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Gallery expansions, international attendance and a celebratory mood define the contemporary African art expo’s return to Morocco

See 10 of the best booths at Frieze Seoul 2023, where Korean up-and-comers can be seen alongside well-established Western artists.

At the Dallas Art Fair, big, colorful paintings dominate.

DUBAI: Taking place this year for the first time in Dubai’s DIFC (Dubai International Financial Center), the 14th Art Dubai fair opened on March 29 against the continuing backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. Dubai, it seems, always finds a way to surprise its sceptics: Art Dubai is one of the first large-scale art fairs to take place outside of the virtual realm. Its success will indicate the strength of the market during these continually trying times. As with other events now underway in t...

Akԑ yaaa heko. One does not take it anywhere by Paa Joe and Elisabeth Efua Sutherland Courtesy Gallery 1957, Accra. Photo Nii Odzenma. The Yaa Asantewaa Art Prize—the first ever dedicated award for female African artists living and working in Africa—launches today in Accra, Ghana. Organised by the Accra-based Gallery 1957, it seeks to increase the visibility of African female artists on the international art scene. Named after the Ghanaian queen, the prize launches to c...