design aficionados and collectors, has been reinventing for the past 20 years the Cabinet d’Amateur and the notion of eclecticism, anticipating the aesthetic aspirations of its time. Season after season, it offers an intimate cocoon to those who have made decorative arts and design the core of their collection, driven by passion and heritage. Every edition evolves in aim to create an unprecedented dialogue between modern art, historical and contemporary design and jewellery. This year will give greater room to Primitive Art, and will highlight the vitality of raising such perspectives. The engaging aspect of PAD is its invitation to enter a personal collection, conceived by a selection of local and international art dealers – all of whom are leaders in their fields, eager to address each passionate collector in a unique manner. In this salon, mind is enlivened and imagination is exhilarated, as entering a place where the contemporary taste for 20th and 21st Century decorative art is born.
Tribal Art Fair
The Duif: Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 28, 2021 - October 31, 2021FairOctober 28, 2021October 31, 2021Europe/LondonTribal Art FairThe Duif: Amsterdam, Netherlands
At the Tribal Art Fair you can find objects from Oceania, Africa, Asia and North and South America. The exhibition include jewellery, sculptures, textiles, masks, implements and furniture. All objects at the Fair will be judged by experts of that region. At the TAF Amsterdam, twenty renowned art dealers from Holland and abroad will display their best pieces.
Bonhams Modern and Contemporary African Art
4 Rue de la Paix, 75002: Paris, France
November 12, 2021 - November 12, 2021AuctionNovember 12, 2021November 12, 2021Europe/LondonBonhams Modern and Contemporary African Art4 Rue de la Paix, 75002: Paris, France
Also Known As Africa
Carreau du Temple, 4 rue Eugène Spuller 75003: Paris, France
November 12, 2021 - November 14, 2021FairNovember 12, 2021November 14, 2021Europe/LondonAlso Known As AfricaCarreau du Temple, 4 rue Eugène Spuller 75003: Paris, France
AKAA proposes to highlight the diversity of the links that unite Africa with other regions of the world, both spiritual and cultural, commercial or ideological, and to examine their resonance in contemporary artistic creation.
Clay—Modeling African Design
University Collections Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street: Cambridge, United States
November 17, 2018 - November 14, 2021ExhibitionNovember 17, 2018November 14, 2021Europe/LondonClay—Modeling African DesignUniversity Collections Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street: Cambridge, United States
This exhibition highlights artistic innovation and creativity in Africa as seen primarily through the traditions of ceramic arts from across the continent and over its long history. Countering the assumption that African arts and societies are largely unchanging and bound to traditions and customs, the remarkable diversity of objects and styles on display here tells a different story. A selection of more than 50 works on loan from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, including those by newly discovered Nigerian artist Alice Osayewe, are shown alongside works from the Harvard Art Museums permanent collections, such as a recently acquired contemporary photograph by Afro-futurist artist Alexis Peskine.
Heroes: Principles of African Greatness
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue: Washington, D.C., United States
November 13, 2019 - November 14, 2021ExhibitionNovember 13, 2019November 14, 2021Europe/LondonHeroes: Principles of African GreatnessSmithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue: Washington, D.C., United States
Be your best. This is the quest that the greatest of heroes model for us. Through their journeys, struggles, and triumphs, exceptional individuals exemplify values that we celebrate in tales of heroic accomplishment.
Through art, artists tell such stories—stories of the world’s current complexity, but also visions of a world that could yet be. Heroes: Principles of African Greatness features artworks from the National Museum of African Art’s permanent collection that tell the story of key heroic principles and personages in Africa’s arts and history. Throughout, core values are considered as each artwork is paired with a specific historic African individual who embodies the value expressed in the selected work.
Discover Africa’s heroes—some well-known, others perhaps surprising—and see artworks in new ways.
Sir David Adjaye + Chika Okeke-Agulu: Homeward
Online: Online
November 18, 2021 - November 18, 2021LectureNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021Europe/LondonSir David Adjaye + Chika Okeke-Agulu: HomewardOnline: Online
The debate about restitution and the ethics of Western museums’ owning African artworks collected during the era of colonization has never been more in the public eye. On the occasion of 'Wish You Were Here: African Art & Restitution', a public investigation into our own collection at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), Sir David Adjaye and Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu will discuss their current and recent projects that address how works of art may re-enter the societies they were torn away from. Laura De Becker, Interim Chief Curator and the Helmut and Candis Stern Curator of African Art at UMMA, will introduce the event.
