Exhibitions

Grada Kilomba: Opera to a Black Venus is still on view at Staatliche Kunsthalle in Baden-Baden, Germany until October 20, 2024

The first comprehensive institutional solo exhibition in Germany of the internationally renowned artist, author and thinker Grada Kilomba, shows her unique practice of storytelling, which interrogates concepts of violence and repetition – using performance, choreography, video, large scale sculptural and sonic installations. Her work has been described as a new postcolonial minimalism, in which form, image and movement blurs the boundaries between disciplines. The staging of her works unfolds the title of the exhibition, Opera to a Black Venus; makes reference to the Black history of resilience and resistance, and is dedicated to the entanglement between ecological collapse and colonial injustice. At the heart of the exhibition is the new commission Opera to a Black Venus (2024), a large scale video installation and Labyrinth (2024), a site specific spatial installation, both presented for the first time to the public, at Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden.

Elolo Bosoka: What he saw sees when he went goes strolling is still on view at the Museum of Science and Technology in Accra, Ghana until October 30, 2024

What he saw sees when he went goes strolling is a solo exhibition by the artist Elolo Bosoka of work in painterly, sculptural, spatial and digital media. The show follows a chain of his exhibitions across Kumasi, Senegal, France, Germany and Denmark, and serves as a homecoming of sorts to the Museum of Science and Technology in Accra. In the process, he has developed an attitude toward artfully self-organising exhibitions in site-specific venues. For this exhibition, Bosoka returns to a place that wet his appetite for artist-led production. He presents a body of work that is as much about exhibition-making as it is about discrete objects. Each piece, picture, and patchwork is a re-composition of ‘exhibitions’ in everyday life. Bosoka treats his ordinary experience as a space to see, stage, snap, and stain with art.

Walking on a Dream is still on view at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute in Nairobi, Kenya until November 3, 2024

The Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute, in collaboration with Untethered Magic announces an exhibition showcasing the evolving artistic journeys of three artists: Elias Mung’ora, Jared Onyango, and Sandra Wauye. The exhibition will feature ongoing bodies of work developed during their participation in the UJUZI program, an alternative artist mentorship initiative for artists based in Kenya, which has been running since November 2023. The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to witness the evolving artistic processes of Mung’ora, Onyango, and Wauye, who have spent the past months exploring diverse research questions that have informed their creative practices. Rather than a culmination of finished pieces, this exhibition highlights the ideas in progress emerging from their deep engagements with a variety of, in a process that emphasises deep research and contextual thinking.

Art Fairs

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair will open at Somerset House in London, United Kingdom from October 10-13, 2024

Returning to the iconic, neoclassical building of Somerset House, located in the very heart of the city and overlooking the River Thames, the fair will be held in the West, East, South and Embankment galleries. Once again, this twelfth edition of 1-54 London will coincide with Frieze London. This year, more than 60 galleries have been carefully selected, showcasing the varied mediums and work of over 160 established and emerging artists hailing from the continent and global diasporas. The international exhibitors are representing 23 countries, with 21 newcomer galleries making their debuts. Since its inception, 1-54 has established itself as a leading voice in the global discussion on contemporary African art, and has been at the forefront of the African art market with annual editions across three continents.

AKAA 2024 will open at Carreau du Temple in Paris, France from October 18-20, 2024

AKAA – Also Known As Africa, is the first and foremost contemporary art fair focused on Africa in France, which reflects an Africa with many facets that transcends borders and whose voices resonate around the world, carried by the vision of each artist. For its ninth edition, AKAA returns to the Carreau du Temple with 37 exhibitors and more than 100 artists. This year, AKAA continues to highlight the conversations between Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean, with a particular focus on the ultra-marine scene. Numerous galleries and artists will amplify the voices of these vibrant artistic communities from French overseas territories.