1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
'An inspiration to all of our artists from Africa': Esther Mahlangu enjoys double exposure at 1-54 and Serpentine
The 88-year-old South African artist is the subject of a solo stand with The Melrose Gallery at the Somerset House fair, while a site-specific mural goes on show outside the Serpentine North
‘Art-world passport office’ at 1-54 fair in New York seeks to highlight migration issues
The project, devised by the cultural platform artHARARE, enables a metaphorical journey across the international circuit
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair marks a decade in New York
This year’s showcase for contemporary African art is bigger than ever
1-54 art fair brings contemporary African art show to Hong Kong
A selling exhibition of 27 established and emerging artists opens at Christie’s auction house ahead of a planned launch of the fair in the city next year
Opening day of 1-54 Marrakech fair highlights growing business and even better vibes
Gallery expansions, international attendance and a celebratory mood define the contemporary African art expo’s return to Morocco
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair expands its reach into Hong Kong
Organisers have announced a series of selling exhibitions at Christie's Hong Kong in March next year
Nigerian artists are at the fore at the 1-54 fair and beyond
Famous and emerging artists from the country feature at both the contemporary African art fair, with a record number of exhibitors this year, and at Frieze Masters
‘I can buy a work by looking at it on my phone‘: Nana Sao on being decisive with his collecting
The South African-born businessman, who helped bring a large-scale sculpture from Lagos to the Nevada desert, is developing a taste for tapestries
Afrobeats star Mr Eazi launches international exhibition of African art alongside new album
Thirteen artists have been commissioned by the musician to make works corresponding to singles on his new record
Nigerian artists stand out at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in New York
Twenty-six stands span the four floors at the fair’s new Harlem space
Manhattan to the Caribbean: 1-54 New York fair expands with group show in Chelsea
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opens largest ever US edition and adds concurrent exhibition of artists with Caribbean roots
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Marrakech after two-year hiatus
The number of galleries from Africa has more than halved since 2020, but sales were steady among the 12 new exhibitors
Why are so many African art fairs dominated by non-African dealers?
Comparing the homegrown Art X Lagos to more global events like 1-54 brings up tough questions about race that the art world still struggles to answer
Artist stages 'slave ship' installation at London building that once housed British Navy offices
Grada Kilomba's multilingual work is part of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House
Surging demand for African art brings new galleries to 1-54 fair in London
As auction sales soar, 14 galleries are showing at this year’s contemporary African art fair for the first time
Frieze kicks off a busy week of fairs around New York City
Beyond the main fair at The Shed, this week marks the return of Volta New York, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and AIPAD's The Photography Show
1-54 cancels 2022 edition of Marrakech fair due to global surge of Omicron variant
The fair, which focuses on African contemporary art, will be replaced by a smaller event in Paris
Why, for me, Frieze London is a satellite art fair
Ahead of its time, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is more than just a satellite to the Regent's Park event
Strong sales at 1-54 fair—with more African dealers than ever
Twenty galleries from Africa are among 47 exhibitors at the fair in London this week, with some taking advantage of the UK's newly relaxed pandemic travel rules
Unable to run in its usual format, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair moves into Christie’s for bijou showcase
Knotted Ties exhibition features textile works by female artists from Africa and the diaspora
1-54 Contemporary African art fair pops up at Christie’s in Paris as Marrakech edition is postponed
French fair is a “one-off”, according to its founding director, though a good opportunity to “test the market”
Africa’s art market grows even amid adversity
In a year marked by closures, cancellations and postponements, African art fairs are going ahead with new models and the continent’s galleries are growing
Frieze Week treats from Sarabande's new gallery space to Damien Hirst's sweet Saatchi memories
'If you're coming to buy, you have two hours to do it': what it's like at London's real-life 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
In the absence of the major fairs and auctions, Modern and contemporary African art is in the spotlight in London this week
Scaled back 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair will go ahead in October—despite Frieze cancellation
Smaller fair and online collaboration with Christie's planned as UK government says trade fairs can resume from 1 October
Lakin Ogunbanwo awarded 1-54 art fair's first residency as popularity of artist funding schemes grows
New initiative in collaboration with Thami Mnyele Foundation will offer artist a three-month stipend to live and work in Amsterdam
Object lessons: from a Rubik's Cube Mona Lisa to a Surrealist animal bone sculpture
Our pick of highlights from the next week's auctions and fairs
'You have the right to culture with a capital C': Africa's growing collecting class shifts focus to home
From Marrakech to Cape Town, the continent's growing fairs and auctions scene is catering to a burgeoning domestic buying base
'I wanted to break down white male ideas': sexually explicit Johannesburg show is pulled
Work by artist Anton Kannemeyer has also been removed from London's 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair after complaints
Nando’s enormous collection puts the peri-peri in African art
With over 22,000 works hung on its walls, the popular chicken chain is an unlikely champion for emerging South African artists