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Bilder der Africa Basel 2026
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The Art Newspaper: Uganda’s Umoja Art Gallery team forced to cancel attendance at Africa Basel fair after visas denied — International news coverage
SRF Kultur: Er machte das Visum zur Kunst – und bekam keins für die Show — Swiss online & audio feature
MAYÌ ARTS: Africa Basel 2026 returns: “Last year was a proof of concept…” — International interview
ART AFRICA Magazine: Africa Basel 2026: Depth, Dialogue and a Focused Fair Format — South African feature
DAK’ART News: At Africa Basel’s Second Edition, High Stakes and a Raw New Rhythm — Senegalese feature
ArtDaily: Africa Basel announces full programme for 2026 edition — International art-market news
Monopol: Wohin am Wochenende? — Afrikanische Gegenwartskunst in Basel — Art Week guide, Germany
WELTKUNST: Art Basel 2026: Das Beste gibt es nur vor Ort — Art Week guide, Germany
BaselLive: Ein Pass für die Kunstwelt — Swiss feature
Africa(s) Column: Africa Basel 2026: The Boutique Fair Positioning African Art at the Center of Basel’s Global Art Week — International feature
Africa(s) Column: The Artists, Conversations and Cultural Infrastructure Shaping the Future of Contemporary African Art — Programme feature
Africa Art News: East African artists at Africa Basel — Artist feature
The Rio Times: Africa Basel Puts African Art at the Market’s Center — Brazilian post-fair feature
WAU Art: Africa Basel is back for its 2nd edition — International preview
Beaux Arts Magazine: Africa Basel — Une ouverture sur l’Afrique — Print, issue 504, p. 148
This is Basel / Basel Tourism: Kunst rund um die Art Basel: Liste Art Fair Basel und Africa Basel im Fokus — Swiss podcast feature
Artsy: Africa Basel 2026 — International fair profile
My Art Guides: Africa Basel 2026 — International fair guide
Strauss & Co: Guide to African Art 2026 — Africa Basel — African art guide, South Africa
Kunstbulletin: Africa Basel 2026 — Swiss fair listing
MyBasel: Africa Basel — Contemporary African Art Fair — Local event listing
ArtFacts: Africa Basel 2026 — Fair database
PRAZZLE Arts: Art Basel 2026: Where to Go Beyond the Main Hall… — International Art Week guide
Art Museums of the World: What to do during Art Fair Week in Basel — International Art Week guide
My Art Guides: Art Basel Art Week 2026 — International Art Week guide
Artribune: Tutte le fiere da vedere a Basilea durante Art Basel 2026 — Italian Art Week guide
Collezione da Tiffany: L’oro di Basilea (e il resto del mondo) — Italian Art Week feature
Switzerland Tourism: Africa Basel — Official Swiss event listing
Saint-Louis Tourisme: Africa Basel included in Art Basel programme guide — French Art Week guide
Bajour: Africa Basel in Art Week social/video coverage — Swiss social & video coverage
Kuppel Basel: Africa Basel Party — Event listing / venue partner
ARTSVP: Africa Basel — International event platform
Monopol: Zwei ergeben eine Komposition — Africa Basel / Art World Passport — German media roundup
MutualArt: ArtDaily Africa Basel article indexed across artist news profiles — Artist/news aggregation
Pulse of Africa: Africa Basel 2026 Evolves as Arts, Cultural Conversations Platform — African programme feature
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CityLife Arts: Contemporary art from Africa’s status set to rise in 2025 following the appointment of the curatorial board — Pre-launch coverage for the inaugural edition
Happening Media: Africa Basel: A New Platform for Contemporary African Art at Art Basel Week 2025 — International preview
Art Report Africa: Africa Basel Art Fair Opens Applications — African art news / announcement
Artlyst: Art Basel 2025: The Main And Collateral Events – Artlyst Guide — International Art Week guide
Africa(s) Column: Africa Basel 2025: A New Era for Contemporary African Art — International preview
Art Network Africa: Africa Basel: A Vital Platform for Contemporary African Art Amidst Market Turmoil — African art-market feature
THE Stylemate: Africa Basel: A New Platform for Contemporary African Art — International cultural feature
La Gazette Drouot: Sven Eisenhut-Hug — Art-market profile
La Gazette Drouot: Michèle Sandoz — Art-market profile
The Art Newspaper France: Africa Basel, une nouvelle foire d’art contemporain africain dans les tuyaux — French art-market preview
Il Giornale dell'Arte: Africa Basel, una nuova fiera boutique per l’arte contemporanea africana — Italian art-market preview
ART AFRICA Magazine: Africa Basel: A New Chapter in the Global Contemporary Art Landscape — Interview with co-founder Benjamin Füglister
