Gallery 1957

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Gallery 1957
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Established6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)
Location Accra, Ghana and London, United Kingdom
Type Contemporary art gallery
FounderMarwan Zakhem
DirectorAngelica Litta Modignani
Website gallery1957.com

Gallery 1957 is a contemporary art gallery located in Accra, Ghana. The gallery intends to present artists of West Africa and the diaspora. [1] It was established in March 2016 by British construction company owner Marwan Zakhem. [2] [3] As of 2018, the gallery has shown artists including Serge Attukwei Clottey, Gideon Appah, Modupeola Fadugba, Godfried Donkor, Yaw Owusu, and Zohra Opoku. [4]

Gallery 1957 opened on Ghanaian Independence Day on 6 March 2016, and is named for the year that Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule. [5] It opened its first two locations at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, [6] opening with exhibitions by Ghanaian artists Serge Attukwei Clottey [7] and Godfried Donkor, respectively. [8] In October 2020, the gallery opened a London location [9] [10] [11] with an exhibition by Ghanaian artist Kwesi Botchway, co-curated by British writer Ekow Eshun. [12]

Ghanaian writer and filmmaker Nana Oforiatta Ayim serves as the gallery's creative director. [13] The gallery also organises the Yaa Asantewaa Art Prize, which recognises African female artists in the international art scene. It is the first art prize dedicated to female African artists. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Information". Gallery 1957. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Mukhtar, Amel (25 October 2019). "Meet The Gallerist Helping To Shine A Light On Accra's Thriving Contemporary Art Scene". British Vogue . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Abrams, Amah-Rose (21 January 2016). "Collector Marwan Zakhem Wants to Make Accra a New Contemporary Art Hub". Artnet News . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ↑ McKnight-Abrams, Amah-Rose (25 September 2018). "Middle Eastern And African Cities Are The New Hubs For Major Art Auction Houses". Harper's Bazaar Arabia . Cairo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Jansen, Charlotte (15 December 2020). "Gallery 1957 Heralds a New Era for West African Artists on Their Own Terms". Artsy . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Proctor, Rebecca Anne (10 October 2017). "African Art On The Rise: Gallery 1957". Harper's Bazaar Arabia . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Hegert, Natalie (30 March 2016). "Gallery 1957: A New Gallery Highlights the Contemporary Art Scene in Accra, Ghana". MutualArt.com . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Gallery 1957 Opens Second Space in Accra, Ghana". Artforum . 24 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Rea, Naomi (26 October 2020). "With London's High-Priced Real-Estate Market in Flux, Galleries Are Embracing the Pop Up. Is the Trend Here to Stay?". Artnet News . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Gerlis, Melanie (2 October 2020). "The art world doubles up — online and for real". Financial Times . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ↑ Reyburn, Scott (9 October 2020). "At a Reduced Frieze Week, a Focus on Black Art". The New York Times . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. ↑ Brady, Anna; Carrigan, Margaret (2 November 2020). "Our pick of must-see gallery shows opening around the world in November". The Art Newspaper . No. 328. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. ↑ Shaw, Anny (14 January 2016). "British construction boss to open new gallery in Ghana". The Art Newspaper . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Seymour, Tom (8 March 2021). "First art prize dedicated to female African artists launches today". The Art Newspaper . Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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