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...
Category: 2026
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
Ekow Eshun to Curate Julianknxx’s First Tokyo Show at Art Week Tokyo 2026
Art Week Tokyo is a contemporary art event that has been held for four years in Tokyo. The city-wide initiative, organised by Japan Contemporary Art Platform in collaboration with Art Basel, activates more than 50 of Tokyo’s leading art institutions and galleries through five days of coordinated programming and special platforms. The fifth edition, happening...


