The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, to be held in New York this year, is another art fair that was held online because of the circumstances affecting the world. Despite these dire times nothing could take away from how good it was. The number “54” in the fair’s name refers to the number of countries that constitute the continent of Africa, a landmass roughly the size of China, India, the United States, and much of Europe put together"(artsy.net). The aim of the fair is to showcase, "contemporary African art and art related to the African diaspora"(artsy.net). Comprising 25 galleries including ones from Martinique, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda as well as others, the fair was exceptional. The bold use of colour and contrasting imagery immediately takes the viewer to another realm. Take a look for yourself and you will see what I mean.
1. Prince Gyasi, Hope Child II, 2019
3. Abe Odedina. Sunset at Silverlake, 2017
4. Aboudia, Untitled, 2020
5. Adjani Okpu-Egbe, Nigerian Samaritan Rescuing Amazonian Girls , 2018
6. Alexis Peskine, Novas Linguagens Do Mundo, 2019
7. Anjel, @frica is tomorrow , 2020
8. Armand Boua, La gomie, 2019
9. Arthur Francietta, Dromog 2, 2019
10. Emeka Udemba, Maverick nº1, 2019
11. Kelechi Nwaneri, Portrait of a human heart, 2020
12. Larry Amponsah, Past, 2019
13. Nicolas Derné, And still I rise, 2019
14. Nyaba Leon OUEDRAOGO, The phantoms of Congo rivers, 2011-2012
15. Nyaba Leon OUEDRAOGO, Theatre populaire, 2019
16. Nyaba Leon OUEDRAOGO, Urban mines, Kumasi, 2015-2017
17. Prince Gyasi, Dignity, 2019
18. Soly Cissé, Des Hommes et Des Vies II, 2017
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