Toyin Ojih ODUTOLA

Exchanges involving African art have slowed in line with the general slowdown of the global art market, but the galleries, dealers and organizations that encourage and promote African art are actively pursuing their ambitions to structure the offer and establish a strong presence for African and/or black artists in the global market. After a tumultuous […]

At 36, this artist from Nigeria is already among the most successful artists at auction, all periods of creation combined. Born in Ile-Ife, Nigeria in 1985 to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother, Toyin Ojih Odutola was five years old when her family moved to Berkeley, California, where her father, Dr. J. Ade Odutola, […]

In London, the year’s first major results in Post-War & Contemporary Art were encouraging. Christie’s and Sotheby’s both posted excellent totals, doubling their combined 2018 sales turnover. Sotheby’s posted $145 million from its sales on 5 and 6 March while Christie’s generated 140 million (including the total from the much anticipated Georges Michael collection), and […]