Me time: Contemporary African Art and cappuccino!
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1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair (second year) just ended at Somerset House in London. 4 days of full immersion on Contemporary Art from Africa. From the opening night on October 15th to the closing day on Sunday 19th we could discover and enjoy amazing artists' works, talks, studio and collectors visit, guided tours and a series of parallel events! Touria El Glaoui, the Fair's founder, did a wonderful job. The Fair is growing embracing estimators and collectors. I met also people who came to London especially for 1:54 (which is a great success considering that it is taking place at the same time of Frieze). It is emotional now to look at some of the precious moments at the fair. I really enjoyed the talk between Marlene Smith and John Akomfrah, introduced by Koyo Kouoh (Raw Material Company).
Maïmouna Guerresi
Exciting days are opening up in Dakar: not only the 11th Biennale, Dak'Art opening today but also an OFF section with events and exhibitions. My thoughts and best wishes are going to Maïmouna Patrizia Guerresi presenting a solo exhibition "M.eating" at the Ancienne Biscuiterie de Mé dina, conceived by Alessia Montani for M'AMA.ART and Arthemisia Group (vernissage tomorrow the 10th of May at 7.30pm). Maïmouna Guerresi, M-Eating, Red Table, 2013 The title is playing with the two verbs 'to meet' and 'to eat'. In fact her series of photographs are wondering about the importance of coming together while sharing a meal at the table. There is a sacred feeling in Maïmouna's meticulous compositions, time looks suspended and her 'characters' (African men, women and children) in the photographs, are isolated from the context. There is no communication between them, each one looks absorbed within his/her own universe. It makes m...
1:54. London and its new Contemporary African Art Fair!
We are only one week ahead before the opening of 1:54 , the first Contemporary African Art Fair to be held in London ( Somerset House ). Exhibitors list's include 17 international galleries with a focus on African and Africa related projects. Ransome Stanley, The Purpose, 2012 The name of the Fair refers to the 54 African countries. Fair Founder and Director is Touria El Glaoui, daughter of Moroccan artist Hassan El Glaoui. She is supported by an extraordinary team: Architect David Adjaye made the design and Koyo Kouoh is the Artistic Director. Otobong Nkanga FORUM PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT With aim to foster an axis for ideas, exchange and debate, 1:54 Forum will act as the theoretical substructure to 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair. The programme curated by Koyo Kouoh (Artistic Director of 1:54 and Founder of Raw Material Company) will encompass keynote lectures, artist talks, panel discussions and associate film programme, traversing critical themes and...