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. In the meantime I have joined the Tate Modern African Acquisition committee so here I am off to the Netherlands and Belgium to visit several African artists studios. I will then go to London to see the third edition of the African fair 1:54. I plan to go home soon after that and not leave New York city for a bit because the jet lag is getting to me. Unfortunately I will miss the first edition of the new African Fair in Paris in November (Akaa fair) . No worries because next March at Art Paris, Africa is  the guest of honor !! I am really thrilled that African art is getting so much attention and that main stream galleries are increasingly taking African artists on. The talent is there though it may require one to open up to some new perspectives.

In the meantime here is a long list of exhibitions showing African artists in New York and London that you might want to check out if you find yourself in either city in September and October.

NEW YORK

The Expanded Subject: New Perspectives in Photographic Portraiture From Africa (Sammy Baloji, Mohamed Camara, Saidou Dicko and George Osodi).

Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Gallery, Columbia University

September 7 – December 10, 2016

 Meleko Mokgosi

Jack Shainman, 513 West 20^th Street

September 8 – October 22, 2016

 David Goldblatt

Pace/ MacGill Gallery

32 East 57^th Street

September 14 – October 29, 2016

 Recent Histories: New Photography from Africa

Walther Collection

526 West 26^th Street, Suite 718

September 22 – December 17, 2016

 Julie Mehretu

Marian Goodman

24 West 57^th Street

September 22 – October 29, 2016

 

LONDON

Samson Kambalu

Kate MacGArry

27 Old Nichol Street, E2 7HR

September 9 – October 15, 2016

 Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Corvi-Mora

1A Kempsford road, SE11 4NU

September 9, 2016 onwards

Virginia Chihota

Tiwani Contemporary

16 Little Portland Street W1W8BP

September 16 to October 29, 2016

William Kentridge

Whitechapel Gallery

77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QX

September 21, 2016 to January 15, 2017

 Yinka Shonibare

Stephen Friedman

25-28 Burlington Street, W1S3AN

September 28 to November 5,2016

Njideka Akunyili-Cosby

Victoria Miro

16 Wharf Road, N1 7RW

October 4- November 5, 2016

 Emo de Medeiros

50 Goborne

50 Golborne Road, W10 5PR

October 5 –November 20, 2016

 Romuald Hazoume

October Gallery

25 Old Gloucester Street, WC1N3AL

October 7 to November 26, 2016

Joel Andrianomearisoa

Tyburn Gallery

26 Barrett St, W1U

October 4 – December 23, 2016