The ninth edition of the 1-54 fair in Harlem made me proud of my Blackness, a feeling most art spaces don’t often inspire.
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
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A No-Nonsense Guide to NYC’s May Art Fairs
Frieze or Future? NADA or Volta? To help alleviate the daunting dizziness of too many options, we’ve got the run-down for you.
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Your Ultimate Guide to NYC’s May Art Fairs
A useful guide to the fairs and exhibitions of interest opening in the city this month.
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1-54 New York Returns with an Emphasis on Textiles
This year’s edition will highlight contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora through both an online platform and an in-person exhibition.
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The Tantalizing Photographic Figure at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
At the fair, you can trace visual conversations happening across regions of Africa and their diasporic communities.
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Your Concise Guide to Frieze Week 2019
Check out Hyperallergic’s guide to the art fairs of Frieze Week in New York.
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Brooklyn’s Art Fairs Do Their Own Thing During Frieze Week
During the 2018 Frieze Week, there are three art fairs in Brooklyn and we had to check them out.
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The Stories of African Contemporary Art Are Everywhere at the 1-54 Art Fair
From Ralph Ziman’s massive Ziman sculpture to Uthman Wahaab’s painterly critiques of technology, this art fair devoted to contemporary African art is packed with fascinating projects of every kind.
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Your Concise Guide to Frieze Week 2018
As Frieze and TEFAF go head-to-head, eight other fairs or fair-like endeavors are vying for your attention (and time, and money) this week.
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Learning Political Lessons at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair
This year, there are several artworks at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair that are worth digging deeper into.
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Focusing on Photo Portraits at New York’s Contemporary African Art Fair
Seventeen galleries from all over the world have convened to exhibit the work of pan-African artists and artists of the African diaspora.
