At 1-54 in New York, North African Artists Shine and Afro-Caribbeans Get Their Due

More so than Frieze or any of the other comparable fairs open concurrently in New York, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair unfolds like succession of introductions. That makes sense, since this is a regional spotlight, and the region, as well its diaspora, is often misrepresented as a totality rather than a diverse constellation of people and places.After a decade of iterations staged in New York, London, and Marrakesh, the fair has successfully dispelled the notion that the African art scene is