Contemporary African Art Fair

Special projects at 1:54 NY 2017

 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair announced a lineup of special projects for the 2017 edition of the New York fair (May 5 – 7, 2017). This year’s special projects program is the largest roster of non-for-profit programming for the New York fair since its inauguration in 2015, and will highlight an incredibly diverse mix of projects and partnerships that will complement the gallery presentations throughout the main fair.

 Malick Sidibé: The Eye of Modern Mali

Malick Sidibé, Danseur Méringué, 1964, © Malick Sidibé, Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris

 Thursday, May 4 – Sunday, May 7
Red Hook Labs
133-135 Imlay Street,
Brooklyn, NY11231

  Nataal: New African Photography II

Malick Sidibé, Les Retrouvailles au bord du fleuve Niger, 1974, © Malick Sidibé, Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris

Thursday, May 4 – Sunday, May 14
Red Hook Labs
133-135 Imlay Street, Brooklyn, NY11231

 1:54 Lounge designed by Ousmane Mbaye Design

 Ousmane Mbaye, GRAPHIK chairs

  Hassan Hajjaj: Kesh Angels and My Rockstars series

 Hassan Hajjaj, M., 2010, Courtesy Taymour Grahne Gallery