Kehinde Wiley is taking his art everywhere, all at once NEW YORK (AP) – Kehinde Wiley was already well into his influential art career when his portrait of Barack Obama – arms crossed, perched on a chair amid brilliant foliage – was unveiled in 2018. But there’s no doubt it changed the artist’s life.
Spectacular Indigenous African art showcased at King’s Auctions, March 5AUSTIN, Texas – On Sunday, March 5, starting at 12 noon Eastern time, King’s Auctions Inc will present a premier ethnographic sale titled Aboriginal Ritual Ware, Asian & Religious Art. The 222-lot auction features the collection of Timothy Koock of Fredericksburg, Texas, and includes an impressive array of religious art, icons, Indigenous African art, artifacts, […]
World-spanning range of ethnographic art at Heritage, Nov. 11DALLAS – On Friday, November 11, Heritage Auctions presents an American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art sale brimming with historical and contemporary offerings that collectors and institutions alike understand as significant. The weavings, jewelry, pottery and tools that make up this auction are both reassuringly familiar and wonderfully new to our eyes. Absentee and Internet live […]
Yale hosts 50-year retrospective of Nigerian sculptor NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University Art Gallery has unveiled an exhibition of sculpture by the Nigerian artist Moshood Olusomo Bamigboye (circa 1885–1975), reuniting masterworks housed in collections in the United States, Europe and Nigeria. Bamigboye: A Master Sculptor of the Yoruba Tradition, on view through January 8, 2023, presents a comprehensive examination of […]