Pascale Marthine TAYOU

“Cautious” is probably the best way to describe the art market’s current mood with respect, notably, to Contemporary African artists. Despite solid prices still being hammered for major Modern signatures and for some very ‘museum-visible’ Contemporaries, auction results have cooled off for many of the artists who were intensely coveted last year. The urgency of […]

In Miami traces of damage caused by Hurricane Irma have been erased. The city looks like it’s had a face-lift and the galleries and museums have reopened in preparation for a massive inflow of art lovers from all over the planet. Thousands of artists, tens of thousands of works … This week marks the opening […]

Evidence of the ‘emergence’ of African-origin artists is currently palpable, particularly in France where several major dedicated exhibitions have been organised in recent years. Beauty Congo at the Cartier Foundation (2015) and Art / Africa at the Vuitton Foundation (2017) both managed to show the extraordinary diversity of African art and expand its audience. Carried […]