Conversations | Public/Private | Works in Progress: Building New Art Institutions in Africa

Africa is associated with enormous social and economic challenges, but has arguably the greatest opportunities of any world region. This discussion of leading curators and institutional innovators evaluates both the promise and challenges of a continent that is commanding increasing interest in the international art community. Where are the greatest opportunities in Africa for the emergence of a robust arts infrastructure? What are the persistent challenges that stand in the way of global cultural and commercial recognition?
Marie-Cécile Zinsou, President, Fondation Zinsou, Cotonou, Benin; Touria El Glaoui, Founder, 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London; Koyo Kouoh, Founding Artistic Director, RAW Material Company, Dakar; Mark Coetzee, Director and Chief Curator, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Cape Town; Raphael Chikukwa, Chief Curator, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Moderator: András Szántó, Author and Cultural Consultant, New York
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 10am to 11:30am
Filmed on site at Art Basel in Basel 2015