The exterior of La Mamounia hotel, the main site of the 2024 edition of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in Marrakech. Copyright Salah Bouade, courtesy of 1-54 Contemporary African Art FairGrowing internationalismCompared to Casablanca, the crowd in Marrakech is more international, says Yasmine Berrada Sounni, the co-founder of Loft Art Gallery. The African art gallerist Ed Cross, the owner of London’s Ed Cross Fine Art, was also spotted working with Space UnTokyo, a new Japan-based arts organisation focused on contemporary African art. Courtesy of 1-54 African Art FairMultiple dealers also spoke of budding cooperation with their fellow exhibitors. The good vibes carried into Thursday’s collaborative Art Night—a fair-organised, gallery weekend-style event compressed into one evening, where the city welcomed Loft Art Gallery as its newest contemporary art space.
