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\n\tThe 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has announced the more than 20 galleries that will participate in its upcoming edition, scheduled to run May 13\u201317 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe fair takes place in tandem with Frieze New York at the Shed, and another fair, NADA New York, will also be on view at the Starrett-Lehigh. 1-54 returns to the iconic Chelsea building after last hosting its 2024 iteration there.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe fair will feature a mix of returning galleries, like 193 Gallery, Galerie Myrtis, and Kates-Ferri Projects, alongside first-time participants, like Adegbola Gallery (of Lagos), Aura (S\u00e3o Paolo), The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center (Nassau), and Picture Theory Projects (New York).<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThis year\u2019s exhibitors underscore 1-54\u2019s international reach, welcoming many first-time participants from across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Americas. Each edition strengthens our commitment to championing diverse perspectives and connecting audiences to the dynamic and ever-expanding narratives of the African diaspora,\u201d 1-54 founding director Touria El Glaoui said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\n\tThis edition of 1-54 will also feature the introduction of a new curated section, titled \u201c1-54 Presents: Brazil Beyond Brazil.\u201d Organized by independent curator Igor Sim\u00f5es, the section will highlight the work of Afro-Brazilian artists, nodding to Brazil\u2019s history as the largest African-descendent nation outside of the continent. \u201cBrazil Beyond Brazil\u201d will present works that \u201cengage archival research, reinterpret modernist legacies, and interrogate the construction of national and art historical narratives,\u201d according to a release.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWith \u2018Brazil Beyond Brazil\u2019\u00a0we extend 1-54\u2019s mission to create dialogue and exchange across geographies by foregrounding Afro-Brazilian perspectives,\u201d El Glaoui told ARTnews<\/em> by email. \u201cIgor Sim\u00f5es\u2019s presentation challenges reductive readings of Brazilian art and instead embraces the depth, complexity, and rigor of artists who are reshaping how we understand African identity and diaspora on a global stage.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe full exhibitor list follows below.<\/p>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/market\/1-54-new-york-2026-exhibitor-list-1234779513\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Candice-Tavares-INSIDE-2026-Mixed-media-wood-on-panel-61-x-87-cm.-Courtesy-of-Tanya-Weddemire-Gallery.-.jpg?w=1024″] The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has announced the more than 20 galleries that will participate in its upcoming edition, scheduled to run May 13\u201317 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea. The fair takes place in tandem with Frieze New York at the Shed, and another fair, NADA New York, will also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,226],"class_list":["post-1861643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-artnews-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1861643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1861643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1861643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1861643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Exhibitor<\/strong><\/td>\n Location(s)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 193 Gallery<\/td>\n Paris and St. Tropez, France; Venice, Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Adegbola Gallery<\/td>\n Lagos, Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Aura<\/td>\n S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Black Pony Gallery<\/td>\n Somerset MA, Bermuda; Town of St. George, Bermuda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Blond Contemporary<\/td>\n London, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n DozieArts <\/td>\n Clark, New Jersey, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n FILAFRIQUES<\/td>\n Geneva, Switzerland; Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Galerie Myrtis<\/td>\n Baltimore, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Gallery Article 15<\/td>\n Washington DC, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n KATES-FERRI PROJECTS<\/td>\n New York, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n kumalo | turpin<\/td>\n Johannesburg, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n LIS10 Gallery<\/td>\n Arezzo, Italy; Paris, France; Hong Kong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Loeve&Co<\/td>\n Paris, France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n O\u2019DA Art<\/td>\n Lagos, Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Picture Theory Projects<\/td>\n New York, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Tanya Weddemire Gallery<\/td>\n Brooklyn, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center<\/td>\n Nassau, The Bahamas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n