An extraordinary 19th-century carved ivory tusk ... a reliable indicator of new directions that the field of African art history has been taking during the past several years, away from ...

Gone are the days when Africa’s cultural output consisted of traditional tribal masks, woven baskets or carved figures; today’s rising art stars are exploring potent issues like immigration ...

“The Language of Beauty in African Art” at the Kimbell Art Museum includes this headdress (detail view) from the Djitoumou region of Mali.(Robert LaPrelle / Kimbell Art Museum) FORT WORTH ...

African pottery is a rich tradition that has been passed down generations. It is functional as well as artistic. The craft ...

The wooden posts, made from the durable kile wood (Prosopis africana), are among the most impressive works of traditional African art, adorned with carvings that depict men and women with ...

This was the question posed by Heatherwick Studio when tasked with designing the biggest and most significant museum built in Africa for over a century. Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa ...

African pottery art is a rich tradition that reflects the continent's diverse cultures and histories. Dating back thousands ...

Pan-Africanism is a theory that proclaims peoples of African ... carved and rigid. Six huge modernist panels line the walls, illustrating a boldly revisionist pantheon of Black art through the ...

Erika Witt had been up until 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, making sure that every ceremonial mask, every piece of fragile pottery and every carved wooden ... s spectacular African art collection, which ...