1-54 Forum

22 Sep 2018

In conjunction with the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London there will be a series of talks curated by Ekow Eshun. The talks programme 1-54 Forum takes the concept of Freefall as “a point of departure from which to explore black artistic practice as a strategy of innovation, resistance and liberation”.

As part of 1-54 Forum: Freefall NT will be taking part in the talk: The Fugitive Image alongside artists Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom and Onyeka Igwe with Gaylene Gould as chair.

Speakers throughout the programme include Athi-Patra Ruga [currently showing at Somerset House], Rashaad Newsome, Larry Achiampong, Harold Offeh, Kimathi Donkor, David A. Bailey, Sonia Boyce, Hurvin Anderson, Barby Asante, Kimathi Donkor, and Irvin Pascal to name just a few.

The Fugitive Image
1-54 Forum: Freefall
6 October 2018
Somerset House
South Wing, Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
4 - 7 October 2018
Somerset House
South Wing, Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

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