The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair’s Morocco edition is back. As usual, the fair is being held at the prestigious Marrakech’s Mamounia hotel, but for the first time, it is also taking place at DADA, a multidisciplinary art space that is currently mid-renovation. The hope, with this new location in the heart of the historical Medina quarter, is to draw a younger crowd. “We may attract even more people,” said founding director Touria El Glaoui.
The fair’s fifth iteration launched yesterday and will close on February 11. Some 27 exhibitors are participating. Fourteen are from the African continent, and eight are based in Morocc—twice as many as last year. Many have brought not one, not two, but three artists, as if it were this year’s lucky number. Among those artists, many work produce textiles, adding to a centuries-long tradition in Morocco.
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Source: artnews.com