Il Giornale dell'Arte: L’eterna ascesa dell’arte contemporanea africana nel mercato — Italian art-market feature
MAYÌ ARTS: Beyond the Booth: Africa Basel’s Strategic Rethink with Co-founder Benjamin Füglister — Founder interview
DakArtNews: Contemporary African Art Takes Center Stage at Basel’s Newest Fair — Founder interview
Die Presse am Sonntag: Phönix aus der Asche — Austrian national press feature
PROZ: Afrikanische Kunst jenseits der Klischees — Swiss magazine feature
Weltkunst: Von Freunden für Freunde — German art-market feature
MODULØR: Afrika trifft Basel — Swiss cultural magazine feature
IDEAT: Highlights im Kunstkalender — International art & lifestyle guide
Contemporary And (C&): Africa Basel Contemporary African Art Fair — International fair listing
Leadership: Nigerian Artist Helen Nzete Features At The Inaugural Africa Art Basel — Nigerian artist feature
Africa News Agency: Africa Basel 2025: A New Platform for Contemporary African Art in Basel — Pan-African news coverage
Afrikanizm Art News: Africa Basel: Basel’s New Satellite Fair Rides the Wave of Contemporary African Art — Specialist African art feature
Africa Art News: In Conversation: Serge Tiroche on Africa Basel 2025 — Interview with curatorial board member
Basler Zeitung: Das sind die spannendsten Parallelmessen während der Art Basel — Swiss Art Week preview
ARTdacity: Episode 5: Benjamin Fueglister of Africa Basel — Podcast / interview with co-founder Benjamin Füglister
DakArtNews: Africa Basel Debuts: A New Platform of Possibility in the Heart of the Global Art Circuit — On-site fair coverage
RFI – Spotlight on Africa: Justice and art: Kenya’s fight against police brutality; Africa’s bold new art fair in Basel — International radio / podcast feature
Basler Zeitung: Wow! Gewaltige Farben und ganz viel «Müll» an der Africa Basel — Opening-day coverage / on-site review
Blick / Keystone-SDA: Einblicke in Gegenwartskunst aus Afrika am Basler Kunstmesse-Reigen — Swiss national press coverage
Südostschweiz / Keystone-SDA: Einblicke in Gegenwartskunst aus Afrika am Basler Kunstmesse-Reigen — Swiss regional press coverage
Telebasel: Afrikanische Kunst erhält Plattform während Art-Woche — Swiss TV coverage
Weltkunst: Tipps für den Kunstsommer — Editorial guide / recommendation
BaselLive: Art Week Basel: Die Side-Events im Überblick — Local Art Week guide
Bajour: Art Basel: Was läuft? — Swiss Art Week guide
Tagesspiegel: Was fehlt: In Basel widmen sich zwei kleinere Messen der Fotografie und Kunst aus Afrika — German national press feature
Diptyk: Africa Basel, un nouveau tremplin pour l’art africain — French art-market feature
ART AFRICA Magazine: Richard Mudariki’s Art World Passport: A Document for a Borderless Future — Artist / special-project feature
Africa Art News: Stamped Out: The Artist Denied Entry to His Own Exhibition — Artist / visa coverage
DakArtNews: No Entry: The Artist Whose Visa Was Denied for a Project About Borders in Basel — Artist / visa story
Art Network Africa: Richard Mudariki Barred From his Own Show at Africa Basel — Post-fair artist / visa coverage
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MediEnbilder der Africa Basel 2026
Africa Basel 2026 Venue. Klybeck 610. Designed by Suter+Suter in 1965.
Courtesy www.architekturbibliothek.ch
Africa Basel Conversations 2025. Ntshepe Tsekere Bopape in Conversation with Alexis Peskine Helen Nzete and Ibrahim Mohama
Courtesy Africa Basel
Graeme Williams. John Flaffie, White City Township, Calvinia, South Africa, 2011. From On The Other Side
Courtesy the Artist and Edition POPCAP
Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo. The last Queen of Luba, 2023
Courtesy the Artist and Kin Art Studio
Louis Barthélémy. Entering The Arena, 2021
Courtesy the Artist and Be Coffi Gallery
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BarthélémyToguo. Swimming in Clear Water, 2025
Courtesy the Artist and La Galerie 38
MAKANO. Moonlight, 2024
Courtesy the Artist and Umoja Art Gallery
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Chinedu Chidebe. Incubated Balance, 2026
Courtesy the Artist and Black Current Art
Valerie Asiimwe. Amani Jitafute, 2025
Courtesy the Artist and Rangi Gallery.
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Geoffrey Phiri Copper. Prices increase by 125, 2025
Courtesy the Artist and Imvelo Art Studio.
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Kamva Matuis. Complex of The Saint in Bachanalia, 2024
Courtesy the Artist and the Dealr
Sokari Douglas Camp. Pineapple Daisy, 2024
Courtesy the Artist and October Gallery
Moffat Takadiwa. Untitled, 2020
Courtesy the Artist and Reto Andri Objekte
Richard Mudariki. The Art World Passort, 2024
Courtesy the Artist and ArtHARARE