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The Jean Pigozzi Collection

Contemporary African and Japanese art from the Jean Pigozzi Collections.

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I Am Because You Are

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The Afrofuture is Now

Imagining new Black worlds, from astral jazz to Black Panther

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Cradle of Creativity

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Èkó for Show: Explore Lagos

Meet the movers and shakers shaping Nigeria's electrifying city

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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

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Contemporary African Art Collection - The Jean Pigozzi Collection

The Pigozzi collection - Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) – is today the largest private collection dedicated to contemporary African art. It was founded in 1989 by Italian business man Jean Pigozzi, and includes over 10 000 artworks featuring paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, installations and videos from artists living and working in sub-Saharan countries. The collection doesn’t have a permanent exhibition venue yet, but through its numerous exhibitions and loans to major museums around the world, as well as the catalogues and books that are published, it greatly contributed to reveal the spectacular creativity of sub-Saharan Africa to an ever-increasing public.

Johannesburg Art Gallery

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African Ceremonies

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DuSable Museum of African American History

United States

Denver Art Museum

United States

The Toledo Museum of Art

United States

High Museum of Art

United States

JaPigozzi Collection

The JaPigozzi Collection is a unique collection focusing on the young Japanese art scene. The Collection was begun by Jean Pigozzi in 2008. It includes over 3000 artworks - in a variety of media and disciplines - by around 250 artists, thus presenting an extensive overview of an entire generation of Japanese artists born between the mid 1970s and early 1990s. The majority of these figures have completed the rigorous and traditional training offered by art academies in Japan. Examples of some important artists included in the collection are Nobuyoshi Araki (b. 1940), Keiichi Tanaami (b. 1936), Akira Ikezoe (b. 1979), Kohei Nawa (b. 1975), Sohei Nishino (b. 1982), Mika Ninagawa (b. 1972), and Tomoko Sawada (b. 1977). Many of the artists use detailed techniques, creating tension when it depicts imagery that is sometimes disturbing, fetishist or pseudo-naïve. However, these themes are alleviated by humour, playfulness and beauty. Many of the works have a strong and detailed sense of narrative. Story-telling becomes fractured by tools such as irregular perspective, abstract passages or multi-layered vignettes. Surrealism and Absurdism are central features in many of the works, introducing emotional or cerebral undertones. Indeed, the conceptual structure of the works leaves nothing to chance, despite the seemingly ambiguous first impressions. Prior to his interest in Japanese art, Pigozzi founded in 1989 the Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC), which is now the largest private collection of Contemporary African Art in the world.

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Colours of Africa

Spin the kaleidoscope to explore how 60 African artists capture the character of their home country through colour. Created with Design Indaba.

The Timbuktu Manuscripts

Explore 40,000 manuscripts guarded by Dr. Abdel Kader Haidara and SAVAMA-DCI, showcasing Africa’s greatest written legacy.

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Black Consciousness: Much more than a holiday

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[open the box] Fernando Alvim

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Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar: The Witchcraft Of Art

Imago Mundi

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Mama Nike: A Champion of African Art

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Chromatin: The Geometry of Nigerian Hairstyles

African Artists' Foundation

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Fun, Fierce, and Frivolous

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Discover the history of Jean Pigozzi's collection

Contemporary African Art Collection - The Jean Pigozzi Collection

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Louis-Léopold Boilly: Painting in monochrome

The National Gallery, London

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Female Representation in Contemporary African Art

African Artists' Foundation

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Step Inside Three Virtual Reality Galleries

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Gianfranco Ferré: Latin America, nature, femininity and art

Gianfranco Ferré Research Center, Politecnico di Milano

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Majestic Mosaics

Salar Jung Museum

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Ubuntu: The Driving Force at the Phansi Museum

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Mali. Art between History and Myth

Imago Mundi

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The Story Behind the Phansi Museum

Phansi Museum

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Republic of the Congo: Breaking the Boundaries

Imago Mundi

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Material Times

Rele Arts Foundation

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Art for Soul with Elana Brundyn

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Oga, GIF Me My Change!

