STORIES
A Glimpse of Lucy
The Museum of Modern art in Castilla y Leon is fostering an ambitious project baptised with the name, The iris of Lucy in honour of Lucy, the ancestor of our species, the homo sapiens. But the exhibition restores what was stolen: Lucy was rebaptised by the Afar...
Master of Disguise
In recent years, the world has been focusing their lenses on China, a country under incredible transformation. Forty years after the Cultural Revolution, Chinese contemporary art thrives under the pretense of political reformation and rapid economic growth. It has no...
WOMEN: NEW PORTRAITS BY ANNIE LEIBOWITZ IN SINGAPORE
As a part of UBS’s initiative in contemporary art, the global financial services magnate commissions one of the most celebrated portrait photographers of our time in a touring exhibition. As the fourth layover of its voyage, ‘WOMEN: New Portraits’ arrives in...
The Echo of Contemporary African Art
Contemporary art is a looking glass through which we understand the world we live in. Artists provide pieces, via their artworks, to the puzzle that makes Africa.
Bonhams to offer the African Master El Anatsui at his finest
The May edition of the Africa Now auction is fast-approaching. On the 22nd of this month, the first-of-its-kind sales of the African Modern and Contemporary Art department at Bonhams will feature one of the earlier works by the Ghanaian master, El Anatsui.
Beatriz Milhazes: Using Walls, Floors, and Ceilings
The Jewish Museum has commissioned Brazilian artist, Beatriz Milhazes to create new artworks fusing the walls, the floors, and the ceilings of the museum as integral component in art. The series of five hanging sculptures, named Gamboa II, decorates the lobby of the...
Bridging Africa – How 120 artists foresee the future of the Continent
“Making Africa – A Contemporary Continent of Design”, an exhibition presented at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, features a selection of 120 contemporary artists and designers sharing a common objective: to illustrate Africa’s transformation.