African Art Fair 1:54 is back for the second time in New York
In May The African Art Fair 1:54 was again with us New Yorkers in Red Hook, Brooklyn at Pioneer Works. The mix of artists was different than last year making the fair an opportunity for discoveries for New Yorkers and I found works that peeked my interest. It was very well attended and therefore a […]
Nicholas Hlobo solo exhibition at Lehmann Maupin in New York
Umkhokeli “I recycle good pieces out of the past and create something that is new” Nicholas Hlobo (video by Al Todd). I am thrilled to see that Nicholas Hlobo is finally having his first gallery solo exhibtion in New York City at Lehman Maupin. I can report that his health scare a couple years ago […]
Best Wishes For A Joyous and Peaceful New Year
KONGO: POWER AND MAJESTY but also beauty and emotion…. ANCESTRAL SHRINE FIGURE: SEATED FEMALE. KONGO PEOPLES; YOMBE GROUP, 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Read Holland Cotter’s review
BEAUTE CONGO at the Fondation Cartier
After being in London for the 1:54 art fair I rushed off to Paris for a couple of days to look at sinks and faucets for a little house that I am renovating in France. To my surprise I found out the exhibition at the Fondation Cartier, Beauté Congo- 1926-2015 that opened in July had […]
Ethiopian Artist Elias Sime at James Cohan gallery, New York
Ethiopian artist Elias Sime first solo show in New York City A tour de force: Collages made from recycled electronic bits morph into majestic cityscapes. I am seeing more and more signs that African contemporary art is getting the attention of New York dealers. I was at a wedding in Boston when I learned from […]
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