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Sharjah Biennal 16: to carry
Rita Mawuena Bennisan & Kaloki Nyamai Participation 6 Feb - 15 Jun 2025 Sharjah Biennal16: to carry is officially underway! Running through June 15, 2025, this year’s Biennale brings together artists from around the world to explore themes of migration, identity, memory, and shared histories. Gallery 1957 is proud to present the work of two of its artists, Rita Mawuena Benissan and Kaloki... Read more -
Awanle Ayiboro Hawa Ali - Fine Feathers Don't Make Fine Birds
Gallery I, Accra 13 Feb - 29 Mar 2025 Awanle Ayiboro Hawa Ali fully embodies the ethos of Édouard Manet’s assertion, “We must accept our own times and paint what we see.” In her latest series,“Fine feathers don’t make fine birds,”the series delves into the lives of two marginalized groups of young women in Accra: the Kayayei girls—female porters... Read more -
Jeremiah Quarshie - Memories of Yellow: A Game of Power & Chance
Gallery II 6 Mar - 26 Apr 2025 In 'Memories of Yellow: A Game of Power and Chance', Jeremiah Quarshie weaves themes of unpredictability, memory, and power into a vivid exploration of Accra's water crisis. The exhibition stirs up reflections on the enduring social and economic challenges facing Ghana, restaging them in an emotionally charged constellation of works... Read more -
Kwesi Botchway - The Sun Must Come Down Part II
London 13 Mar - 3 May 2025 Following the monumental success of The Sun Must Come Down at the French Protestant Church of London in October last year, this expanded body of work pushes the narrative further, exploring the ongoing cycles of light, darkness, and renewal through a new lens. In this iteration, Botchway shifts from the... Read more
