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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair

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Feeling at Home at New York’s Contemporary African Art Fair

by Briana Ellis-Gibbs May 19, 2023May 20, 2023

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.

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A No-Nonsense Guide to NYC’s May Art Fairs

by Rhea Nayyar May 10, 2023May 11, 2023

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

by Cassie Packard May 2, 2022May 3, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Dessane Lopez Cassell May 11, 2021May 12, 2021

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

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber May 3, 2019May 3, 2019

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

Avatar photo by Deena ElGenaidi April 30, 2019February 10, 2020

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

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian May 6, 2018May 6, 2018

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

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney May 5, 2018May 6, 2018

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.

Frieze New York's tent (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
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Your Concise Guide to Frieze Week 2018

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 30, 2018May 1, 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

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino May 4, 2017May 8, 2017

This year, there are several artworks at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair that are worth digging deeper into.

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Your Concise Guide to Frieze Week 2017

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino May 1, 2017

Spring is upon us, and so is Frieze Week.

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Focusing on Photo Portraits at New York’s Contemporary African Art Fair

Avatar photo by Melissa Stern May 6, 2016May 8, 2016

Seventeen galleries from all over the world have convened to exhibit the work of pan-African artists and artists of the African diaspora.

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Duygu Demir Appointed Curator at the NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery
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Duygu Demir Appointed Curator at the NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

A founding member of Turkish contemporary art space SALT, Demir brings to NYUAD her training in non-Western modernism and commitment to global contemporary art and cultural production.

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