The Democratic Republic of the Congo is preparing to pay a historic tribute to the voices, rhythms and legacies that have defined its ...

New commercial galleries, artist-led biennials, and patrons aim to give the Democratic Republic of Congo a new image through art. Price Database. 14 July 2025. Artworks. Artists. Auctions ...

In Congo, artists are poor and, quite literally, have to sing for their supper. Many rely on the patronage of the wealthy and the vain to keep their art afloat.

Most of Congo’s 400 works of art were sold after the 1957 exhibition. Another group was sold at the Mayor Gallery after being exhibited with two other primate artists in 2005 in a show called ...

Folk art rose to prominence in 1982 when the exhibit, "Black Folk Art in America: 1930-1980," opened at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington.

They came to the world’s largest international folk art market from more than 60 nations with a range of ethnic, cultural and economic diversity. From Japan, there were silk and bamboo kites.

The Archives of American Art has collected a wealth of primary sources documenting the contested terrain of American folk art. In celebration of the opening of the American Folk Art Museum’s new ...