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The Work Travels, the Artist Stays

The art world has abolished distance. Not borders. The art world calls itself global. But what happens when works of art move more freely than the artists who make them? Can an international career be built from Africa? And what changes when success does not draw an artist away from Accra, Nairobi, Harare, Tamale or […]

10 Things Not to Miss at the Venice Biennale If You Are Interested in African Art

This year, African art is finally not somewhere on the margins of the Biennale anymore. It is in the main exhibition, the national pavilions, major solo shows, and quiet side spaces.