The Atlantic

African Sculpture

THE sculpture which has been produced by the natives of Western and Central Africa has existed for ages, but its proper appreciation by us can be dated from the turn of this century. Although the’ ...

'It doesn't look African' - challenging stereotypes at Tate Modern

But here at Tate Modern, her focus is African Modernism and Afro-Surrealism - movements she says are rarely spotlighted in ...
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art Announces “Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art”

Exhibition Explores How LGBTQ+ Artists From Africa and Its Diaspora Are Part of a Larger, Joyful Story of African Art History ...
insider.si.edu

Nigerian images the splendor of African sculpture Photos. by Herbert List

Glossary -- Map of Nigeria -- The ancient arts -- Nigeria's share of Africas' past -- How African art came to Europe -- The antiquity of painting in Africa -- The oldest African sculpture -- The ...
Black Enterprise

How this Sculpture Collector Brings African Culture to the Design Industry

Manny Beckles has a passion for collecting sculptures, but not just any sculptures – his expertise and interest lies in Shona sculptures and the rich history and contemporary cultural influence that ...
The Conversation

Shepherd Ndudzo’s celebrated sculptures tell an untold history of southern African art

Rice University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. The work of award-winning Zimbabwe-born sculptor Shepherd Ndudzo is instantly recognisable. Fluid, elongated black bodies and body ...
Bay Area Reporter

Out in the World: SF's De Young showcases lesbian Ugandan artist's queer African sculptures

Ugandan lesbian sculptor Leilah Babirye's totems and masks speak for and about LGBTQ Ugandans' and Africans' experiences. The works have been sought after by art collectors and featured in public art ...
Artnet

7 Questions for Senegalese Artist Soly Cissé on How the Rise of the West African Art Scene Is Reshaping Local Communities

Hailing from Dakar, Senegal, contemporary artist Soly Cissé maintains a practice unrestricted by disciplinary boundaries. Working across painting, sculpture, drawing, and assemblage, the context and ...
Wall Street Journal

The Language of African Art

For Pablo Picasso and other 20th-century European masters, African art was a revelation—innovative, sophisticated and to their eyes strikingly modern. They insisted that the continent’s creative ...
PBS

Columbus Van Gogh Exhibit, African American Sculpture Tour

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The Washington Post

The rediscovery of Ife heads at the beginning of the 20th century overturned assumptions about the sophistication of African art

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Anyone who has visited the choice collection at the Kimbell Art Museum in ...