ART X Lagos
Online: Online
November 04, 2021 - November 21, 2021FairNovember 04, 2021November 21, 2021Europe/LondonART X LagosOnline: Online
ART X Lagos is West Africa’s premier international art fair, designed to showcase the best and most innovative contemporary art from the African continent and its Diaspora. Launched in 2016, the art fair has since become a cornerstone of the Lagos art calendar, drawing local patrons and a host of international collectors, curators, and critics annually.
Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art
118 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008: Paris, France
November 24, 2021 - November 24, 2021AuctionNovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021Europe/LondonAfrica + Modern and Contemporary Art118 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008: Paris, France
Craving for Humanity. The World of Barthélémy Toguo
37 Quai Branly, 75007: Paris, France
April 07, 2021 - December 05, 2021ExhibitionApril 07, 2021December 05, 2021Europe/LondonCraving for Humanity. The World of Barthélémy Toguo37 Quai Branly, 75007: Paris, France
From watercolours of suffering bodies, sometimes strewn with nails, to monumental installations asking questions about our planet’s future, the angle of intimate and collective experiences is used by the Fondation Dapper to explore the works of Barthélémy Toguo in a monograph coordinated by the foundation’s director, Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau.
Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture, 1970s-1990s
308 Charles E. Young Drive North: Los Angeles, United States
July 01, 2021 - December 05, 2021ExhibitionJuly 01, 2021December 05, 2021Europe/LondonPhoto Cameroon: Studio Portraiture, 1970s-1990s308 Charles E. Young Drive North: Los Angeles, United States
Photo Cameroon is the first exhibition to look extensively at the work of Cameroonian photographers Jacques Toussele, Joseph Chila, and Samuel Finlak. Along with their well-known counterparts across Mali and Senegal, these artists embody the “Golden Age” of studio portraiture in West Africa. Combining technical proficiency with an imaginative and at times playful eye, they fueled their clients’ desire to be represented and seen through this versatile medium.
Transfigurations. African Masks of the XIX–XX Centuries
2 Palace Square: St Petersburg, Russia
June 26, 2021 - December 12, 2021ExhibitionJune 26, 2021December 12, 2021Europe/LondonTransfigurations. African Masks of the XIX–XX Centuries2 Palace Square: St Petersburg, Russia
Having come from the African continent, this sculptural artwork is imbued with different symbolic meanings and serves various purposes. Around 100 items on display showcase a whole array of forms, commitment to tradition and ideological potential of these ritual objects. Today, now that the masks have nearly become the epitome of modern times, many facets of this art of African sculpture can be interpreted anew. The exhibition is organised in partnership with the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera) and features pieces from a private collection.
Woolley & Wallis Tribal Art & Antiquities
51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury: Wiltshire, United Kingdom
December 15, 2021 - December 15, 2021AuctionDecember 15, 2021December 15, 2021Europe/LondonWoolley & Wallis Tribal Art & Antiquities51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury: Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Art of the Baga Baga and the “Great Mother”
Derech Ruppin 11: Jerusalem, Israel
December 03, 2019 - December 31, 2021ExhibitionDecember 03, 2019December 31, 2021Europe/LondonArt of the Baga Baga and the “Great Mother”Derech Ruppin 11: Jerusalem, Israel
Since the 14th century the Baga have been living along the coast in Guinea Conakry on the western tip of Africa. They were subjected to repeated attacks by the peoples of the region, at the end of the 19th century by the French, and in 1958 power was transferred to a Muslim-Marxist leadership. The new government forbade religious ceremonies, and ritual art was systematically destroyed; Many Baga members converted to Islam but secretly kept their traditional animistic customs as well as works used in ceremonies. In 1984, rigid discipline loosened and residents, most of them Muslims, were allowed to observe their tradition, as part of "folklore," as opposed to "religion." Collector Michael Weiss has spent about a decade searching for and collecting traditional ritual objects. Works from his collection are displayed alongside sculptures and baguette masks from the museum's collection and the exhibition unfolds the story of the collection, the encounter and the collaboration with the locals.
