A new theory credits medieval Catalan art as Picasso’s inspiration for the iconic "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," but art historians are pushing back. Two people view Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles ...

The new era of the Pan-African art movement continues a legacy of promoting shared African identity and creativity. In the spirit of Kwanzaa, artists and creators worldwide document and define ...

Spirit and flesh fuse through art in Africa. That means a group of guys sitting around in a dirt circle might well have the ceremonial weight of the pope at High Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. You know ...

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

As part of the museum’s longstanding commitment to and collaboration with institutions of higher learning on the continent, more than 100 copies of the Heroes catalog will be donated to universities ...

The pieces give insight into how the cultures prepared for the afterlife and revered their elders and leaders.

"I wanted to create a moment for Lagos on the global art calendar," says Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, the founder of Art X, sitting in a chic private booth within the fair. "A moment that brought the ...

The biggest art fair in West Africa draws artists and curators alike to build on the success of African art in the region and beyond. It's Art Month in Lagos. Artists, galleries and visitors from ...

Essay on authenticity, fakes, imitations, and tourist art copies of African art, using examples from the Congo: Songye kifwebe, mintadi, Kanyok figures, Lwalu figures, Kongo crucifixes, and Kuba ndop.

Robert Farris Thompson ’55 GRD ’65, whose pioneering scholarship and seminal work “Flash of the Spirit” defined the horizons of African art history, died on Monday. He was 88. Hailing from El Paso, ...