31 PROJECT

International contemporary art, Africa and diasporas

Our mission is to promote African contemporary art scenes through multidisciplinary exhibitions of emerging and established artists from the continent and its diasporas.

Kelani Abass, 2022, Stamping History, Making Time 9, ink, numbering stamp on paper, 60 x 114cm

31 PROJECT is an entity designed on a flexible model, to react as closely as possible to current events: a vision that is deployed intermittently through a series of exhibitions in our gallery in Paris and in fairs, in France and abroad.

OPENING

We are delighted to announce the opening of our new space Les Verrières, located at 41 rue de Seine, as well as the openings of the two inaugural exhibitions:

Galerie 31 PROJECT ‧ Effet de groupe
Group exhibition with all the contemporary artists of the gallery

Galerie Charles-Wesley Hourdé ‧ Pièces choisies

Selection of important ancient sculptures from Africa and Oceania

Thursday, 9 February 2023
Opening night - de 7pm à 10pm
Les Verrières, 41 rue de Seine, 75006, Paris

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FAIR

CAPE TOWN ART FAIR

17 - 19 February 2023

Artists : Kelani Abass, M'Barka Amor, Léonard Pongo

Venue : CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre, Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, Afrique du Sud

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Léonard Pongo, 2019, Untitled, from the Primordial Earth series, giclée print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Mat Ultrasmooth. Detail.

ARTISTS

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NEWS EXPO - Are We Free to Move About the World: The Passport in Contemporary Art

Kelani Abass participe à l'exposition Are We Free to Move About the World: The Passport in Contemporary Art au Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts.
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Kelani Abass takes part in the exhibition Are We Free to Move About the World: The Passport in Contemporary Art at Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts.

NEWS EXPO - MEMORIA: récits d'une autre histoire

Georgina Maxim et Charlotte Yonga participont à l'exposition "MEMORIA : récits d'une autre histoire" au Musée National de Yaoundé, Cameroun.
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Georgina Maxim and Charlotte Yonga take part in the exhibition "MEMORIA : récits d'une autre histoire" at National Museum of Yaoundé, Cameroon.

NEWS EXPO - Um Defeito de Cor

Kelani Abass participe à l'exposition Um Defeito de Cor au MAR Museum de Rio.
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Kelani Abass takes part in the exhibition Um Defeito de Cor at MAR Museum in Rio.

NEWS - Publication

D’après l’émission « Oh ! Africart », proposée par Sonia Perrin et Tim Newman, présentée par Elizabeth Tchoungui. Vous y retrouverez Georgina Maxim parmi les 52 artistes contemporains africains sélectionnés.
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Based on the program "Oh! Africart", proposed by Sonia Perrin and Tim Newman, presented by Elizabeth Tchoungui. You will find Georgina Maxim among the 52 selected contemporary African artists.

BEHIND THE PROJECT

Charles-Wesley Hourdé, a specialist in the classical arts of Africa, Oceania and America, has partnered with Clémence Houdart, a consultant in the cultural sector for the visual arts, to create and develop a branch dedicated to the African contemporary art scenes. Together in 2019, they founded 31 PROJECT.

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