Summer Exhibition 2021
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BD: London, United Kingdom
September 22, 2021 - January 02, 2022ExhibitionSeptember 22, 2021January 02, 2022Europe/LondonSummer Exhibition 2021Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BD: London, United Kingdom
This year, the Summer Exhibition will be coordinated by renowned artist Yinka Shonibare RA. The exhibition will explore the theme of ‘Reclaiming Magic’ and celebrate the joy of creating art. Yinka Shonibare will be working with a committee of Royal Academicians, chaired by the President of the Royal Academy, Rebecca Salter. The members of the 2021 Summer Exhibition committee will be: Tony Bevan, Vanessa Jackson, Mali Morris, Humphrey Ocean, Eva Rothschild, Bob and Roberta Smith, Emma Stibbon and David Adjaye.
BRAFA
Tour & Taxis: Brussels, Belgium
January 23, 2022 - January 30, 2022FairJanuary 23, 2022January 30, 2022Europe/LondonBRAFATour & Taxis: Brussels, Belgium
Brafa is one of the leading European art and antiques fairs. Here, all art works on show are for sale and quality and authenticity are two of the key requirements exhibitors face. Brafa is an eclectic fair which encompasses a variety of specialities, from antiquity to the 21st century, including archaeology, Oceanic art, African art...
Investec Cape Town Art Fair
Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street: Cape Town, South Africa
February 18, 2022 - February 20, 2022FairFebruary 18, 2022February 20, 2022Europe/LondonInvestec Cape Town Art FairConvention Square, 1 Lower Long Street: Cape Town, South Africa
Investec Cape Town Art Fair showcases a diversity of work that represents the forefront of contemporary art from Africa to the world, and the world to Cape Town. The city boasts a vibrant arts scene, driven by the top galleries on the African continent and beyond. Thanks to its diverse cultural heritage and geographic beauty, Cape Town is a compelling destination for both art world professionals and collectors alike.
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue: Washington, D.C., United States
April 11, 2020 - February 27, 2022ExhibitionApril 11, 2020February 27, 2022Europe/LondonCaravans of Gold, Fragments in TimeSmithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue: Washington, D.C., United States
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa is the first major exhibition addressing the scope of Saharan trade and the shared history of West Africa, the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe from the eighth to sixteenth centuries. Weaving stories about interconnected histories, the exhibition showcases the objects and ideas that connected at the crossroads of the medieval Sahara and celebrates West Africa’s historic and under-recognised global significance. Presenting more than 250 artworks spanning five centuries and a vast geographic expanse, the exhibition features unprecedented loans from partner institutions in Mali, Morocco, and Nigeria, many of which will be seen in North America for the first time.
Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks
685 Mission St, CA 94105: San Francisco, United States
October 20, 2021 - February 27, 2022ExhibitionOctober 20, 2021February 27, 2022Europe/LondonAmoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks685 Mission St, CA 94105: San Francisco, United States
Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks, is the premier museum solo exhibition for Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo. The show is a presentation of over 20 works created between 2018-2021. Soul of Black Folks is a timely exploration into the varying strategies that Boafo employs within his practice to capture the essence of the Black figure. Variables such as COVID-19, the constant resistance against systemic oppression, and the commodification of Black bodies in the media are some of the issues that heighten this exhibition’s urgency. These concerns invite the questions – where can Black people find a respite from society’s ills? Furthermore, how can Boafo’s work inspire and teach us about Black life and humanity?
Billie Zangewa: Thread for a Web Begun
685 Mission St, CA 94105: San Francisco, United States
October 20, 2021 - February 27, 2022ExhibitionOctober 20, 2021February 27, 2022Europe/LondonBillie Zangewa: Thread for a Web Begun685 Mission St, CA 94105: San Francisco, United States
Thread for a Web Begun, Malawi-born, Johannesburg-based artist, Billie Zangewa’s first solo U.S. museum exhibition will include examples of the artist’s work from the past 15 years, as well as new pieces made specifically for the show. The exhibition comes at an important time for Zangewa, whose career has developed primarily in Europe and South Africa. This exhibition will bring her work to entirely new audiences across the United States.
Samuel Fosso
The European House of Photography, 5/7 Rue de Fourcy, 75004: Paris, France
October 11, 2021 - March 13, 2022ExhibitionOctober 11, 2021March 13, 2022Europe/LondonSamuel FossoThe European House of Photography, 5/7 Rue de Fourcy, 75004: Paris, France
The MEP presents the first major retrospective dedicated to the Franco-Cameroonian photographer Samuel Fosso. This major exhibition, which spans 50 years of career, looks back on a work that today occupies a central place on the international artistic scene. Emblematic series, more confidential works and unpublished youth photographs complement each other to retrace a journey that oscillates between intimate introspection and collective narratives.
