On the third day of Ethiopia’s internet blackout on June 24, a group of artists gather together at Addis Fine Art in Addis Ababa. All phone data and wifi has been suspended following a foiled coup by ...

BALTIMORE, Maryland — Dark-eyed saints and apostles parade across a long stitched goatskin in robes of red, yellow, green, and blue. These holy figures are paired in conversation across accordion ...

Over the last five years contemporary Ethiopian artists have been making a name for themselves on the global art market, but it’s been a long time coming. After almost four decades of political ...

The painter Tesfaye Urgessa will represent Ethiopia for the country’s first-ever national pavilion at this year’s 60th Venice Biennale, which runs from April 20 until November 24, 2024. His exhibition ...

Deep thinking. Given the luxury of time to think–surrounded by the world’s greatest artwork–museum curators find linkages between people and places not readily apparent. Ways of seeing the world ...

Her music blends rich cultural heritage with contemporary storytelling, taking listeners on a journey across continents and ...

As a child growing up in Ambo, Ethiopia, Netsanet Tesfay recalls sitting at the kitchen table for hours at a time, drawing everything her eyes fell upon: pots, pans, a long-necked jebana — or kettle — ...

correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly said the Byzantine Empire, Armenia, Coptic Egypt and Ethiopia all shared a common Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The last three churches are ...

Urban life can be a tricky, even precarious, walk across a tightrope, referred to in "Tightrope: Behind the Processor #2," the title of this work by Elias Sime. Recently acquired by the New Orleans ...

PARIS, France—Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu debuted the 20 th BMW Art Car last week in Paris. With her design, Mehretu fused industrial design objects, creating a “performative painting” on the ...

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