JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president's genitals removed from an art gallery but ...

At a time when Black creatives were confined to the margins, Neil Hall placed them at the center of Miami’s artistic identity ...

From Wednesday to Saturday, the "Art of Transformation" showcase will be held at historic spots throughout the City of ...

The art world moved forward with glowing renovations to some of New York City’s cultural jewels, as well as sweeping surveys ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The New York Times reports that an exhibition at a Johannesburg art gallery is ...

A painting by Brett Murray of the South African President has caused outrage among the ANC faithful but the subsequent acts of vandalism raise questions for which there are no easy answers. For ...

This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute, part of ...

The South African art gallery that displayed an explicit painting of President Jacob Zuma has removed the offending work of art, according to The Times’ World Now blog. The decision was made amid a ...

A new exhibition at the Africa Museum in Belgium takes a frank look at a large-scale propaganda painting and the ...

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Clarence DeShields is looking at something in the distance, and every curve, hollow and wrinkle on his expressive face is a testament to his complex inner life. You wouldn't describe ...