The Museum of Modern Art will be holding a retrospective of the artist Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948â2015) from the DRC. Bodys was primarily a sculptor of imagined buildings and cities that reflected dreams for his country. The retrospective will take place from May 26 2018 until January 1, 2019
21 March 2018, Anny Shaw uses the context of the 2018 edition of Art Dubai to investigate if there is increased interest for African Art in the Middle East.
20 March 2018, Louisa Buck looks at Lydia Ourahmane’s exhibition, The You in Us, which is the Algerian artist’s current solo exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery in London.
19 March 2018, Andrew Goldstein conducts a very interesting interview with Marc Spiegler, Global Director of Art Basel. The pair discuss how the fair has evolved over Marc’s 10 year involvement along with the influence of Art Basel and the role it plays in the Global Art Market.
March 2018, Sean O’Toole reviews Nicholas Hlobo and Cinga Samson’s current collaboration at the Maitland Institute in Cape Town.
12 March 2018, Hermoine Eyre chats to Robert Devereux about his love for African Art and his future plans to support artists on the continent.
13 March 2018, Mary Pelletier takes a look at Yto Barrada’s exhibition ‘Agadirâ at The Curve, Barbican Centre.
13 March 2018, Alex Greenberger unpacks the most recent Art Basel/UBS Art Market report for 2017.
5 February 2018, Alexxa Gotthardt profiles Baya Mahieddine, a Algerian artist whose work is being shown at NYUâs Grey Art Gallery. The exhibition is the first U.S. solo exhibition of the late Algerian painter and sculptor.
9 March 2018, Sarah P Hanson and Gareth Harris look at how South African artists dealing with issues of post-colonial politics, black power, and identity find a receptive US audience.