1-54 Fair Panel discussion: The Cinematic eye of West African photographer Paul Kodjo
Please join the panel discussion At 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The Cinematic eye of West African photographer Paul Kodjo: The Ivorian Miracle in the 1970’s Saturday May 4, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30pm Forum Room/1-54 at Industria, 775 Washington Street, New York City Panelists: Ananias Leki Dago (photographer and founder of Les Rencontres du […]
African Pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2017
Usually I like to go to see the Venice Biennale long after its late spring opening, any time from September to November. This year was different because several African artists whose work I own were going to be included either in the Biennale Pavilions or in side events. I wanted to meet up with […]
Spring in Paris and London: Market fever for Contemporary African art
Paris: Strong push by Contemporary African art galleries with a solid presence at contemporary fair Art Paris. At Art Paris African art galleries from Europe and the African continent showed their new works: Artist Billie Zangewa with her beautiful hand sown collage at South African gallery ArtNova. Getting pretty pricey! She has been showing her […]
Emerging art scene in Nairobi, Part II
Gor Soudan and Michael Soi: Two artists politically engaged but at polar opposite in terms of process and aesthetics. Gor Soudan’s approach is essentially conceptual. He greeted me in his new small studio not too far from the Circle Art Agency. He came to art by way of his passion for philosophy. Translating an idea, […]
Upcoming art events featuring African art in New York, London, Paris
OCTOBER UPDATE A lot is happening on the Africa front. I went to Kenya for a couple of weeks this summer and spend a few days in Nairobi interviewing a few key players and artists in an emerging East African art scene that is gaining momentum. I will report on this in my November Newsletter. […]
South African Wim Botha at The Foundation Blachere in Apt, France
Wim Botha’s fragmentary spectacle: An engrossing juxtaposition of materials. From my summer house in the Luberon in Provence, South of France it takes me barely 20 minutes to get to the Fondation Blachere in Apt, which is devoted to fostering contemporary creativity in Africa and to promoting its artists. Situated in the industrial suburb […]
UPCOMING AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOWING IN NEW YORK
New African Photography can be seen in Brooklyn, New York, May 7 – 15, 2016 Something that five years ago was unthinkable is happening in New York . Contemporary African photography is getting increasing exposure in New York , not just the classics but also the newest of the new. Nataal, a new global media […]
Toyin Ojih Odutola at Jack Shainman gallery
Total commitment to the art of mark-making. Toyin Ojih Odutola just had her fourth solo show at Jack Shainman Gallery. Odutola’s medium of choice is drawing. She is quite aware of the inherent challenge to restricting her practice to drawing, which has always been considered in Western art as secondary to painting. Yet she embraces […]
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 […]
Contemporary African Art: 1:54 greeted with enthusiasm in London
Diverse and manageable Art fair! What can be better..as far as art fairs go. The Contemporary African Art fair 1:54, the brainchild of Tourai El Glaoui, took place in London a couple weeks ago for its third London edition at the Somerset House. The word was clearly out that it was the place to be; […]
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