Gallery List Announced for 1-54 Marrakech 2018

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is delighted to announce the galleries participating in the inaugural Marrakech edition, at La Mamounia 24–25 February 2018, with a VIP preview on 23 February.

1-54 Marrakech is the first edition of the fair on the African continent and follows successful editions in London and New York. Marrakech is home to one of the continent’s most dynamic arts scenes and 1-54 Marrakech aims to build on the city’s creative energy fostered by its artists, galleries and institutions, while strengthening the global network that 1-54 has cultivated over five years.

We are thrilled to announce such a strong gallery list for our newest edition of 1-54 in Marrakech. The Marrakech edition is 1-54’s ‘homecoming’ in a sense, as the dream has always been to have a well-founded presence on the African continent, and so it is really exciting that both new galleries and friends will join us in Marrakech as we continue to expand and support our network. – Touria El Glaoui, Founding Director

1-54 has carefully selected 17 leading galleries specialising in contemporary African art from Europe and Africa. Three solo shows have been announced: Dominique Zinkpè (Galerie Vallois), Ouattara Watts ((S)ITOR/Sitor Senghor) and Sory Sanlé (Yossi Milo Gallery). The fair will showcase the work of more than 60 artists, both emerging and established from over 20 countries, working in a wide variety of mediums.

Five galleries will participate in 1-54 for the first time: Blain|Southern (United Kingdom/ Germany), LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery (Côte d’Ivoire), Galerie Vallois (France) Loft Art Gallery (Morocco) and Yossi Milo Gallery (United States).

1-54 Marrakech will be accompanied by FORUM, curated for the first time by Omar Berrada, Director of Dar al-Ma’mûn, Marrakech and, Special Projects, in partnership with Fondation Montresso*, MACAAL and Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech, as well as a wider programme of events in partnership with other local institutions across the city.

LIST OF PARTICIPATING GALLERIES

(S)ITOR / Sitor Senghor (Paris, France)
Art Twenty One (Lagos, Nigeria)
Blain|Southern (London, United Kingdom and Berlin, Germany)
Galerie Cécile Fakhoury (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)
Galerie Mikael Andersen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Galerie Vallois (Paris, France)
L’Atelier 21 (Casablanca, Morocco)
Loft Art Gallery (Casablanca, Morocco)
LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)
MAGNIN-A (Paris, France)
Officine dell’Immagine (Milan, Italy)
Primo Marella Gallery (Milan, Italy)
Sulger-Buel Lovell (London, United Kingdom)
Tiwani Contemporary (London, United Kingdom)
VOICE gallery (Marrakech, Morocco)
Vigo Gallery (London, United Kingdom)
Yossi Milo Gallery (New York, United States)