One of the oldest and most complete collections of African American art in the nation just got a major upgrade - and you can ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African painting showing the president in what appears to be a sexual act with Nelson Mandela is stirring outrage as well as calls to respect freedom of expression. Artist ...

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This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute, part of ...

President Jacob Zuma should have ignored the insult, said Phylicia Oppelt in the Sunday Times (South Africa). But by overreacting, he’s sent half of South Africa to go look at the painting depicting ...

The Art Detective is a weekly column by Katya Kazakina for Artnet News Pro that lifts the curtain on what’s really going on in the art market. As the art market roared back in 2021, one segment has ...

Artists in South Africa say they're not benefitting enough from a rise in popularity and global demand for african art due to ...

Graffiti as it’s known today began in the 1960s and ’70s in the United States. It arrived in West Africa via Dakar, Senegal, ...