African art describes modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual cultures from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, such as art in African-American, Caribbean or South American societies inspired by African traditions.

Beginning in the 20th century, Senegal and many other predominantly Muslim countries developed art schools where figurative art was taught and spread; urban and academically-trained photographers also produce many figurative images. Nonetheless, the arts of African Muslim regions has traditionally.

2025年1月28日 · African art, the visual arts of native Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, including such media as sculpture, painting, pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, personal decoration, and jewelry.

2025年2月19日 · Arab art collectors are increasingly drawn to African art for its diversity and emotional depth. African paintings often feature bold, expressive colors and themes that resonate with the complexities of African identity, struggle, and triumph.

North Africa, or the Maghrib, comprises Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. Art of the Maghrib is distinguished by a mystical quality drawing on the region’s symbols and signs that originate in pre-Islamic Berber motifs and a rich Islamic heritage introduced to the region by Arabs in …

2025年2月13日 · The DNA structure of MACAAL is that of a pan-African, Marrakech-based museum whose mission is to represent African artists,” Morad shared with The New Arab. Spanning seven thematic rooms, the exhibition guided visitors through a century of African contemporary art, addressing topics such as decolonisation, spirituality, ecological crises, and ...

2019年9月27日 · Spontaneous and ever-changing, it has broken the historic African/Arab dichotomy, producing art of tremendous aesthetic power and great social consequence. The relevance of these elements is evidenced in the heightened interest in the art by acclaimed artists: Hussein Shariffe, Fathi Afifi, Salah Elmur, Khaled Hafez and Mohamed Abdalla Otaybi.

2025年2月19日 · For the redesign of the museum, MACAAL entrusted scenographer Franck Houndegla to create a new media library and a permanent space to allow for an expansive collection of African art from the...

These works introduce the specialized skills of North African artists, both Amazigh (Berber) and Arab, Muslim and Jewish, and the diverse aesthetics of their multifaceted communities. The CMA’s founder J. H. Wade II began forming the collection during his personal travels across the region, and many works are on view for the very first time.

Marsoum Art Collective is an online art gallery that features & sells contemporary Arab art, oil paintings, photographs and authentic art prints from the Arab World (Middle East & North Africa) and its diaspora.