The Bloom We Borrow For African Art In Black History Month

EDITORIAL

Debut of New Works in Spring 2026

Renowned Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui debuts new works in two concurrent exhibitions presented by White Cube in Hong Kong and Seoul in March 2026⁠. El Anatsui’s new series expands upon his unique repertoire of works made exclusively from salvaged bottle caps, a medium he has explored for its seemingly limitless aesthetic potential in almost three decades.⁠

About the new series, White Cube says in their press statement, “For the first time, Anatsui places equal emphasis on the recto and verso of the sculpture, allowing the works to be installed either on or away from the wall and viewed from both sides. With an elegantly restrained palette, the works on view mark the artist’s latest formulation of his own key invention – the ‘non-fixed form’.”

El Anatsui, Hyundai Commission: El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon, 2023. Image courtesy of El Anatsui and El Anatsui Studio.

This is his first exhibition with White Cube, and the body of sculptural work will be unveiled across the White Cube galleries in Hong Kong and Seoul, as well as at Art Basel Hong Kong.⁠

Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo will also present new and recent works at the Museo di Palazzo Grimani in Venice this spring in his first solo show in Italy. Drawing inspiration from the rich Venetian portrait tradition, Boafo is creating a series of new works specifically for the exhibition, as he directly references this historical context and the unique architecture of the palace.

Amoako Boafo in his studio, Accra, 2025. Image courtesy of Nii Odzenma and The Art Newspaper.

The show will be co-organised by Gagosian Gallery, which represents the artist, and will coincide with the 61st Venice Biennale, from May 9 to November 22.