Art fair curator Touria El Glaoui is on a mission to showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora. She shares beautiful, inspiring, thrilling contemporary art that tells powerful stories of African identity and history -- including works by Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj and Zimbabwean painter Kudzanai-Violet Hwami. "It is really through art that we can regain our sense of agency and empowerment," El Glaoui says. "It is through art that we can really tell our own story."

 Inside Africa's thriving art scene

African contemporary art is challenging stereotypes and reshaping global perceptions by telling powerful, personal stories. Works like Omar Victor Diop’s reimagining of historical portraits and Hassan Hajjaj’s vibrant, stereotype-defying photography highlight how art can reclaim identity and agency. Visual artists across the continent and its diaspora use their work to critique history, celebrate complexity, and ignite change. Art becomes a force for empowerment, fostering voices that are often overlooked or misunderstood.