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The show at Wiels Centre for Contemporary Art invited us to look at the transversal heritages and the global resonances of ideas, images, sounds and energies that characterize contemporary African art.

TLmag talks to co-founder Scott Billy, whose admiration for the newest generation of South African artists, designers and craftsmen energised him to opening his first gallery: Bonne Esperance.

Mohau Modisakeng’s striking imagery addresses South Africa’s violent history.

William Kentridge, the master of creative cross-fertilisation, brings together worlds of performance and animation into galleries and stages worldwide.

For thousands of years, the Omo Valley, in Southern Ethiopia, has been a place of… Read more

Hugely prolific multidisciplinary artist Wangechi Mutu came first to the UK as a teenager from… Read more

Renowned social artist, Theaster Gates, curated ‘The Black Image Corporation’ from the Johnson Publishing Comany’s archives in celebration of African American women

Throwback the performance of Faustin Linyekula 7 month before the re-opening of Africa Museum this weekend.

The owner of NOMADGALLERY talks about ten years with his gallery and his ongoing interest in contemporary African art.

The rich and complex history of iron is unpacked at Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths’. TLmag talks to lead curator Tom Joyce to find out more

South African ceramics artist Andile Dyalvane’s intuitive mastery stems from a lifelong fascination with the medium. First stumbling upon the viscous qualities of natural clay in the rural setting of his native Eastern Cape, the talent went on to become a leading figure of the Cape Town creative scene.

Five contemporary artists helping to shape the global discourse around and market for contemporary African art.