TEFAF Maastricht
Forum 100, 6229 GV: Maastricht, The Netherlands
March 12, 2022 - March 20, 2022FairMarch 12, 2022March 20, 2022Europe/LondonTEFAF MaastrichtForum 100, 6229 GV: Maastricht, The Netherlands
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world's premier fair for art, antiques and design. Featuring 275 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photographs, jewelry, 20th century design and works on paper.
TEFAF New York Spring
Park Avenue Armory: New York, United States
May 06, 2022 - May 10, 2022FairMay 06, 2022May 10, 2022Europe/LondonTEFAF New York SpringPark Avenue Armory: New York, United States
As the world's most buoyant art market, New York City provides the ideal context for a TEFAF Fair outside Maastricht. We are proud to present TEFAF New York Spring, with a focus on modern and contemporary art and design. The Fair’s timing in early May is intended to coincide with auctions, exhibitions, and other fairs in New York dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design. The historic Park Avenue Armory provides the prime Manhattan location and setting for the world’s leading art dealers to meet with curators and collectors.
Wish You Were Here: African Art and Restitution
University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor: Michigan, United States
August 21, 2021 - July 03, 2022ExhibitionAugust 21, 2021July 03, 2022Europe/LondonWish You Were Here: African Art and RestitutionUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor: Michigan, United States
This exhibition proactively engages with debates about restitution and the ethics of museums’ owning African heirlooms collected during the era of colonization. The investigation and research into eleven works of African art will be conducted publicly — visitors will have access to documents, photographs, and correspondence that will help UMMA develop a better understanding of each object’s history, grappling in real-time with questions surrounding legal and ethical ownership of these artworks. Though complex, this project presents exciting opportunities for museum transparency and creating new pathways for relationship-building with partners in Africa and its diaspora. Museum visitors can begin to explore this investigation online and in person in Fall 2021.
The Language of Beauty in African Art
3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth: Texas, United States
March 27, 2022 - July 31, 2022ExhibitionMarch 27, 2022July 31, 2022Europe/LondonThe Language of Beauty in African Art3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth: Texas, United States
The Language of Beauty in African Art presents nearly 250 remarkable works from collections around the world—compelling art that scholars, connoisseurs and collectors outside Africa have admired for more than a century. The exhibition features an incredible variety of objects, including a range of impressive and powerful sculptures, captivating costumes and masks made for ceremonial use, and extraordinary decorative arts. Visitors can experience works in a new way as the exhibition explores how this art was evaluated and appreciated by the local artists and audiences who created and experienced it, through the very words that they themselves used to describe their creations—their language of beauty.
PAD London
Berkeley Square: London, United Kingdom
October 06, 2022 - October 09, 2022FairOctober 06, 2022October 09, 2022Europe/LondonPAD LondonBerkeley Square: London, United Kingdom
Set in the vibrant heart of Mayfair, PAD is London’s leading fair for 20th Century art, design and decorative arts. Inspiring a unique spirit of collecting, PAD epitomises how modern art, photography, design, decorative and tribal arts interact to reveal astonishing combinations and create the most individual and staggering interiors. Prominent international galleries from major cities across Europe, North America and Asia come together to offer an exceptional panorama of the most coveted and iconic works available on the market today. PAD is a place to discover and acquire pieces of museum quality with a distinct history. PAD cultivates eclecticism, authenticity and connoisseurship with passion and flair.
Africa Fashion
Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL: London, United Kingdom
June 11, 2022 - April 16, 2023ExhibitionJune 11, 2022April 16, 2023Europe/LondonAfrica FashionCromwell Road, SW7 2RL: London, United Kingdom
Africa Fashion will celebrate the irresistible creativity, ingenuity and unstoppable global impact of contemporary African fashion creatives. Over 250 objects spanning iconic mid-twentieth century designers to the present day, complemented by photographs and textiles from the V&A’s collections, will explore the vitality and innovation of a fashion scene as dynamic and varied as the continent itself. The V&A will explore how music and the visual arts also formed a key part of Africa’s cultural renaissance, laying the foundation for today’s fashion revolution. Following a major public call-out, new acquisitions highlighting African diasporic fashion trends of the day, paired with personal testimonies, will go on show for the first time. Alongside, Africa Fashion will highlight the new generation of ground-breaking designers, collectives, stylists and fashion photographers working across the continent today, transforming global fashions as we know them.
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