Share this article Destinee Ross-Sutton Curates Captivating Portraits by Black Artists for 1-54 NY Fair Bold pieces that celebrate the African diaspora.
Contemporary art wunderkind and dealer of her eponymous gallery, Destinee Ross-Sutton, is curating a dynamic selection of portraits by Nigerian artists as part of an exhibition for the upcoming 1-54 NY fair an annual, international presentation dedicated to showcasing contemporary art from Africa. Ross-Sutton gained industry recognition for her activism-focused presentation for Christie’s last year called “SAY IT LOUD (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” which promoted the empowerment of Black art. Her curation for the upcoming edition features captivating portraits that celebrate the African diaspora.
A Friendly Exchange: Adegboyega Adesina and Johnson Eziefula @ Ross-Sutton Gallery, NYC
Ross-Sutton Gallery // April 10, 2021 - May 02, 2021
April 22, 2021 | in Painting
We talk often of a gaze in art, whether the subject in the painting or the viewer. I ve often gravitated myself to those works where the figurative gaze is off the side, to some other action or thought meanderings. Over the past year, partly due to an absence of intimacy, I noticed works where the gaze hits you straight in the eyes has become alluring and needed. This comes up a lot in
A Friendly Exchange, where Lagos-based painters Adegboyega Adesina and Johnson Eziefula are currently showing new works at Ross-Sutton Gallery in NYC.
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