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Conference celebrates William Fagg (1914-1992), African art pioneer
Apr21

Conference celebrates William Fagg (1914-1992), African art pioneer

William Fagg and the Study of African Art, an international conference at the Courtauld Institute of Art, celebrates Africanist William Buller Fagg (28 April 1914–10 July 1992) and his arguably immense contribution to the study and (perhaps equally important) appreciation of African art in Britain and elsewhere. Fagg was the Keeper of the Department of Anthropology at the British Museum (1969–1974) and, as it transpired, a pioneering...

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African art collecting picks up
May22

African art collecting picks up

More African individuals and businesses are spending on or investing in art than a few years earlier, with the focus on contemporary art produced by artists on the African continent or in  locations elsewhere , anecdotal evidence and art market trends suggest. There’s also an emerging trend toward restitution of historical cultural materials now outside Africa. At Bonhams’ sale 21 May 2014, entitled Africa Now and billed...

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Victor Ehikhamenor’s Contemporary Magic
May22

Victor Ehikhamenor’s Contemporary Magic

Chronicles of The Enchanted World is the title of a selling exhibition of a selection of paintings and sculptural installations by Victor Ehikhamenor, on display 21 May -19 July 2014 at London’s Gallery of African Art, writes SAJID RIZVI.  Ehikhamenor’s reputation traverses disciplines. He’s an artist and photographer, raconteur and writer of short stories and, imminently (we hear), a novel.(1) There’s something...

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African masks appear in Dorotheum, Vienna, sale
Mar11

African masks appear in Dorotheum, Vienna, sale

An old “Deangle” mask of the Dan people of Côte d’Ivoire / Liberia described as “very handsome” and an Igala helmet mask from Nigeria are among highlights of African art objects going for sale at Dorotheum, Vienna, 24 March 2014. The Dan mask estimate is  Euro 4,000 – 5,000 while the estimate for the helmet mask of the Igala, Nigeria, described as rare, ranges between Euros 4,800 – 5,400. The Dan, also...

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African Christian art

Academics and other researchers have been invited to submit abstracts for papers on African Christian art for presentation at the 16th Triennial Symposium of African Art – African Christian Art. A panel titled African Christian Arts: New Fields Opening (Convener: Dr Nicholas J Bridger, Department of Art, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA) will be organised as part of the  the Kevin Carroll Conference on African Christian Art, with...

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