The Kigali-born artist has built a practice rooted in the close observation of nature and everyday surroundings. His latest body of work features textured and layered canvases with abstract forms taken directly from nature—the organic shapes of leaves, the rough textures of tree bark, and the ephemeral ways in which light and weather can radically...
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Léonce Raphaël Agbodjélou Wins the 2026 Prix des Amis du musée Albert-Kahn
Beninese photographer Léonce Raphaël Agbodjélou (b. 1965) has been awarded the 2026 Prix des Amis du musée Albert-Kahn for his series Egungun. The award, presented by the museum’s friends association, includes a €5,000 bursary and an exhibition opportunity at the museum. French photographer Thierry Bouët received a special mention and €1,500 for his series Paris...
Theaster Gates pours a libation between Japan and Black America at Art Basel Unlimited
At Unlimited, the newly minted Art Basel Awards medalist lines up more than 1,000 Japanese sake vessels in a meditation on craft, ritual, and the intersections of Blackness within Japan


