Not since 2016, when it had a whole sector devoted to artists and galleries from the continent, has The Armory Show featured so many galleries with spaces in Africa. This year galleries with locations in Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa are showing at the fair. The Armory Show represents a crucial sales opportunity for galleries from Africa, where the market has been slower to rebound from the pandemic dip. The gallery’s two-artist stand in the Presents sector for galleries founded in the last decade features paintings by Michael Igwe and IyunOla Sanyaolu. Making its Armory debut is the Lagos-based Kó Gallery , which is participating in the Focus sector for one- and two-artist presentations.

Source: Ethiopian News September 08, 2022 02:44 UTC