African Artists' Foundation

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The Masters of Nigerian Art

The Centenary Project

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The Ultimate University Museums

University of Pretoria Museums

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José De Guimarães International Arts Centre - CIAJG

Rede Portuguesa de Arte Contemporânea a Norte (RPAC – Norte)

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Q&A with Azu Nwagbogu

African Artists' Foundation

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Take a Tour of The African Artists' Foundation

African Artists' Foundation

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Five South African Artworks You Need to See

Phansi Museum

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Tour of the African Heritage House with Alan Donovan

African Heritage House

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Africa Remix: Contemporary Art of a Continent

Hayward Gallery

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Contemporary Artists From Djibouti, Central African Republic And Chad: Art That Breaks The Isolation

Imago Mundi

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Sudan Aesthetic Vestiges

Imago Mundi

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Adebisi Akanji - Artistic Genius and Co-Creator

Adunni Olorisha Trust / Adunni Osun Foundation

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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot: A painter's painting

The National Gallery, London

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Stephen Tayo: Lagos is a Runway

Homecoming

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Chess - A Royal Game

Salar Jung Museum

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Take A Tour of The Revolutionary Buildings of David Adjaye

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A King's Lens: Prajadhipok's Film Legacy

King Prajadhipok Museum

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Artistic Genus: Depictions of Animals in the Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Imago Mundi: The Art of Humanity - Dakar

Imago Mundi

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How the Chefs Behind ‘Ikoyi’ are Reinventing Nigerian Ingredients

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Step Back in Time: Exploring the Mev's Romanesque and Archaeological Collections

Mev, Museu d'Art Medieval

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Zimbabwe. Occupation: artist

Imago Mundi

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Explore Kenya's Communities at Nairobi Gallery

National Museums of Kenya

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5 Masterpieces from Terra Kulture's Art Collection

Terra Kulture

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Imago Mundi: The Art of Humanity - Rome

Imago Mundi

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Ivory Coast: The Return of the Elephants

Imago Mundi

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Somalia: Art of Hope

Imago Mundi

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12 Facts You Need to Know About Ife Art

Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University

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The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Photography and Resistance

Johannesburg Art Gallery

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Felting and Feeling

Social Fabric

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Chess Champions: Alexander Alekhine

International Chess Federation (FIDE)

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Niger: Art in the Desert

Imago Mundi

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An Introduction to the University of Pretoria's South African Modernism Collection

University of Pretoria Museums

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The History of Pinacoteca Agnelli’s Incredible Collection

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11 Facts You Need to Know About Benin Art

Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University

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Architectural Partners

Royal Institute of British Architects

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Bleek - Richardt Strydom

Johannesburg Art Gallery

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The Bushmen of the Kalahari

Imago Mundi

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Popcorn Shells by Chris Ofili, 1995

Arts Council Collection

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Highlights from the University of Pretoria Museum Collections

University of Pretoria Museums

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Explore Kenya's Communities at Nairobi Gallery

National Museums of Kenya

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7 Highlights at the Yemisi Shyllon Museum

Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University

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From Africa to Japan

Contemporary African and Japanese artworks from the Jean Pigozzi Collection

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Robert S. Duncanson

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Histories and Futures: Selected Works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Foundations of Contemporary Art in Nigeria

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BAIANAS

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Virtual Gallery: Can You Name #5WomenArtists?

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MIAPCR MUSEUM Art Collection

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LUMINOUS

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The Deutsche Grammophon Cover Stories

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Mexichrome: Photography and color in Mexico

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Water Under The Bridge: An Exploration of Migration and Memory

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Jadupat: The Living Arts Tradition

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Alaska from Above: The Art of Bradford Washburn

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FRANS POST: ART AND HISTORY

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Writings on the Wall

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