Anya’s Art Scene

The most recent artistic discovery of mine, courtesy of the exhibition by Strauss & Co at Cromwell Place, is Alexis Preller. A South African modernist who defies categorisation in its usual sense.

In the run-up to the Modern and Contemporary Art and Photography from Africa and the Diaspora Sale at Bonhams New York on 27 July, I sat down with the auction house’s Head of Sale & Specialist of African Modern & Contemporary Art, Helene Love-Allotey, to discuss how the sale came about, trends in the African Art market right now, and her educational Instagram account dedicated to African artists and art history.

What the start of 2022 can tell us about the upcoming year