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When 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to New York in May 2025, from the 8th to the 11th, it brings with it a slew of Special Projects that reaffirm the fair’s commitment to elevating diverse African and diasporic voices. These projects offer more than visual appeal—they embody…

kó presents Mining Abstractions, a group exhibition that brings together artists who engage abstraction to decipher cultural codes, histories and mythologies. Their works deconstruct systems of visual language through mark-making, pattern, repetition and fluid structures. Working across painting, drawing, ceramics, textiles, and design, these artists approach abstraction as a practice…

Frida Orupabo (b. 1986, Norwegian/Nigerian) is the 2025 recipient of the prestigious SPECTRUM – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie. Awarded biennially by the Stiftung Niedersachsen, this global prize recognizes exceptional photographic artists. Orupabo’s work confronts the Black gaze head-on, exposing violence, sexuality, and politics through the lens of colonial archives.…