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President and general manager of Sotheby's on revitalising the auction house for a new generation of collectors
Art News

President and general manager of Sotheby's on revitalising the auction house for a new generation of collectors

In a wide-ranging conversation, the new leadership team outlines a bold plan to remake the storied auction house for the digital era.

Emeka Okafor·

Bonhams set to sell major collection of West African bronze sculptures
Art Market

Bonhams set to sell major collection of West African bronze sculptures

Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu opens new permanent commission at the Met
Exhibitions

Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu opens new permanent commission at the Met

Ghana's art market sees record growth in the secondary market
Art Market

Ghana's art market sees record growth in the secondary market

1-54 London 2026: What to expect from this year's premier African art fair
Exhibitions & Fairs

1-54 London 2026: What to expect from this year's premier African art fair

Art News

Nigeria's National Museum announces landmark repatriation agreement with British institutions

Chisom Eze·

Academia

Decolonising the art archive: How Nigerian institutions are reclaiming their histories

Tunde Adeyemi·

Interviews

In conversation with El Anatsui: Material, memory, and monumentality

Nkechi Obi·

Collecting Now

Collecting Now: Five emerging African artists to watch in the second half of 2026

Yemi Hassan·

Art Market

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19th-century bronze: Laceeba leads Lceeba Old Master auctions, selling for £1.5m at Sotheby's
Art Market

19th-century bronze: Laceeba leads Lceeba Old Master auctions, selling for £1.5m at Sotheby's

A spectacular result for the historic bronze underscores growing institutional appetite for pre-colonial African objects.

Samuel Agwu·

Christie's September auction to feature rare Yoruba beaded crown
Art Market

Christie's September auction to feature rare Yoruba beaded crown

The market for South African modernists is finally catching up
Art Market

The market for South African modernists is finally catching up

Gallery Friday: inside the fastest-growing art fair in East Africa
Exhibitions

Gallery Friday: inside the fastest-growing art fair in East Africa

How digital platforms are disrupting the traditional African art market
Art Market

How digital platforms are disrupting the traditional African art market

Art Market

Prices for Enwonwu works have tripled in five years. What's driving the surge?

Bisi Afolabi·

Academia

Understanding provenance: why collectors must ask harder questions

Dr. Amara Diallo·

Collecting Now

Inside a Nairobi collector's extraordinary trove of East African ceramics

Wanjiku Kamau·

Art Market

Auction preview: ten lots every African art collector should watch this season

Samuel Agwu·

The Art of Luxury

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From the Hamptons to Saint-Tropez: design fairs, P&D and festival failures
Collecting Now

From the Hamptons to Saint-Tropez: design fairs, P&D and festival failures

As the summer circuit winds down, we examine which design fairs delivered and which failed to live up to their own billing.

Adaeze Nwosu·

Mexican chef brings spirit of Frida Kahlo to São Paulo pop-up
The Art of Luxury

Mexican chef brings spirit of Frida Kahlo to São Paulo pop-up

Perfectly poached: the rise of art-focused hospitality experiences
The Art of Luxury

Perfectly poached: the rise of art-focused hospitality experiences

International: the new power season in contemporary art
Exhibitions

International: the new power season in contemporary art

Tate Modern acquires landmark collection of African photography
Galleries & Museums

Tate Modern acquires landmark collection of African photography

Resources

A guide to the best African art residencies accepting applications this year

Sade Johnson·

Collecting Now

Luxury, craft, and identity: the new generation of African fashion and fine art crossovers

Fatima Diallo·

Galleries & Museums

Five African museums that are quietly building world-class permanent collections

Chukwuemeka Osei·

Galleries & Museums

The Zeitz MOCAA at five: how it changed Cape Town's cultural landscape

Nomvula Dlamini·

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