1-54 is the first and only international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora.
Thursday 10 October 11:00 – 19:00 [by invitation only] Friday 11 October 11:00 – 19:00 Saturday 12 October 11:00 – 19:00 Sunday 13 October 11:00 – 18:00
The Whitechapel Gallery in London is set to host a retrospective of Gavin Jantjes, a distinguished artist whose influence spans continents
3 April 2024
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House for the 11th consecutive year.
11:00 - 19:00
Celebrating its 10th anniversary in London, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House with its flagship edition over the course of four days from 13 – 16 October 2022.
VIP preview 11:00 – 18:00 Thursday 13 October Public opening hours 10:00 – 19:00 Friday 14 October 10:00 – 19:00 Saturday 15 October 10:00 – 19:00 Sunday 16 October
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading art fair dedicated to the promotion of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, returns to London for its 9th edition, 16-17 October 2021.
Sat 16 Oct 10.00 - 20.00 Sun 17 Oct 10.00 - 18.00
The scaled-down fair will see 28 international galleries representing a selection of the best contemporary African artists on show at Somerset House, as well as online through 1-54 Online Powered by Christie’s.
Thursday 8 and Friday 9 October, VIP Previews Saturday 10 October, 10:00-20:00
1-54 is the first leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora
Thursday 3 October, 11:00 – 19:00 Friday 4 October, 11:00 – 19:00 Saturday 5 October, 11:00 – 19:00 Sunday 6 October, 11:00 – 18:00
The fair will welcome 43 leading galleries from countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America, presenting over 130 artists from Africa and its diaspora.
Wednesday 3 October by invitation only Thursday 4 Oct, 11:00 – 19:00 Friday 5 Oct, 11:00 – 19:00 Saturday 6 Oct, 11:00 – 19:00 Sunday 7 Oct, 11:00 – 18:00
The leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary African art will return to London for its fifth edition between 5-8 October 2017.
Thursday 5 October: 11:00 – 19:00 Friday 6 October: 11:00 – 19:00 Saturday 7 October: 11:00 – 19:00 Sunday 8 October: 11:00 – 18:00
The weekend of the 1st-2nd April revolved around a major Paris fair, ART PARIS. The whole artistic community in France, Europe and Africa indulged its passion for Contemporary African Art and as a result fell in love with Africa.
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