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Art Basel Paris Closes Early Amid Protests, Disrupting African Galleries participating in Paris Art Week
Art Basel Paris has announced the cancellation of its final two public days, 24 and 25 October, as demonstrations and heightened security concerns disrupt the French capital. The decision threatens an important commercial weekend for international exhibitors, including African galleries Stevenson, Goodman Gallery and Galerie Cécile Fakhoury, while raising questions about the impact on the concurrent AKAA art fair. Art Basel Paris 2026 (photo - IG) Art Basel Paris 2026 will cl
Bonhams Modern and Contemporary African Art Auction Achieves £3.35 Million, Revealing Strong Demand but Selective Buying
Bonhams' latest Modern & Contemporary African Art auction in London realised £3,347,050, with 124 lots finding buyers. While the results point to sustained international demand for African art, particularly works by established modernists, they also reveal a market in which historical significance, provenance, rarity and individual artistic achievement are becoming increasingly important determinants of value.
The Moderns Come to London: Frieze Week 2026
In this exclusive contribution to ArtWeb Africa, Hannah O'Leary, former Senior Vice President at Sotheby's and founder of Hannah O'Leary Fine Art, reflects on Frieze Week London 2026. Drawing on more than two decades of experience in the international art market, she examines the growing recognition of African modernism, shifting collecting practices and the changing relationship between African art and the global art establishment.
From Harare to Budapest: Loft 3 Gallery Makes Its Mark on the International Art Fair Circuit
Loft 3 Gallery space in Harare (image - web) In just a few years since its establishment, Loft 3 Gallery, has emerged as an increasingly visible participant in the international art market. Its latest appearance at Art Market Budapest in Hungary, taking place from 15 to 18 October 2026, marks another significant milestone in the gallery's ambitious international expansion. Led by founder and director Peter Morrisby, Loft 3 Gallery presenting a selection of artists associated
From Harare to Tokyo: Wycliffe Mundopa’s Ritual of Everyday Life
by Richard Mudariki Installation shot - Wycliffe Mundopa's Ritual (image courtesy of Space Un) Wycliffe Mundopa’s Ritual at space Un, Tokyo, follows his June 2026 solo exhibition Hunters in the Garden at First Floor Gallery Harare, extending a distinctly Harare-centred visual language into one of Asia’s most sophisticated contemporary art environments. There is something significant about encountering Wycliffe Mundopa’s paintings in Tokyo only a few months after his presentat
Wallen Mapondera Asks: How Do You Even Sleep At Night?
by Richard Mudariki Installtion shot - Wallen Mapondera solo exhibition at Mitterrand Gallery (image courtesy of Mitterrand Gallery website) At Mitterrand Gallery in Paris, Wallen Mapondera turns a deeply personal encounter with state power into a broader meditation on legality, responsibility and the human consequences of bureaucratic decisions. There is something deliberately uncomfortable about the question at the centre of Mapondera’s latest exhibition: How Do You Even Sl
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