Art Market Report – Key Insights from the Art Basel x UBS Art Market Report 2021
Art world professionals and connoisseurs wait with bated breath for the annual Art Basel x UBS Art Market report each year. This report, one of the most comprehensive in the industry, provides a full assessment of the market’s performance of the previous year, allowing businesses to analyse the current state of the market, and plan […]
African Contemporary Art Trend – Blackness in Contemporary Portraiture
The late exhibition Liminality in Infinite Space held at the African Artists’ Foundation in Lagos has revealed much of contemporary African art’s appeal for figuration and portraiture – catalogue accessible here. The show’s intention seems to be twofold. First, “this exhibition arches back to more traditional art-making practices including painting, collage, tapestry and woodcuts”. Secondly, […]
7 Must See Art Exhibitions in London as the lockdown eases
In the UK, everyone is excited to return to galleries this April as the lockdown rules are lifted! Whether you missed these shows in December, want to visit the new exhibitions of the season, or just want to catch up with what’s still online, we’ve got you covered! Check out our list of the not-to-miss […]
7 Must See Art Destinations in South Africa
One of Pavillon 54’s favourite things to do is to physically visit and scope out the artistic scene in various countries in Africa. This has been hard to achieve during the pandemic, however we fortunately managed to visit South Africa recently, and have already compiled a list of the 7 emerging artists to watch […]
7 emerging artists to watch in South Africa
South Africa is one of the continent’s most established art markets. Not only is it a hotspot for street art, but it is also home to some of Africa’s most established art infrastructures, such as the Zeitz MOCAA, which houses the largest contemporary collection of art from Africa, and the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, […]
How to Care for your Art Collection
Collectors Alicia Keys and Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean with paintings by Tschabalala Self © SWIZZ BEATZ You’ve done your research, selected choice artworks that match your collecting goals and tastes and have officially started your art collection. After you’ve acquired a certain number of paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints – whatever it may be – you […]
How to Start an African Art Collection without Breaking the Bank?
Victoria Rogers for CULTURED MAGAZINE [1] © CHRIS WAGGONER One of the biggest misconceptions about collecting art is that you must be very wealthy to do so. However, this is simply not the case, as there are plenty of emerging artists and art markets to invest in at affordable prices. Art from Africa and its […]
Contemporary African Photography
Africa and its global diaspora have met the medium of photography in all its complexities. From a colonial and ethnographic tool, photographers such as Malick Sidibé, Seydou Keïta, Jean Depara, Sanlé Sory, Mama Casset or James Barnor embraced the medium along the advent of independence. Often mentioned as the forerunners of African photography – one […]
Art Styles
Art historians and artists of African descent have long highlighted the platitudes of the term ‘African art’. Typically, in the canon of art history, African art has been reduced to masks, votive figures, weapons or tapestries. However, curators, African art historians, and creators have been fighting against this one-dimensional view of African cultural output, in […]
Art & Power: art creativity and politics from Africa and the diaspora
Elections always raise hope for political change. October and November 2020 have made no exception, not mentioning the recent military coup and the progressive return to civilian rule in Mali. Guinea, Ivory Coast, Tanzania or the United States have all elected a new President or reappointed the outgoing one. Guinea hasn’t experienced much political stability […]