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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, has announced the programme of Special Projects, 1-54 Forum and a new publication for its ninth […]
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, is delighted to announce its first-ever fair in Paris set to take place over four
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Collaborates with Christie’s in Paris Read Article
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair announces exhibitors, special projects and 1-54 Forum talks programme for London 2020 Ekene Emeka Maduka, Morning Assembly, 2020. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Polartics. 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has
Another event postponed ©La Bienalle di Venezia The global Coronavirus pandemic continues to plague the world socially and economically. There is no foreseeable end in sight to how social engagement will again return to the
It was on the cards, but boy did that bubble burst! Read Article
Somerset House and 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair present Mary Sibande’s first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom, ‘I Came Apart at the Seams’ Mary Sibande, The Wait Seems to Go on Forever, 2009. Archival
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Gallery list announced for seventh London edition of the fair 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has announced the 44 galleries from 19 countries exhibiting at its seventh London edition, taking place at Somerset House, 3-6
Mary Sibande to exhibit at 1-54 Special Projects Read Article
The Montresso Foundation has initiated the second edition of their IN-DISCPLINE residency series IN-DISCIPLINE is a travelling programme that supports the creation and diffusion of visual artists in Africa and other regions in the world.
IN-DISCIPLINE: Montresso Foundation`s residency series Read Article
Athi-Patra Ruga takes his ‘olympians’ to London As legend has it, Nongqawuse was a fierce, young Xhosa girl who notoriously became the medium of communication between the ancestors and the Xhosa people – resulting in
Of gods, rainbows and omissions Read Article
Presented by Kristin Hjellegjerde Exhibiting his work at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London with Kristin Hjellegjerde, Ethiopian artist Dawit Abebe seeks to better understand the ‘in-between’. Inspired by the smartphone, and working with collage and
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