Chinma Johnson-Nwosu

Operainterview

'I could easily do this opera until I’m 103': Marina Abramović on 7 Deaths of Maria Callas

We speak to the performance artist about the UK premiere of her tribute to the legendary singer at the English National Opera

Prizesnews

Oscar-nominated director Garrett Bradley wins 2023 Art & Film prize

The artist and filmmaker will receive $30,000 to put towards a new work

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair expands its reach into Hong Kong

Organisers have announced a series of selling exhibitions at Christie's Hong Kong in March next year

Five shows to see during UK Black History Month

From Wangari Mathenge at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery to a celebration of Black British designers at Somerset House

Nigerian artists are at the fore at the 1-54 fair and beyond

Famous and emerging artists from the country feature at both the contemporary African art fair, with a record number of exhibitors this year, and at Frieze Masters

‘I can buy a work by looking at it on my phone‘: Nana Sao on being decisive with his collecting

The South African-born businessman, who helped bring a large-scale sculpture from Lagos to the Nevada desert, is developing a taste for tapestries

Julie Mehretu painting sets new auction record for an African-born artist

The work by the Ethiopian-American artist was sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong for $9.32m with fees

Material from Christo's wrapped Arc de Triomphe to be recycled for Paris Olympics in 2024

Paris mayor describes project as “a very fine example of the art world’s ability to adapt to climate challenges”

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair launches Moroccan earthquake relief project

Appeal brings artists and institutions together to raise funds to support survivors and long-term reconstruction

Unveiling the complicated life of Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel

Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition will touch upon her dark past as well as her groundbreaking designs

Artist Mary Evans to be first Black director of London's Slade art school

She joins following a protracted row over alleged systemic racism within the institution

Yinka Shonibare and Toyin Ojih Odutola among artists selected for Nigeria's Venice Biennale 2024 pavilion

The exhibition, featuring eight Nigeria-based and diasporic artists, will be curated by Aindrea Emelife

Afrobeats star Mr Eazi launches international exhibition of African art alongside new album

Thirteen artists have been commissioned by the musician to make works corresponding to singles on his new record

Exhibition in London’s Little Lagos shines light on UK-Nigeria links

South London Gallery in Peckham (aka Little Lagos) will show work of 13 artists including Yinka Shonibare, bringing to light the shared cultures of the two places

A new generation of ceramicists takes the spotlight in London show

Adebunmi Gbadebo, who makes work from the soil her ancestors lived and worked on, is one of three rising artists in a new ceramics show at Maximillian William gallery in London

Six must-see works in Art Basel's free-to-see public art programme

This year's Parcours sector reveals—to both visitors and locals—some of the Swiss city's hidden gems

'People may not be prepared': Latifa Echakhch brings experimental classical music to Basel's Messeplatz

Artist aims to elicit both catharsis and discomfort from audiences for her music performances outside the Art Basel fair

Best shows to see in Basel: from sound sculptures to a Basquiat bonanza

An interactive show of multimedia works has opened at Museum Tinguely while the Fondation Beyeler has reunited a series of Basquiat paintings

Renoir exhibition in Guernsey to reunite artist's landscapes of the British island for first time since they were painted

The show will begin at the Musée des impressionnismes Giverny before travelling to Guernsey's Candie Museum

Revealed: the top 20 most popular art museums on social media in 2023

We look at how the 100 most-visited museums in our Visitor Figures survey performed online

Aimee Dawson. Research conducted by Chinma Johnson-Nwosu

London café inspired by Van Gogh seeks funding to expand its programme for vulnerable adults

Restaurant builds on the artist’s legacy by coaching people with mental health issues, disabilities and learning difficulties

Art marketpreview

From a rediscovered Montelupo statue to a never publicly displayed Richter painting: our pick of the highlights from March's sales

Plus, a painting by an overlooked Surrealist woman artist, and a postcard by M.F. Husain, made for a friend over tea and kebabs

Here's how you can help the post-earthquake aid effort in Turkey and Syria through art

Art organisations and artists are rallying to provide money for disaster relief in the region

New sculpture unveiled outside London's King's Cross station makes 'homelessness impossible to ignore'

The work—highlighting the growing crisis of rough sleepers in the UK—will also travel to Birmingham

Police detain group attempting to steal Banksy mural from Ukraine wall

The work is one of seven the artist created in war-torn areas of the country last month

Climate activists in Vienna pour 'oil' over Gustav Klimt painting

Curators at Leopold Museum say that Letzte Generation's protest against fossil fuel projects left no damage to either the picture or the original frame

Six shows to see in London during UK Black History Month

From wool sculptures inspired by Malcolm X to Sonia Boyce's first-ever commercial gallery solo show

Collectorsinterview

'You snooze, you lose!' Collector Bimpe Nkontchou on the artwork that got away

The head of W8 Advisory and a key networker in the African art scene talks about her enduring love for a Ben Enwonwu work and her dream dinner party guests