Solo Exhibitions

Yinka Shonibare: Earth Pictures is still on view at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa until July 24, 2025

Earth Pictures is an exhibition that explores the profound impact of Western colonisation and industrialisation on nature and climate change across the African continent. Through his masks and a new series of quilts, Yinka Shonibare draws attention to endangered species and the abundance of nature, while also highlighting how human actions negatively affect our planet. A new series of quilts produced for the exhibition titled Nature Works will make their global debut in Johannesburg and underscores the polluting consequences of extractive processes. Alongside, the artist will present an ongoing series of quilt works dedicated to wildlife and endangered species on the African Continent. His carved reproductions of African ancestral masks will be displayed in dialogue with the quilts.

Willie Bester: The Human Condition is still on view at Koena Art Institute in Cape Town, South Africa until July 28, 2025

This exhibition will feature a selection of Willie Bester’s most impactful works including his mixed-media pieces that incorporate found objects and collage, emphasizing his legacy as a powerful voice against apartheid and an advocate for human rights. His art engages deeply with themes of historical significance. Willie Bester’s artwork stands as a powerful testament to creativity as a tool of resistance. Born in 1956 in Montagu, Western Cape, he grew up in a mixed-race family under apartheid, witnessing its harsh realities firsthand. Working across various mediums including painting, photography, and sculpture, Bester channels his experiences into art that both confronts injustice and inspires change. His work challenges viewers to reflect on and question the structures of society.

Aïda Muluneh: The Homeless Wanderer is still on view at Giampaolo Abbondio in Milan, Italy until July 30, 2025

A former photojournalist for The Washington Post, Aïda Muluneh has exhibited in the most important international museums, from MoMA to Tate, and is the founder of key festivals and platforms for the promotion of African photography. In her work, the image becomes a political and spiritual act, a sacred space where primary color and geometric composition reflect the dialogue between migration, identity, and belonging. Through a powerful and unmistakable visual style, Muluneh redraws contemporary Africa with images that speak to all of humanity. As is customary for the gallery, the exhibition title is inspired by a piece of music: The Homeless Wanderer by Ethiopian pianist and composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou. A bittersweet echo accompanies the viewer’s gaze, becoming the soundtrack to a silent and powerful diaspora.

Black Quantum Futurism: Bending the Arrow of Time into a Circle is still on view at the Kunstverein in Nuremberg, Germany until July 31, 2025

Bending the Arrow of Time into a Circle is a solo exhibition by the artist collective Black Quantum Futurism which combines theory, poetry, music, and visual art with social engagement. Using Afrofuturist approaches, the artists create safe spaces for dialogue and visions centered on community, sustainability, and resilience. Through critical engagement with colonialism and racism, they imagine alternative futures in which marginalized communities can autonomously shape and connect technological, cultural, and social processes. Accordingly, the exhibition explores different connections between time and space. Using locally-sourced mirrors, plants, radios, clocks, fountains, as well as new sound and video works by Black Quantum Futurism, four zones in the exhibition allow for diverse experiences of perceiving time and interaction.

Group Exhibitions

Notes on Friendship: Breaking Bread is still on view at NCAI x SCCA Tamale in Nairobi, Kenya until July 27, 2025

Notes on Friendship: Breaking Bread explores friendship as a dynamic space for dialogue, critique, and support. It offers a platform where shared histories and present-day realities intersect, opening up new possibilities for connection and collaboration. This flexible idea of friendship allows artists to form relationships on their own terms, encouraging mutual exploration and creative engagement. Framed as a lost tape rediscovered in African history, the exhibition reimagines hospitality and hosting as acts of political and artistic significance. Bringing together African artists from different generations and working across both traditional and contemporary media – painting, drawing, sculpture, film, and video – the exhibition presents a rich, layered conversation around identity, history, and aspiration. It invites audiences into a shared space of artistic vision and cross-cultural exchange.