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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
Omar Ba’s paintings: Beyond Appearances
On my way back from Kenya, I stopped for a few days in Paris. It was perfect timing because I was able to see Omar Ba’s exhibition “ Le Monde des Apparences” at Anne de Villepoix’s gallery. I was in for a feast of allegories, bursts of intense color, and charged political meaning. Omar Ba […]
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