Africa’s largest mosque inaugurated in Algeria after years of delays
Prayer room of Great Mosque of Algiers, beset by political wrangling and cost overruns, accommodates 120,000 people Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its...
Category : Art and design
Sculpture of colonial officer’s ‘angry spirit’ returns to DRC as Dutch urge reckoning
Carved wooden figure at Venice Biennale aims to spark debate about colonial blindspots in the art world A statue depicting the angry spirit of a...
Blockbuster show on Genghis Khan opens in France after row with China
Exhibition features objects never before seen in Europe and draws lessons from Mongol empire relevant to today It was a major cultural row between France...
London church unveils artwork of African-born abolitionist
Che Lovelace paintings in St James’s church are first permanent art commission to honour Quobna Ottobah Cugoano A permanent artwork to commemorate the 250th anniversary...
Germany’s return of sacred Kogi masks to Colombia may have health risks
Wooden artefacts dating from 15th century and bought from indigenous people were treated with pesticides while in museum Germany has returned two wooden masks of...
‘Man of 1,000 faces’ wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
Samuel Fosso scoops £30,000 award for performative self-portraits of historical figures including Angela Davis and Mao Zedong One of Africa’s most important living photographers and...
Frida Kahlo’s husband may have helped her die, reveals Diego Rivera’s grandson
The revered Mexican artist’s suffering was so great, she ‘probably’ asked her soulmate to assist in ending her life, documentary is told People’s love of...
Legacy of Japan’s Nagakin Capsule Tower lives on in restored pods
One of Tokyo’s most famous buildings was dismantled in April due to asbestos fears. Now 23 of the capsules have been saved for posterity Tatsuyuki...
Africa’s biggest photography library opens in Ghana
Ghanaian photographer’s crowdfunded project won support of Humans of New York author and boasts more than 30,000 books The largest photography library in Africa has...
Portrait of tyrant Thomas Picton moved to side room in Welsh museum
Exhibition includes two specially commissioned works reframing story of former Trinidad governor For more than a century, the portrait of Thomas Picton hung in a...
