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The Wick Culture - Khalifi, Anuar, MAN CHEST CAN ONLY HOLD ONE, 2020, Acryic on canvas, 184 x 152 cm. Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line.

Above Khalifi, Anuar, MAN CHEST CAN ONLY HOLD ONE, 2020, Acryic on canvas, 184 x 152 cm. Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line.

The Wick Culture - Adjaratou Ouedraogo, La boite rouge, 2021, Acrylic, pastel, pigment and charcoal on canvas, 35 x 35 cm. Courtesy of Françoise Livinec.

Above Adjaratou Ouedraogo, La boite rouge, 2021, Acrylic, pastel, pigment and charcoal on canvas, 35 x 35 cm. Courtesy of Françoise Livinec.

The Wick Culture - Seydou Keïta, Sans titre/Untitled (01096-MA.KE.158), 1956-1959, Posthumous gelatin black and white silver print on cartoline paper 280g back-mounted on aluminium 1mm (large format), Framed: 179 x 139 x 4.7 cm, Edition of 5 + 2 AP. Courtesy of CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection and Galerie Nathalie Obadia. © Seydou Keïta/SKPEAC.

Above Seydou Keïta, Sans titre/Untitled (01096-MA.KE.158), 1956-1959, Posthumous gelatin black and white silver print on cartoline paper 280g back-mounted on aluminium 1mm (large format), Framed: 179 x 139 x 4.7 cm, Edition of 5 + 2 AP. Courtesy of CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection and Galerie Nathalie Obadia. © Seydou Keïta/SKPEAC.

The Wick Culture - Nú Barreto, Chutes et ascensions, 2021, Collages (cardboard, paper, fabric), ceramic pencil, semi-fat pastel and recycled paper, 78 x 118 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia. © Bertrand Huet/Tutti image.

Above Nú Barreto, Chutes et ascensions, 2021, Collages (cardboard, paper, fabric), ceramic pencil, semi-fat pastel and recycled paper, 78 x 118 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia. © Bertrand Huet/Tutti image.

Above Khalifi, Anuar, MAN CHEST CAN ONLY HOLD ONE, 2020, Acryic on canvas, 184 x 152 cm. Courtesy of the artist and The Third Line.

Above Adjaratou Ouedraogo, La boite rouge, 2021, Acrylic, pastel, pigment and charcoal on canvas, 35 x 35 cm. Courtesy of Françoise Livinec.

7 – 10 April 2022
Christie’s Paris
https://www.1-54.com/paris/

Rolling back into Christie’s Paris this weekend is 1-54, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora. For its second Paris edition, 1-54 brings together 23 international exhibitors presenting more than 50 artists working across a variety of styles and media, including photography, textile, painting and installation. Artists to look out for include the celebrated photographer Seydou Keïta, Nigerian-born Deborah Segun and the up-and-coming Senegalese artist Djibril Drame.

Of all the things to see at the fair, this year’s special projects look set to be a highlight. Make a beeline for Aïcha Snoussi’s large-scale installation Memorial to the Drowned, produced by the MO.CO and Zinsou Foundation and presented by Galerie La La Lande. The installation, which pays homage to the tchechs of Zembra and their missing lovers, features bottles filled with drawings, stories of dreams, desires and crossings placed in a circular mound in an effigy of the missing. Also worthy of note is Memory of today, Memory of the future, a new work by the collective N.E.T celebrating the launch of the African Space Art Project.

The fair will also be accompanied by 1-54 Forum, a curated programme of talks, screenings, performances and workshops exploring the collective possibilities of art on the African continent and its diaspora in the wake of the global lockdowns. If you’re unable to travel to Paris, you can explore the fair online from 7-14 April via Artsy.