Selim Bouafsoun's Top Picks from 1-54 Marrakech 2023

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Feb 4, 2023 7:22AM

Works by Yulia Iosilzon and Sola Olulode. Photo by Yulia Lebedeva courtesy Selim Bouafsoun.

As a driven young professional in finance with a passion for the arts, Selim Bouafsoun is a dedicated collector and patron supporting institutions like Delfina Foundation, Gasworks and Chisenhale Gallery. With his keen eye for emerging artists and unwavering commitment to promoting North Africa and the Global South, Bouafsoun’s wish is to contribute to the ever-changing cultural landscape and discourse among young collectors. Bouafsoun is drawn to topics and theories around power structures and cross-cultural dialogues which define our era. Recent acquisitions include artists such as Everlyn Nicodemus, Zanele Muholi, Thameur Mejri, Malek Gnaoui, Massinissa Selmani and Antonio Tarsis.

Below, discover Selim Bouafsoun's top picks from this year's edition of 1-54 Marrakech.

Seydou Keïta
Sans titre/ Untitled (01061), 1948-1954
Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Gopal Dagnogo
Living Still Live with sneakers , 2020
Galerie Véronique Rieffel
Joana Choumali
THE ANTIDOTE OF FEAR, 2022
Loft Art Gallery
Joana Choumali
YOU CAN'T GET TIME BACK, 2022
Loft Art Gallery
Joana Choumali
Maria Del Pilar, 2022
Loft Art Gallery
Ana Silva
Agua, 2020
Magnin-A
Ana Silva
Portrait de famille 3, 2021
Magnin-A
Isaac Ato Jackson
Yellow_pot_Blue, 2023
Nil Gallery
Isaac Ato Jackson
Untitled (_Kelvin23), 2023
Nil Gallery
Girma Berta
Streets of Yirga Chefe Southern Ethiopia, 2022
Nil Gallery
Isaac Ato Jackson
kessesitgh_withblue_, 2022
Nil Gallery
Maya Inès Touam
Citron et plastique, 2020
THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE
Omar Ba
Parlez-nous des états-unis d'Afrique (Tell Us About the United States of Africa) #3, 2022
Templon
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