Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa

Live Virtual Auction, 28 February 2023

Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa
About the Session

Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa is a dynamic collaborative project conceived by Strauss & Co to address the need for diversified representation of artists from across the African continent in the secondary market. Curated by Strauss & Co Heads of Sale, Kirsty Colledge and Kate Fellens, with input by seven international art experts with embedded knowledge of Africa; Serge Tiroche, Valerie Kabov, Heba Elkayal, Danda Jaroljmek, Anne Kariuki, Dana Endundo Ferreira, Kimberley Cunningham. Curatorial Voices presents collectors with a broad selection of work by leading contemporary artists alongside select pieces by important historical artists.


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Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa

Found 97 lots in session 1

Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Pierre-Christophe Gam; Kolade, Affogbolo series
Pierre-Christophe Gam
Kolade, Affogbolo series
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
 
Kudzanai Chiurai; Do it Yourself, Popular Mechanics I
Kudzanai Chiurai
Do it Yourself, Popular Mechanics I
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Sold for ZAR 70 350
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
William Kentridge; Irises, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
William Kentridge
Irises, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000
Sold for ZAR 808 675
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Thierry Oussou; Trace XI
Thierry Oussou
Trace XI
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Sold for ZAR 152 425
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Teresa Kutala Firmino; Identity
Teresa Kutala Firmino
Identity
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Sold for ZAR 46 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Ibrahim Ahmed; quickly but carefully cross to the other side # 26, I never revealed myself to them series
Ibrahim Ahmed
quickly but carefully cross to the other side # 26, I never revealed myself to them series
ZAR 70 000 - 90 000
 
Ibrahim Ahmed; quickly but carefully cross to the other side # 39, I never revealed myself to them series
Ibrahim Ahmed
quickly but carefully cross to the other side # 39, I never revealed myself to them series
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
 
Nermine Hammam; Destroyer of Manifest
Nermine Hammam
Destroyer of Manifest
ZAR 70 000 - 90 000
Sold for ZAR 92 575
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Nermine Hammam; Posturing Bravado
Nermine Hammam
Posturing Bravado
ZAR 70 000 - 90 000
 
Huda Lutfi; Gestures
Huda Lutfi
Gestures
ZAR 150 000 - 200 000
 
Weaam El-Masry; Purple Shoes
Weaam El-Masry
Purple Shoes
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Sold for ZAR 105 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Weaam El-Masry; Dry Lie
Weaam El-Masry
Dry Lie
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
 

VAT is charged on both hammer and premium for daggered lots.