Made from smooth stone, intricately carved busts of African figures stand on a mantelpiece in a gallery in the north of Beijing. The stone sculptures are in the company of oil paintings and wooden ...

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The British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE was in Washington a couple of weeks ago for the first-annual African Art Awards Dinner, where he was honored alongside fellow artist Ato Malinda and ...

Fred Wilson’s two sculptures — one representing ancient Egypt, and the other ancient Greece and Rome — reflect the interwoven histories of those places and of colonialism in Africa and Europe. Placing ...

The vision behind this new cultural space comes from an Ethiopian aunt–niece duo, Selamawit Alene and Dorina De Vita, whose ...

Large-scale metal "tapestries" and other sculptures by one of Africa's leading contemporary artists will be on view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art from March 12 through Sept. 7.

These photos were featured in the exhibit “Motherhood and African Art” that was on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 2020. As the largest continent in the world, encompassing 54 countries, ...

Reporting from Washington — Warren M. Robbins, founder of the Museum of African Art, forerunner to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, died Dec. 4 at George Washington University ...

African glass painting is a unique art form that combines traditional techniques with contemporary styles. The vibrant colors ...