Highlights of the month

A selection of this month’s stories, articles, events, and news about African Contemporary Art that you can’t miss.

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Ed Cross is delighted to present Jápa, a solo exhibition by Professor Jerry Buhari. This series is a meditation on migration and endurance, set against the backdrop of Buhari’s reflections on his personal history, the future of his family, and a national zeitgeist of movement in post-colonial Nigeria.
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Southern Guild makes its debut at Frieze New York this May with a group presentation of sculpture, painting, tapestries and photographic work by Kamyar Bineshtarigh, Alex Hedison, Bonolo Kavula, Roméo Mivekannin, Zanele Muholi, Zizipho Poswa and Dominique Zinkpè.
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AKKA Project is a contemporary art gallery and project space dedicated to promoting artists of African backgrounds. With locations in Dubai (est. 2016), Venice (est. 2019), and Lugano (est. 2024), the gallery provides a platform for diverse artistic voices, fostering engagement through carefully curated exhibitions across multiple mediums.
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Starting from a new scenario for an exhibition of the Portuguese Contemporary Art Collection at the National Museum of Ethnology, we seek to present latent narratives and to begin a reflection on the politics of representation and processes of under-representation, with an eye to the change in museums and collections towards greater openness to critical dialogue about the colonial past.
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Born in 1968 in Ibadan, Nigeria, Ebenezer Samuel Akinola is a leading voice in contemporary African art. He graduated at the top of his class with a Bachelor’s degree in painting from the University of Benin in 1989. Akinola’s work challenges stereotypical narratives about Africa and Black culture, using his art to engage with and critique notions of race, gender, beauty, spirituality, identity, and the political landscape of modern Africa.
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Art Brussels returns for its 41st edition from 24 to 27 April 2025, bringing together 165 galleries from 35 countries in five curated sections - Prime, Solo, '68 Forward, Discovery and Invited. In addition to showcasing more than 800 artists, the fair introduces a curated and compelling selection of artistic projects that expands its programme and brings all forms of contemporary art into focus.
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The group exhibition FOUNDATIONS brings together works by 15 international artists. Painting, photography, sculpture, video, mixed media and installations are on display. African-diasporic and African-American positions are highlighted in order to create space for inclusive perspectives on conceptual particularities in content, medium and genre and for an examination of different perspectives.
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This major solo exhibition of collectible design, sculpture and functional objects marks the US solo debut of Cheick Diallo, a pioneering and influential presence on the continent. Taama, meaning "voyage" in the West African language of Malinké, will showcase the full scope of the Malian designer and architect's oeuvre.

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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Southern Guild makes its debut at Frieze New York this May with a group presentation of sculpture, painting, tapestries and photographic work by Kamyar Bineshtarigh, Alex Hedison, Bonolo Kavula, Roméo Mivekannin, Zanele Muholi, Zizipho Poswa and Dominique Zinkpè.

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Born in 1968 in Ibadan, Nigeria, Ebenezer Samuel Akinola is a leading voice in contemporary African art. He graduated at the top of his class with a Bachelor’s degree in painting from the University of Benin in 1989. Akinola’s work challenges stereotypical narratives about Africa and Black culture, using his art to engage with and critique notions of race, gender, beauty, spirituality, identity, and the political landscape of modern Africa.

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