21 November 2017, Apollo Magazine profiles the artist Lubaina Himid who was awarded Artist of the Year during the annual Apollo Awards. It has been quite a year for Lubaina who has also been shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
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22 November 2017, Alex Greenberger reports on Zanele Muholi being awarded theĀ Chevalier de lāOrdre des Arts et des Lettres. The award recognizes important people in the arts who have contributed to French culture.
6 October 2017,Ā Alexander Forbes and Molly Gottschalk identify 10 artists to watch between Frieze, 1:54 and Sunday Art Fair. Billie Zangewa, who is part of the Scheryn Art Collection, is featured.
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 inĀ 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 dedicatedĀ South African Pavilion.Ā
16 October 2017, Victoria Valentine looks through highlights at Frieze London which includes African artists Donna Kukama,Ā NĆ”stio Mosquito,Ā Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Toyin Ojih Odutola,Ā Kiluanji Kia Henda andĀ Billie Zangewa.
18 September 2017, Diane Smyth profiles theĀ 11th Rencontres de Bamako which will run from 2 December 2017 – 31 January 2018. Mali’s Biennale willĀ feature work from 40 photographers and collectives, drawn from all over the continent and from the African diaspora.
12 September 2017,Ā Julia Hunt profiles the five artists who were shortlisted for the Artes Mundi prize. This includes three African artistsĀ Anna Boghiguian (Canada/Egypt), Bouchra Khalili (Morocco/France) and Otobong Nkanga (Nigeria).
5 September 2017, Julia Halperin takes a look at two Julie Mehretu paintings recently installed at SFMOMA. The paintings are said to beĀ larger than Leonardoās Last Supper, or Raphaelās The School of Athens.