Entanglement, the 2025 Art of Transformation manifests in multiple ways: through the incorporation of foreign materials and techniques into indigenous practices, the reinterpretation of enslavement and colonial imageries in local contexts, and the on-going negotiation of identity in diasporic art forms. This framework allows to move beyond Eurocentric categorizations, recognizing African and African Diaspora artists as active agents who engage with, resist, and transform external influences. Entanglement not only illuminates historical processes of cultural exchange but also addresses contemporary debates about globalization, restitution, and the decolonization of museums. This approach underscores that African and African Diaspora art is neither static nor isolated but rather a vibrant, evolving field shaped by continuous dialogue across time and space. Entanglement emerges as a critical framework, offering a lens through which to examine the complex, dynamic, and often asymmetrical interactions between African and African Diaspora artistic traditions. Entanglement challenges binary narratives of "authenticity" versus "hybridity," instead emphasizing the interdependent and mutable nature of cultural production. and global forces such as enslavement, colonialism, trade, migration, and modernity. Coined by scholars like James Clifford and further developed by theorists such as Sidney
