Melissa on the road

Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC...), writer, (first book on Bristol's music/art; e-book on African art), I also work on films, as a journalism lecturer, and a contributor to the New Arab, Art UK, etc. Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and Bristol, UK. I also travelled to Italy, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq... My passions: Africa, music, arts... This blog is to share my work and cultural discoveries.

27/08/2018

Indian Summer in England: Africa in London with 1:54

1-54 London returns for its sixth edition at Somerset House between the 4-7 October 2018.

2018 EDITION

The fair will welcome 43 leading galleries from countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America, presenting over 130 artists from Africa and its diaspora. This edition will be accompanied by a compelling series of Special Projects and FORUM, the fair’s talks programme, curated for the first time by writer and curator Ekow Eshun.

Ibrahim El-Salahi, Meditation Tree, 2018, wood. Courtesy Vigo Gallery

Athi-Patra Ruga, The Night of the Long Knives I, 2013. Courtesy WHATIFTHEWORLD

1:54 London 2017 | Installation Day

1:54 London 2017 | Closing words by Touria El Glaoui and Pascale Marthine Tayou

Returning for its sixth London edition, @154artfair foregrounds a diverse selection of work by contemporary African practitioners. @SomersetHouse, 4-7 October http://aestheti.cc/3absq