21 May 2017, Christina Di Biase profiles Billie Zangewa’s bold, meticulous, and honest tapestries. The Scheryn Art Collection recently added one of Billie’s tapestries to the collection.
24 September 2017, Kelly Kellaway visit Turner Prize nominee Lubaina Himid at her home in Preston to discuss her practice and the 2017 Turner Prize.
14 October 2017, e-flux reports on the announcement of the Performa 17 programme. This years edition is well represented by African artists with a dedicated South African Pavilion.Â
16 October 2017, Victoria Valentine looks through highlights at Frieze London which includes African artists Donna Kukama, Nåstio Mosquito, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kiluanji Kia Henda and Billie Zangewa.
12 October 2017, Jane Morris looks back at 20 years of The Guggenheim Bilbao and how the museum transformed the city of Bilbao. With the recent opening of a new contemporary art museum in Cape Town it is interest to see if the Zeitz MoCAA can have the same impact.
27 September 2017, Bella Naija reports on the unveiling of the second edition of Art X Lagos. Building on a immensely successful first Tokini Peterside, the founder of Art X Lagos, hopes to cement its title as the premier international art fair in West Africa.
22 September 2017, Artforum reports on the unfolding story of documenta’s financial mismanagement scandal.
27 September 2017, Nate Freeman reports on another appointment for the Art Basel Cities Initiative, this time is it Simon Sakhai and Aya Mousawi of the Moving Museum.
18 September 2017, Diane Smyth profiles the 11th Rencontres de Bamako which will run from 2 December 2017 – 31 January 2018. Mali’s Biennale will feature work from 40 photographers and collectives, drawn from all over the continent and from the African diaspora.
15 September 2017, Hili Perlson looks at the 15th Istanbul Biennial curated by Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset.