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The New York edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns in-person this week, happening for the first time at Harlem Parish.
May 19, 2022 - May 22, 2022
The New York edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns this week, taking place in person for the first time since 2019. Open from May 19—22, the fair inaugurates a new home at Harlem Parish, welcoming 25 international galleries hailing from Africa, Europe, the U.S., and the Middle East. The main presentations will be accompanied by a roster of special projects, the Forum sector, and a VIP program made possible with the support of ARTNOIR. A digital iteration will also happen alongside the in-person programming from May 19—25, launched with the help of Artsy.
Presenting galleries local to New York include those like Cierra Britton Gallery, Fridman Gallery, Montague Contemporary, Superposition Gallery, Novella Ford, Long Gallery, and Medium Tings, who can be seen alongside spaces like AFIKARIS, Nil Gallery, Jason Shin, and espace d’art contemporain 14N 61W. Among these presentations, viewers can expect to find the work of around 50 international creators from Africa and its diaspora, who work in a multitude of mediums—including the likes of the Cameroon-based Ludovic Nkoth, Thandiwe Muriu from Kenya, Ghana’s Lord Ohene, Johanna Mirabel from France, and the U.S.-based Audrey Lyall.
The fair’s 2022 iteration welcomes a new curator for the Forum sector, Novella Ford, who is the Associate Director for Public Programs and Exhibitions at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Encompassing a list of screenings, performances, and talks, Ford’s programming looks at the work and practice of diasporic artists through the lens of Harlem Renaissance writer Countee Cullen, whose poem From the Dark Tower acknowledges a legacy of Black labor.
Returning to the Javits Center from September 9—11, The Armory Show’s 2022 edition will welcome nearly 250 galleries from around 30 countries.
This week’s SPRING/BREAK Art Show marks ten years of the fair and its 11th New York edition, open from September 7—12 at 625 Madison Avenue.
Independent launches new art fair this week, Independent 20th Century, taking place at the Battery Maritime Building from September 8—11.
VOLTA New York returns this spring with cutting-edge programming and the debut of a new location. Through May 22, 49 national and international galleries will exhibit works by an impressive cohort of world-renowned and newly celebrated artists.
For the occasion of New York City’s 2022 Art Week, Independent Art Fair will return to Spring Studios from May 6—8.
The New Art Dealers Alliance returns to New York City for its 8th edition, which will be open at Pier 36 from May 5—8.
Returning to New York City’s Park Avenue Armory for the first time since the pandemic, TEFAF will be open to the public from May 6—10.
Coinciding with New York Art Week 2022, Future Fair will hold its second in-person edition from May 5—7 at Chelsea Industrial.
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