倫敦1-54當代非洲藝術博覽會（1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair） 迎來第十四屆倫敦展會，帶來創辦以來最具意義的突破：首度設立「非洲現代主義」（African Modernism）專區，讓二十世紀的先驅藝術家與當代創作者展開對話。
Bechir Boussandel, L'ombre du soleil, 2026, Acrylic on canvas, 195 x 245 cm. © Mehdi Ben Temessek. Amina Rezki, Untitled, 2023, Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 120 cm. Courtesy of Loft Art Gallery. Buqaqawuli Nobakada, Mamgcina bought a house in Capri, 2025, Acrylic paint on hand prepared lace, 150 x 80 cm. Courtesy of Affinity Gallery. 這項由摩洛哥裔的Touria El Glaoui（畫家Hassan El Glaoui的女兒）於2013年創辦的展會，名稱源自非洲的54個國家。從倫敦發跡並擴展至紐約與馬拉喀什後，今年展會進一步回溯歷史，讓過去常被忽視的現代主義非洲藝術家奪回應有的注目。
Touria El Glaoui (Photography: Emmanuel Andre) 專區核心為由南非葡裔藝術史學家Dr. Nancy Dantas策劃、以Miriam Makeba歌曲命名的展覽「West Wind」。其中展出蘇丹畫家Ibrahim El-Salahi將阿拉伯書法融入抽象藝術的作品，以及南非藝術家Gerard Sekoto描繪種族隔離時期普通人面貌的畫作。我特別深受阿爾及利亞藝術家Baya充滿奇幻色彩與旺盛生命力的畫作吸引，同時也十分欣賞莫桑比克藝術家Bertina Lopes、塞內加爾畫家Papa Ibra Tall，以及聚焦埃及女性現代主義者的精彩呈現。
Dr. Nancy Dantas Ibrahim El-Salahi, Meditation Tree , 2018, Bronze, patinated, 77 × 55 cm. Courtesy of Vigo Gallery and the artist. Gerard Sekoto, Paris Métro , 1959, Oil on card, 22 × 26.5 cm. Courtesy of HOLFA Ltd. © Estate of the Artist. Baya, Untitled , 1995, Gouache on paper, 100 × 70 cm. Courtesy of Selma Feriani Gallery. Bertina Lopes, Totem , 1978, Oil on canvas, 140 × 140 cm. Courtesy of HOLFA Ltd. © Estate of the Artist. Papa Ibra Tall, Study for ‘Wonders of the Bush’, ca. 1965, Gouache on black paper, 28 × 20 cm. Courtesy of HOLFA Ltd. © Estate of the Artist. 除了歷史回顧，當代展區亦匯聚豐富創作。其中亮點包含The Gallery of Everything對今年稍早逝世的塞內加爾陶藝雕塑家Seyni Awa Camara的致敬展覽，以及October Gallery展出津巴布韋藝術家Xanthe Somers探討女性日常勞動的雕塑作品《Cleaner, Carer, Mother, Maker》。 特別項目則帶來更多跨界驚喜：加納Midunu Institute創辦人Selassie Atadika策劃了探討可可產業與工藝勞動的「Commodity / Couture」；南非藝術家Esther Mahlangu的幾何圖案與印度Dhurrie織造傳統完美結合；戶外庭院則展出了由Martin Wöllenstein與加納Supreme Masqueraders Society等合作的大型裝置藝術《Flowing Upstream》。
Xanthe Somers, Before you wake, 2026, Glazed stoneware, 61 x 45 x 47 cm. © Xanthe Somers. Courtesy the Artist and October Gallery. Drying of beans (Midunu Institute) Opening of pods (Midunu Institute) View of the Installation Flowing Upstream at Basel Academy of Art and Design, 2025. Image Credits: Martin Wöllenstein View of the Installation Flowing Upstream at Basel Academy of Art and Design, 2025. Image Credits: Martin Wöllenstein View of the Installation Flowing Upstream at Basel Academy of Art and Design, 2025. Image Credits: Martin Wöllenstein 距離我第一次造訪已過了十三年，很期待再次漫步在Somerset House的歷史空間中，看見熟悉的名字、邂逅未曾聽聞的新面孔，並發現意料之外的藝術連結⋯⋯這正是每場藝術博覽會最讓人樂在其中的體驗。
Nedia Were, The Goddess of the River (Triptych), 2023, Oil on canvas, 280 x 180 cm. Evans Mbugua, Mother at 19 (1968), 2026, Paint on PMMA, wood, 33 x 44 x 2 cm. Courtesy of the Artist. Souad Abdelrasoul, A Woman Present In Primitive Time, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 300 x 200 cm. Courtesy of Gallery Misr. Cinthia Sifa Mulanga, Down at the Lobby, 2025, 2025, Acrylic paint with oil pastels, charcoal and collage on canvas, 70 x 70 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gillian Jason Gallery. Boemo Diale, Thapelo, 2026, Mixed media on canvas, 110 x 140 x 5 cm. Courtesy of Kumalo Turpin. Deborah Segun, Perfect Companion, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm. Courtesy of O'DA Art. 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
