The 2024 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair’s Morocco edition held at the prestigious Marrakech’s Mamounia hotel, but for the first time, it also took place at DADA, a multidisciplinary art space that is currently mid-renovation. The exterior of La Mamounia hotel, the main site of the 2024 edition of the…
RMB Latitude announces the participating curators for the 2024 CuratorLab mentorship Program. Hailing from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, and South Africa, these ten aspiring curators will actively engage in professional guidance and one-on-one mentorship from industry-leading curators. The curators are; Adeyosola Adeniran (Nigeria), Baoagi Keitshokile (Botswana),…
Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi has recently unveiled a captivating group exhibition titled “Invocations.” The exhibition features an impressive lineup of African artists whose works aim to invoke spiritual forces and contemplate the political issues intertwined with nature and our daily materials. Moreover, it blends experimental and contemporary…
The Impundu Arts Center, a local hub for art curation in Rwanda, will present the “Side by Side” group exhibition from February 3 to 18 at the Niyo Arts Center in Kacyiru. This two-week artistic showcase will offer a great opportunity to explore and appreciate the best artworks…
The statute of the goddess Ngonnso will be returned to the kingdom of Nso in CameroonImage Courtesy of Erik Hesmerg/Staatliche Museen zu Berlin/Ethnologisches Museum The culture ministers of Germany and France signed an agreement to set up a joint provenance research fund to focus on museum objects from…
Black Rock Senegal announces their partnership with 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Marrakech, New York and London, ahead of its February edition. Black Rock will be hosting an exhibition of alumni work accross the three editions. Image courtesy of Black Rock Senegal. Renowned artist Kehinde Wiley established Black…
Kenyan artist Chemu Ng’ok, celebrated for her abstracted figures and figurative forms, will now be represented by Goodman Gallery. As part of this announcement, Goodman Gallery recapped Ng’ok’s first institutional exhibition at Fondazione ICA Milano and her first solo exhibition in the UK with the gallery’s branch in…
In the anticipation of Marrakech 2024, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair announces its return to New York for its 10th edition. 1-54 New York 2023. Image courtesy of 1-54. The ninth edition of 1-54 in New York in 2023 was a momentous milestone for the fair and its…
Engdaye Lemma’s first solo exhibition, titled “Floating Souls,” will be showcased at Addis Fine Art London from January 18 to February 17, 2024. Engdaye Lemma, Heavenly Creatures, 2023. Courtesy of Addis Fine Art Born in 1980, Lemma’s innovative approach to print-making amalgamates screen-printing, painting, and collage techniques. His…
This year, galleries are announcing their astounding exhibitions lined up for 2024. From innovations, exploring forms and styles of expression to documenting histories, here’s a look at a number of standout exhibitions you should see and look forward to in the first month of the year. Leo Robinson,…