contemporary African art

art made by Africans or their descendants in the post-colonial era
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contemporary African art

Summary

contemporary African art is an art of an area[1]. It draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (art_of_an_area category, ranking #15 of 105).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to contemporary African art is Santa Rania[3].
  • contemporary African art's instance of is recorded as art of an area[4].
  • contemporary African art is a type of African art[5].
  • contemporary African art's Commons category is recorded as Contemporary African art[6].
  • contemporary African art's topic's main category is recorded as Category:African contemporary art[7].
  • contemporary African art's significant person is recorded as Fathi Hassan[8].
  • contemporary African art's significant person is recorded as El Anatsui[9].
  • contemporary African art's significant person is recorded as Ben Enwonwu[10].
  • contemporary African art's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Black Lunch Table[11].

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Definition and Type

contemporary African art's instance of is recorded as art of an area[4]. It is a type of African art[5].

Why It Matters

contemporary African art draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (art_of_an_area category, ranking #15 of 105).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Sotheby's. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Christie's. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Madamebiblio · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of art of an area
    Notable work Santa Rania
    Aliases
    Subclass of African art
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