2013 Art Fairs, Auctions and Exhibitions: contemporary African art, the art world’s ‘next big thing’
It’s that time of the year again, when you sit down to relax, share with friends and family, and enjoy the festive season. It is also time for some to reflect on the year that was and note the highs and the lows, the sweet and the sour. Looking back, it seems a lot happened over the past two years in my professional career. I am probably thinking that this comes out of the huge the attention being given to modern and contemporary African Art by the art world. Many think that African contemporary fine art is the ‘next big thing’. According to Joost Bosland this attention has grown institutionally, in the art market and most noticeably in the press. Rachel Hamada notes that this growing inclination is within Africa among the wealthy to collect art made by artists within their culture and an increasing realization in Europe and America that African modern art can offer quality and diversity. There have been record sales for Africa art at auction houses, with experts at Bonha...