THE STORY, IN BRIEF
Jasmine Weber’s review of the 2019 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in New York follows connections between studio portraiture and newer photographic experiments. Works by Seydou Keïta, Malick Sidibé and J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere appear alongside artists including Hassan Hajjaj and Lebohang Kganye. Weber traces recurring concerns with beauty, family, identity and representation across African and diaspora practices, while highlighting photography’s exchanges with textiles, sculpture and collage.
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The Tantalizing Photographic Figure at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
Jasmine Weber · 3 May 2019 · Independent publisher
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