News Ibrahim Mahama Wins Dia’s Inaugural Sam Gilliam Award The $75,000 prize goes to an artist who has made "a significant contribution in any medium and for whom the award would be transformative." By Maximilíano Durón Mar 28, 2024 11:56 am
News Jackie Robinson Statue Stolen and Burned, Spanish Outcry Over ‘Effeminate’ Jesus Painting, Rubin Museum to Shutter, and More: Morning Links for February 1, 2024 Here's what we're reading this morning. By The Editors of ARTnews Feb 1, 2024 8:16 am
News Boy Breaks Arm After Tripping on Ibrahim Mahama Installation at São Paulo Biennial Until the child tripped, visitors were encouraged to touch and even walk on the installation. By Daniel Cassady Sep 19, 2023 2:32 pm
News Frieze London, Deutsche Bank Partner with Artist Ibrahim Mahama to Support Emerging Curators Fellowship The fourth iteration of the program will support fellows at the Whitworth and Manchester City Art Gallery in North West England. By Maximilíano Durón Sep 29, 2022 8:00 am
Features Spread the Wealth These artists are playing Robin Hood with the art market. By Emily Watlington May 5, 2022 7:00 am
Market Ghana Plans Venice Biennale Debut, with El Anatsui, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, More Okwui Enwezor is serving as strategic adviser on the project. By Andrew Russeth Feb 24, 2019 10:21 am
News The City as Canvas: Ghana’s Artists Are Building—and Engaging—Communities Over the past ten years, the art scene across the country, and its capital, Accra, in particular, has grown considerably. By Billie A. McTernan Jul 11, 2018 9:21 am
Market A Look Around Miami Galleries, From the Pop-Up Spaces of Out-of-Towners to Local Stalwarts Among the offerings are shows by Derrick Adams, Nancy Davidson, and Tschabalala Self. By Andrew Russeth Dec 6, 2017 8:41 am
Jute-Sack Case Heats Up: Ibrahim Mahama Countersues Simchowitz, Ellis King Artist's lawyer alleges the dealers 'made him sign these works' By Nate Freeman Mar 31, 2016 4:50 pm
Jute Sack Artworks Are at the Center of Simchowitz Lawsuit Against Venice Biennale Artist Los Angeles dealer and artist agent Stefan Simchowitz and Dublin dealer Jonathan Ellis King have filed suit against the Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, alleging that he breached a contract between By Sarah Douglas, Andrew Russeth Aug 25, 2015 1:58 pm