Gallery 1957 Selected as Standout Booths at Frieze Seoul by ArtNews

 

The Accra-based Gallery 1957 has as its stated mission the goal of bringing West African artists to the world, and here it’s making debut with a cohesive group presentation featuring works by Amoako Boafo, Gideon Appah, Kwesi Botchway, Joana Choumali, Tegene Kunbi, Kaloki Nyamai, and Nadia Waheed. Some of these artists, like Appah and Choumali, have had their works shown widely abroad, but rarely have they been seen in locales like the Korean capital. Of particular interest is Amoako Boafo’s White Overgrip (2023), showing a person playing tennis.

 

6 Sep 2023