Ben Enwonwu Sculpture Shatters Records with £602,100 Sale at Bonhams
A landmark Ben Enwonwu sculpture led Bonhams to a £3.35 million African art triumph, headlining an auction that also set new records for Uzo Egonu, Yusuf Grillo, and Sam Ntiro.
St. Francis Missal: Faith, Art, and Sacred History
In Divine Inspiration: The Legacy of the St. Francis Missal, a rare medieval manuscript anchors a wider examination of devotion, artistic memory, and the challenges of preserving sacred objects.
Yusuf Grillo Painting ‘One Man Band’ Sets Record With £461,300
How a Yusuf Grillo Painting Shattered Records and Redefined Nigerian Modernism at Bonhams
John Ferri New Works Explore Urban Transit and Human Movement
John Ferri maps modern human movement through vibrant digital collages in his latest exhibition at Toronto’s Akasha Art Projects.
Pictorialism Photography: Tate Modern Challenges the Western Art Canon
Modern’s Light and Magic exhibition redefines pictorialism photography, breaking past Western art canons to explore a global movement.
Johnny Depp’s The Bunnyman transforms a childhood memory into a monumental white-bronze sculpture. Discover its story, symbolism, making, and Istanbul debut.
The Seven Words by F. Holland Day, a rare 1898 series of seven platinum prints, has entered the Toledo Museum of Art collection. The landmark work combines photography, performance, religious imagery, and self-portraiture while highlighting a pivotal moment in American photography.
Melanie Daniel’s international profile grows with Dib Bangkok’s acquisition of eight paintings following her 2026 exhibition, Here a Dead Leaf Fell, at Asya Geisberg Gallery in New York.
A rare 2.2-meter gilt-bronze sculpture by Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu will lead Bonhams’ Modern and Contemporary African Art sale in London, with an estimate of £500,000 to £800,000.
Add character to a patio, garden, and pool area with creative ideas for color, art, lighting, materials, and personal details that make outdoor spaces unique.
EMST, Athens’ National Museum of Contemporary Art, has won the 2026 Art Museum Award from the European Museum Academy. The award recognizes the museum’s socially engaged approach to contemporary art and its exploration of pressing social, political, and cultural questions.
From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art brings 26 exceptional works to Washington, D.C., for their first U.S. presentation. The Smithsonian exhibition explores how Islamic art masterpieces crossed borders, changed hands, and acquired new meanings over centuries.
Johnny Depp’s art takes center stage in Shanghai as Figures of the Fringe explores painting, memory, identity, personal symbols, and the creative world beyond cinema.
ART X Lagos is an international contemporary art fair in Lagos connecting artists, galleries, collectors and cultural institutions from Africa and around the world. Explore its history, programmes, artists and global impact.
Bisi Silva transformed the landscape of contemporary African art through her work as an independent curator and founder of the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA Lagos). This article examines Silva’s curatorial philosophy, the institutional legacy of CCA Lagos, her major exhibitions, and her enduring influence on Nigerian and African contemporary art.
The Toledo Museum of Art has acquired about 380 Ethiopian artworks and launched a more-than-20-year partnership with Ethiopia focused on provenance research, stewardship, and restitution.
Museum artwork deliveries involve unique space and access challenges, especially when oversized pieces must be transported safely from arrival to exhibition.
Hospital Rooms is marking its 10th anniversary with a two-part contemporary art auction at Bonhams in London. Featuring works by artists including Nengi Omuku, Mary Stephenson, and Veronica Ryan, the sale will raise funds for the charity’s Future Fund and its work bringing artist-led projects into mental health settings across the UK.
Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue has taken its place on London’s Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. The monumental bronze sculpture depicts a confident contemporary Black woman striding forward in a vivid blue dress and heels, challenging traditional ideas of who belongs on a civic monument.
Three Banksy artworks in London have generated nearly £150,000 in public costs since 2024. From the Royal Courts of Justice mural to the Waterloo Place statue and piranha police box, here’s where the money went—and why Banksy’s street art continues to blur the line between vandalism and public art.
Kerstin Brätsch has won the 2027 Zurich Art Prize, receiving CHF 130,000 and a major solo exhibition at Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich. Discover why the German artist was selected and what to expect from her June 2027 exhibition.
The theft of two Renoir paintings from a French museum has taken a new turn after the heirs of Jewish art dealer Jadwiga Zak revealed they had sought restitution of one missing work.