1-54 New York Lines-Up More Than 20 Exhibitors, with a Special Focus on Brazil
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair announced that more than 20 galleries will participate in its New York edition, running May 13–17 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea, alongside Frieze New York at the Shed and NADA New York, which will also be at Starrett-Lehigh. Returning exhibitors include 193 Gallery, Galerie Myrtis, and Kates-Ferri Projects, while first-time participants include Adegbola Gallery (Lagos), Aura (São Paolo), The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center (Nassau), and Picture Theory Projects (New York). Founding director Touria El Glaoui said the lineup reflects the fair’s international reach across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Americas. The 2026 edition introduces a curated section, “1-54 Presents: Brazil Beyond Brazil,” organized by independent curator Igor Simões, focusing on Afro-Brazilian artists and framing Brazil as the largest African-descended nation outside Africa, with works engaging archival research and reinterpreting modernist legacies.
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