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Curated by Zoé Whitley, the exhibition celebrates the commonalities between diasporic cultures from both Asia and Africa.
Comprising paintings in dialogue with large-scale wall-based and suspended photographic images, A Making of Ghosts, which opens 14 April–20 May 2
Bringing together 16 contemporary female artists, the exhibition focuses on collage as a concept and an art form; from the traditional method of splic
Looking to invest in some art, or just a culture vulture who likes to stay ahead of the curve? Well, African art is the trend that’s here to stay. Take it from Enah Ohioma-Belo, a contemporary African art specialist at Sotheby’s, who told OZY there’s an “ever-growing demand” for work from the continent, and it’s raising ever-higher prices too. There’s also a wealth of diversity — from an Eswatini-born millennial who fashions gender-bending sculptures out of cowhide to a painter from Benin who’s reclaiming the Black body from the colonial gaze.
Auction: Christie’s New York, December 3 Estimate: $100,000 to $150,000 Sold For: $822,000 Salman Toor had a better 2020 than most of us. After a few-month delay, his first-ever museum show opened at the Whitney last month (on view through April). In June, it was announced that the 30-something artist, who was born in Pakistan and lives in New York, would join the roster of Luhring Augustine, the star-making gallery that this year celebrated its 35th anniversary. The year ended on a high note, too. Christie’s had plans to offer up the artist’s third painting to hit the auction block thi...