Curated by Dr. Nancy Dantas, West Wind brings together Kofi Antubam, Alexander “Skunder” Boghossian, Uzo Egonu, Papa Ibra Tall, Bertina Lopes, Sam Ntiro, Gerard Sekoto, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Rafik El Kamel and Baya Mahieddine in a major new focus on African and diasporic Modernism at 1-54 London 2026. When 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to
Nigerian-American multidisciplinary artist Victor Ehikhamenor is set to present his first solo exhibition in Australia, Undoing the City: Making Home, opening on 15 October 2026 at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Running until 26 April 2027, the exhibition examines the human consequences of urban redevelopment, displacement and gentrification, exploring how communities preserve
Seychellois artist Léon Radegonde is set to make history as the first artist from Seychelles to participate in 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, marking a significant milestone for the island nation’s cultural representation on the international stage. His presentation, Restan Lepase, organised by DēpART, will feature in the fair’s Special Projects programme at Somerset House,
From Ghanaian masquerade costumes and Ugandan barkcloth to cocoa, Seychellois material histories and a living archive of African art criticism, the Special Projects at 1-54 London 2026 expand the fair beyond the conventional gallery booth. When 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House for its 14th London edition from 15–18 October 2026, much
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From an international career spanning the United States and Brazil to founding ID+EA Architecture in Dakar, Senegalese architect Fatiya Diene Mazza has developed a practice that resists the idea of a singular architectural language. Her work moves between civic infrastructure, private residences and educational spaces, united not by a recognisable aesthetic but by a commitment
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House from 15–18 October 2026, bringing modern and contemporary African art into conversation through an expanded gallery programme, a new focus on African Modernism, solo presentations, debut exhibitors and a wide-ranging programme of Special Projects. From 15 to 18 October 2026, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns
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Opening at Efie Gallery on 23 September, Sojourner: The Difference Is the Same brings the Kenyan sculptor’s decades-long relationship with discarded materials into a new body of work shaped by journeys, histories and transformation. Before entering Maggie Otieno’s studio, many of the materials she works with have already travelled considerable distances. Some have crossed countries.
Three monumental wooden boats rise unexpectedly from Piazza Municipio in Naples. Built according to traditional Ghanaian techniques and positioned between the city and its port, Ibrahim Mahama’s new public installation Voyageur transforms the familiar vessel into a meditation on migration, memory, labour, movement and the histories connecting West Africa to the Mediterranean. In the centre
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Design Week Lagos is taking its ambition for African design beyond visibility and towards production, collaboration and international market access as All Roads Lead to Lagos arrives at Paris Design Week 2026. From 10 to 14 September 2026, Design Week Lagos will take over PDW Factory at 116 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris, bringing a
For more than 15 years, Ogechi Harry has built a career around helping people and organisations make consequential decisions. An attorney whose professional experience has largely unfolded within the built environment and, more recently, the architecture and design industry, Harry understands the value of diligence, context and long-term thinking. Increasingly, she is applying those same
