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A virtual tour of Houston FotoFest: ‘Africa is everywhere'
Our digital review of the festival explores photography's historic link to colonialism and resistance, surveyed by 33 global African artists
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Sub set: a new exhibition traces African modernist architecture
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Last chance to see: Studio NYALI's Venice pavilion on African futures
ArchiAfrika Pavilion by Studio NYALI traverses historic and contemporary architectural design coming from practitioners in Africa and its diaspora
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A Marrakech exhibition takes a radical view of identity and social unrest
Following an international descent of visitors for 1-54 art fair, a group exhibition at MACAAL surveys the politics of identity through 12 global voices
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African art and design celebrated at the Xigera Safari Lodge
Located in Botswana's impressive Okavango Delta and immersed in nature, the Xigera Safari Lodge features a remarkable collection of African art and design pieces curated by South African gallery Southern Guild
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Andile Dyalvane honours Xhosa culture in clay
Andile Dyalvane presents ‘iThongo’, a collection of ceramic pieces showcased through an exhibition at Friedman Benda, until 22 May 2021, and a documentary film following the designer back to his hometown
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Five African artists demonstrating creative resilience in challenging times
As the world is forced to embrace new social distancing measures, we look at how five very different African artists are finding creative solace in solitude
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Vitra Design Museum unmasks the new face of African design
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Zizipho Poswa: ‘I celebrate my heritage, and I forge my own way’
South African designer and artist Zizipho Poswa talks about her iLobola collection and the traditions that inspired it, in a new video by Southern Guild Gallery in cooperation with BMW South Africa
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Kunlé Adeyemi’s Floating Music Hub kicks off the party in Cape Verde
The Floating Music Hub in Cape Verde, by NLÉ, opens to the public offering a cultural venue like no other
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A vision of Niamey's new cultural centre by Mariam Kamara
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Drawing on local climate, materials and vernacular, Niamey's new cultural centre by Mariam Kamara will be a valuable hub for the arts in the region, but also feel at one with its environment. Kamara's studio, Atelier Masomi, was first featured in the 2019 Architect Directory.
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The new Nubuke Foundation gallery interacts with Accra’s climate
Architects Baerbel Mueller and Juergen Strohmayer craft a new raw concrete home for the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana, a gallery in sync with the local climate and entirely dedicated to African art
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Wallpaper* Global Interiors: a snapshot of design in Africa
Our edit of furniture from the African continent includes pieces by Mabeo, Nmbello Studio, Murrmurr and Zizipho Poswa
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Limbo Accra talks African creativity through our series of profiles
In a profile series with Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra, we meet its rich network of collaborators and celebrate creativity in Africa and its diaspora
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Netflix celebrates African talent in new documentary series
Made by Design is Netflix’s new documentary series highlighting African creative talent, with the first season dedicated to Nigerian design
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'Broken English': London's Tyburn Gallery holds show of contemporary African art
Raised in South Africa, the barrister-turned-gallerist Emma Menell's career in law went hand-in-hand with activism as she took the helm of the South African Journal on Human Rights, before choosing London to launch Tyburn, her first gallery. Uniquely for London, the gallery seeks to promote young and established artists from emerging countries, with the owner citing the city’s infrastructure and status as a centre for global contemporary art as critical factors. Factoring in Menell’s own experience and curatorial advisor Kim Stern’s expertise in the continent, the gallery has used Africa as a jumping off point for its inaugural exhibition 'Broken English'.
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Architects Directory alumnus Koffi & Diabate complete Pavillon Teré
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; while always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Part of our 2012 Architects Directory, Côte d'Ivoire architecture studio Koffi & Diabate is now working on a variety of projects and scales, and has just completed its latest private residence, Pavillon Teré.
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Moving matter: William Kentridge’s politically charged films air in NYC
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Continental shift: Whatiftheworld and Southern Guild join forces in Johannesburg
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Architectural travel: a guide to Sub-Saharan Africa
Architectural travel gets easier and more exciting, be it in person or from your sofa, with this epic seven-volume guide to Sub-Saharan Africa
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Last chance to see: Nandipha Mntambo turns Afropunk ideas into functional seating
A new exhibition by Nandipha Mntambo features the artist’s first venture into furniture, on view at Cape Town's Southern Guild until 8 April 2022
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Adventure country: Roads’ newest scents bottle the excitement and energy of Africa
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Singita Sweni’s bold and colourful design by Cecile & Boyd
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Architects Directory alumnus: Atelier Masomi
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Drawing on local climate, materials and vernacular, Niamey's new cultural centre by Mariam Kamara will be a valuable hub for the arts in the region, but also feel at one with its environment. Kamara's studio, Atelier Masomi, was first featured in the 2019 Architect Directory.
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Out of Africa: the Graham Foundation investigates sub-Saharan Modernism
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San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora reopens with Billie Zangewa and Amoako Boafo
Reopening for the first time since the onset of Covid-19, San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora is staging epic exhibitions by Amoako Boafo and Billie Zangewa
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Mariam Kamara takes on the architectural challenges of the future
Nigerien architect Mariam Kamara – tipped by Frida Escobedo as one of 25 creative leaders of the future in Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project – is the dynamic principle of fast-emerging studio Atelier Masōmī
