African art made now, across painting, photography, sculpture, installation, film and new media, at home and in the diaspora. Since the 1990s it has had its own biennials and fairs (Dak'Art from 1992, the Rencontres de Bamako from 1994, the Johannesburg Biennale in 1995 and 1997, 1-54 from 2013) and museums such as Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town (2017).

What to look for

Every medium; identity, migration, the city, history and memory; local materials and global subjects at once.

Masters of the school

• El Anatsui reference ↗
• Yinka Shonibare reference ↗
• Julie Mehretu reference ↗
• Wangechi Mutu reference ↗
• Njideka Akunyili Crosby reference ↗
• Ibrahim Mahama reference ↗
• Abdoulaye Konaté reference ↗
• Kader Attia reference ↗

Read more

• Dak'Art (Wikipedia) ↗
• 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair (Wikipedia) ↗