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African artists are redefining global culture by fusing traditional and contemporary art forms. Their work challenges ...

At the Johari Africa gift shop in Clarkston, the holidays arrive with color, texture, and stories stitched into belts, bags, ...

Thousands of African art pieces are going up for sale this week after years of controversy tying the huge collection to Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. The auction of 1,200 art pieces will ...

In 1978, Sarah A. Alexander, a Los Angeles native, bought her first piece of African art -- a $20 hand-carved animal exported by a friend from Senegal, in West Africa. Alexander continued collecting ...

About 1,400 pieces of African art, which once were in the possession of Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis, were set to be sold Thursday morning as part of a nearly $990,000 court ...

The Torggler fine arts center is the first of 10 U.S. stops for the exhibit, which is on display locally through Dec. 28.

When creating African-inspired wall art, opt for bold and vibrant colors. Red, yellow, green, and blue are commonly used in ...

More than 600 African art pieces donated to Sacramento State are helping students look into the past and retrieve parts of African culture to share with future generations. The student-led Sankofa ...

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few decades, ...

A gift of 300 pieces of African art will seed the new Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art. File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African ...

A self-portrait by South African artist Alexis Preller and a piece from postcolonial Moroccan painter Mohamed Melehi described by Sotheby’s as “career-defining,” will lead a sale of modern and ...