PIASA presents, in partnership with ASPIRE auction house, a sale of African Contemporary Art on 14 February 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.
For several years, contemporary artistic creation from Africa has enjoyed unprecedented visibility in public and private exhibitions and the number of events on the Continent and elsewhere has continued to increase in quality and quantity.
At the same time, the contemporary African art market is being structured and innovated by using all available marketing channels capable of supporting its exponential development. Social networks complement the work of galleries and dedicated and general fairs to offer artists international renown.
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef South African 1886–1957
Baobabs with Soutpansberg in the distance, 1920
Estimate : 378000 / 567000 €
Without a doubt, the demand from collectors for contemporary African art can be explained by the singularity and intrinsic quality of the works. Many African artists travel between the African continent and their other home ports in Africa or the West. These personal trajectories give them a unique perspective on the world and on the current challenges of a globalized society. The works are observation windows on identity issues, issues related to migration, urbanization and its consequences on the environment.
Since the first auction of contemporary African art organized by PIASA in 2014, the ten vacations have confirmed the growing demand in the art market for artists from Africa and the Diaspora. There are more and more collectors who wish to embrace the richness of this artistic creation and its geographical variety around the world.
To meet this growing demand, PIASA and ASPIRE have come together. By joining forces, we aim to reveal and offer to an ever wider audience the comprehensiveness of contemporary African creation.
Christophe Person Head of Contemporary African Art, PIASA
