Art of Contemporary Africa

Art of Contemporary Africa Sister gallery to The Melrose Gallery, a leading Pan African Contemporary Gallery located in Johannesburg, South Africa.

AOCA - Art of Contemporary Africa is a Pan African Contemporary Gallery to be located at Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco, California, US from February 2026.

Can materials remember?Across Memory in Motion, artists transform denim, reclaimed wood, found objects, metal, paint, an...
06/03/2026

Can materials remember?
Across Memory in Motion, artists transform denim, reclaimed wood, found objects, metal, paint, and textiles into vessels of memory. These materials carry traces of histories, journeys, labour, culture, and lived experience.
By reimagining what is often overlooked, the artists remind us that memory is not only preserved through words—it is also embedded within the objects that surround us.

Congratulations to on his feature in The Sunday Times for his acclaimed photographic series, Real Heroes.“They play foo...
06/03/2026

Congratulations to on his feature in The Sunday Times for his acclaimed photographic series, Real Heroes.

“They play football for joy, not money.”

At a moment when the world’s attention turns to football, Real Heroes reminds us where the heart of the game truly lives.

Through 32 powerful black-and-white photographs, Clint Strydom captures young South Africans playing football on beaches, in rural communities, and across open landscapes where passion, imagination, and determination matter far more than resources.

These are not the stars of packed stadiums or international broadcasts. Yet in their joy,
resilience, and unwavering love for the game, they embody the spirit of football itself.

Currently presented as an online exhibition on The Melrose Gallery website, Real Heroes
offers a moving portrait of community, hope, and belonging through the lens of one of South Africa’s most respected photographers.

Read the full Sunday Times article via the link :
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-30-parting-shot-the-real-heroes/

Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances continues to unfold as a space for reflection, dialogue, and disc...
06/02/2026

Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances continues to unfold as a space for reflection, dialogue, and discovery.
Bringing together leading contemporary African artists, the exhibition explores how memory shapes identity across time, material, and experience.
There is still time to engage with this powerful body of work.
📍 AOCA, San Francisco

📅 Until 12 July 2026

Memory in Motion introduces Mederic Turay.What do we inherit from the past, and what do we carry into the future?For Med...
06/01/2026

Memory in Motion introduces Mederic Turay.

What do we inherit from the past, and what do we carry into the future?

For Mederic Turay, memory is not a fixed archive. It is a living force—shaped by history, belief, imagination, and transformation.

Born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Mederic Turay has developed a distinctive visual language that draws from Afrofuturism, African spiritual cosmologies, and contemporary culture. Through vibrant colour, layered surfaces, and symbolic imagery, his works create spaces where ancestral knowledge and contemporary experience coexist.

His practice explores the ways identities are continuously formed and reformed through memory. Histories, traditions, personal experiences, and imagined futures converge within his compositions, inviting viewers to consider the invisible threads that connect generations across time.

Within Memory in Motion, Mederic Turay’s work reflects the exhibition’s central premise: that memory is not something we simply inherit—it is something we actively construct. It evolves, adapts, and continues to shape how we understand ourselves and the world around us.

Hear directly from Mederic Turay as he shares insights into his practice and the ideas that inspire his work.

Memory is not the past.It is something we actively build — shaped by what we remember, what we forget, and what we choos...
05/28/2026

Memory is not the past.
It is something we actively build — shaped by what we remember, what we forget, and what we choose to carry forward.
Memory in Motion invites us to reconsider our relationship with memory, not as something fixed, but as something continuously evolving.

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Ayanda Mabulu — a participating artist in Memory in Motion: Identities, Material...
05/28/2026

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Ayanda Mabulu — a participating artist in Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances, a collective exhibition exploring themes of memory, identity, and material expression within contemporary African art.

Alongside fellow participating artists, Ayanda Mabulu contributes to a broader conversation around cultural resonance, transformation, and contemporary artistic practice across the continent.

Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances
📍 AOCA
🗓 2 May – 12 July 2026

ArtExhibition AOCAArt ArtOfContemporaryAfrica

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Ndabuko Ntuli — a participating artist in *Memory in Motion: Identities, Materia...
05/28/2026

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Ndabuko Ntuli — a participating artist in *Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances*, a collective exhibition exploring themes of memory, identity, and material expression within contemporary African art.

Alongside fellow participating artists, Ndabuko Ntuli contributes to an ongoing dialogue around cultural resonance, transformation, and contemporary artistic practice across the continent.

Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances
📍 AOCA
🗓 2 May – 12 July 2026

ArtExhibition AOCAArt ArtOfContemporaryAfrica

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Mederic Turay — a participating artist in Memory in Motion: Identities, Material...
05/28/2026

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Mederic Turay — a participating artist in Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances, a collective exhibition exploring themes of memory, identity, and material expression within contemporary African art.
Through this exhibition, Turay joins a wider dialogue between artists whose practices engage with transformation, cultural resonance, and the evolving narratives shaping contemporary art across the continent.
Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances
📍 AOCA
🗓 2 May – 12 July 2026
ArtExhibition AOCAArt ArtOfContemporaryAfrica

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Alexis Daniel Onguene Tassi — an artist participating in Memory in Motion: Ident...
05/28/2026

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Alexis Daniel Onguene Tassi — an artist participating in Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances, a collective exhibition exploring themes of memory, identity, and material expression within contemporary African art.
Alongside fellow participating artists, Alexis Daniel Onguene Tassi contributes to a wider dialogue around cultural resonance, transformation, and contemporary artistic practice across the continent.
Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances
📍 AOCA
🗓 2 May – 12 July 2026
ArtExhibition AOCAArt ArtOfContemporaryAfrica

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Ange Arthur Koua — an artist whose practice explores identity, memory, migration...
05/28/2026

Memory in Motion introduces the work of Ange Arthur Koua — an artist whose practice explores identity, memory, migration, and material expression through layered textiles and symbolic forms.
As part of this collective exhibition, Koua’s work contributes to a wider dialogue around how memory is carried, transformed, and reimagined through contemporary African art.
Memory in Motion: Identities, Materials and Resonances
📍 AOCA
🗓 2 May – 12 July 2026
ArtExhibition AOCAArt ArtOfContemporaryAfrica

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