Bekris Gallery

09/27/2014

Bekris principal Cynthia Plevin and colleague Diane Frankel have developed TECAA--Traveling Exhibitions of Contemporary Artists from Africa--which will create exhibitions of work by contemporary artists working in Africa and travel those exhibitions to university museums in North America. Follow us on Facebook. Our website will be up shortly. Look for our exhibitions !

12/20/2013

Mark Your Calendars! On February 21, Public Intimacy, an exhibition of work by contemporary African artists, opens at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The exhibition is jointly curated by curators from YBCA and SFMOMA.

Contemporary art, performance, film/video, and community events in San Francisco.

12/20/2013

Nigerian born critic, curator and writer, Okui Enwezor, has been appointed Director of the 56th Venice Biennale which will run from May to November of 2015. Enwezor is the first African born Director in the Biennale's 100 year history.

12/20/2013

Through March 9, 2014, Wangechi Mutu: Fantastic Journey can be seen at the Brooklyn Museum. This fabulous exhibition is the first survey of Kenyan artist Mutu's work to be organized in the U.S.

Wangechi Mutu (Kenyan, b. 1972). Le Noble Savage, 2006. Ink and collage on Mylar, 91¾ x 54 in. (233 x 137.2 cm). Collection of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg, Scarsdale, New York. Image courtesy of the artist. © Wangechi Mutu

12/20/2013

Nigerian born curator, critic and writer,Okwui Enwezor currently the director of the Haus der Kunst in Munich, has been appointed the visual arts director of the next Venice Biennale, which will run from May 9 through Nov. 22, 2015.

10/28/2013

Don't miss Nandipha Mntambo and Mohau Modisakeng in conversation at the San Francisco Art Institute on November 6 at 7:30 p.m.

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10/17/2013

Ayanda Mabulu's work reinstalled at the Jo'Burg Art Fair following David Goldblatt's protest of its deinstallation.
http://t.co/3rKjzCo4HZ

Ayanda Mabulu's Yakhali'inkomo -- Black Man's Cry has been put back on display at the FNB Joburg Art Fair.

10/17/2013

The Art Newspaper reports on the opening of 1:54 in London:
m - The Art Newspaper http://t.co/GWgN8bTGwP

articles/Giving African artists a platform

10/17/2013

Conflict arose at the Jo'Burg Art fair when a painting by Ayanda Mabulu was taken down at the direction of the art fair organizers.

A new painting concerning the Marikana shooting by controversial artist Ayanda Mabulu has been removed by the Joburg Art Fair. Mabulu previously came under fire for a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with his ge****ls on show.

10/17/2013

1:54 an exhibition of African Contemporary Art opens in London!
http://t.co/cpqicjMoho

London (AFP) - The first fair of contemporary African art outside Africa opens in London on Wednesday, a testament to the growing market for works rooted in the social and political realities of a troubled continent.

10/17/2013

Frieze chairman Robert Devereux discusses African contemporary art's promise: http://link.artspace.com/516ecf70191b2a646da7ffd716iv1.qry/Ul7Qp-YQYL1rlyRsB1094

The Frieze chairman and African Arts Trust founder offers a few compelling reasons why we shouldn't overlook contemporary African art.

08/10/2013

Contemporary African photography in Nigeria
LagosPhoto 2013 will feature contemporary photography from across the African continent: Launched in 2010, LagosPhoto is the first and only international arts festival of
photography in Nigeria. In a month long festival, events include exhibitions, workshops, artist presentations, discussions, screenings, and large scale outdoor prints displayed throughout the city with the aim of reclaiming public spaces and the general public with multifaceted stories of Africa. LagosPhoto aims to establish a community for contemporary photography which will unite local and international artists through images that encapsulate individual experiences and identities from across all of Africa.