There was a time when the principle of returning to African countries art and artifacts removed under colonial rule seemed on its way to becoming an international norm.
Repurposing irons, shoes, and other discarded commodities, Willie Cole creates visceral artworks that communicate potent messages about African history
Today, Anatsui is best known for enormous wall reliefs in metal, featuring a kind of glittering chainmail fabric made of thousands of found liquor bottle caps, tin can lids and other detritus, connect…
After 38 years in the department, Julie Jones, head of the department of the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, will retire at the end of March, becomin…