Dear arts workers all around the world, we need to clarify something about the 2024 Dak’Art Biennial. The OFF is ON! But this message is like a broken record. It fails to capture who’s calling the shots (IN) and who’s pushing boundaries underground (OFF). Let’s cut through the noise. Dakar is buzzing with creativity, Ministry […] The post The Off is On! Why We Should All Still Be in Dakar appeared first on Contemporary And ..read more

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture announces the postponement of the fifteenth edition of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art, DAK’ART to November 7 to December 7, 2024. The decision to postpone the event to end of the year was influenced by both the national and international environment, as well as a recent change […] The post Dakar Biennale 2024 Postponed Due to Political Unrest appeared first on Contemporary And ..read more

The vibrancy of Nairobi’s art scene in the first quarter of 2024 is palpable. Art lovers in Nairobi have been spoiled with 16 exhibitions running in the month of March alone. But the beginning of 2024 has shown promise in the variety of new talent and new directions taken by different artists. Visual artist and […] The post New Talent and New Avenues in Nairobi’s Art Scene appeared first on Contemporary And ..read more

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The 2025 ars viva prizewinners have been chosen: This year’s prize will be awarded to Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (*1989), Vincent Scheers (*1990) and Helena Uambembe (*1994). This year’s award is associated with exhibitions at Kunsthalle Bremen, Haus der Kunst in Munich, and an artist:s residency on Fogo Island, Canada. The jury selected […] The post Helena Uambembe and Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino are among Winners of ars viva prize 2025 appeared first on Contemporary And ..read more

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The Jury of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia awarded Karimah Ashadu (London, UK, 1985. Lives in Hamburg, Germany and Lagos, Nigeria) with the Silver Lion for her work in Foreigners Everywhere curated by Adriano Pedroso. The Silver Lion is awarded to a Promising Young Artist in the International Exhibition.  The […] The post Silver Lion Goes to Karimah Ashadu appeared first on Contemporary And ..read more

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