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This African City Is Now a Global Art Hotspot—With Dynamic Galleries, Cutting-Edge Fashion, and a Major Biennale

In Dakar, the capital of a country where 97 percent of the population identifies as Muslim, I found a palpable connection ...

Meet Ralph Ziman, the artist waging war with weapons against violence

"When violence comes, you can turn brutal or choose another way," says Ralph Ziman. He chose art. His monumental ...

Protesters in Nigeria disrupt opening of major West African art museum

Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week's opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on ...
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7 African artists share their feelings on the glory — and missteps — of Beyoncé's Black is King

Black Light is a column by Governor General Award-winning writer Amanda Parris that spotlights, champions and challenges art and popular culture that is created by Black people and/or centres Black ...
The Guardian Nigeria

Dance & Art Alive lights up Abuja, Agedah named best African dance innovator

The 13th West Africa Afro-Latin Dance Festival Nigeria has concluded with outstanding success, strengthening its reputation ...