IfaaContempory gallery is an extension of IFAA Art Platform that represents the Thamgidi contemporary art and Design Collection and IFAA world’s leading international artists who have participated in IFAA projects since 2008. Artists in IfaaContemporary include: Marcos Lora Read, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Keiko Sato, Misheck Masamvu, Nils Ramhøj, Kiripi Katembo Siku, Toufik Medjamia, Bill Kouelany, Bright
Ugochukwu Eke, Guy Woute, Meschac Gaba, Victor Ekpuk, Pascal Courcelles, Moridja Kitenge Banza, Rashid Jogee, Gerard Koek, Johann van der Schijff, Angela De Jesus, Cheikhou Ba, Sithabile Mlotshwa, Ivan Izquierdo, Kelvin Dalton Johnson,Gonçalo Mabunda, Isaac Cordal, Tommy Ndebele, Voti Thebe, Etiye Dimma-Poulsen, Aref Damee, Junfeng (Jeff) Ding, Jan Ru Wan, Dumisani Ncube, Mansour Ciss, Remy Jungerman,Mbongeni Muthelezi, Nelson Makamo, Patrick Makumbe and Cosmos Shiridzinomwa. IfaaContemporary also supports emerging talent and promotes the very best in contemporary art & design from around the globe as well as being presented in IfaaCity, IfaaRegional and IfaaGlobal major projects. Through a collaboration with Art, Books en Wine, IfaaContemporary maintains a mobile and physical cultural hub. The mobile cultural hub takes places in different cities where IFAA major projects take place. The physical cultural hub takes place for the moment only in the Netherlands, though host partnerships and brings together intellectuals, creators from - designers, musicians, writers, poets, visual & performing artists, filmmakers to share and collaborate interdisciplinary. The physical and mobile hub are also ideal for food and wine lovers and include: exhibitions, hosts talks, performances, workshops, seminars and master classes: see artbooksenwine.com
Through the support of Thamgidi Foundation, IfaaContemporary partners with major institutions around the world to co-produce exhibitions, including production of and co-financing publications for the artists we represent. The major 2013 partnership was with Festival d’Avignon 2013 for the production of Kiripi Katembo’s solo exhibition and catalogue. IfaaContemporary presents a rich diversity of art and design with artists whose works have been exhibited in major art platforms like: Documenta, Venice Biennale, Dakart Biennale, Havana biennale including major museums world-wide. The IfaaContemporary artists have won many prestigious prizes both in biennales and other projects.. Most of IfaaContemporary artists’ works are collected world-wide by major institutions, museums and private collectors. Collectors and commissions include: Glasgow Museums and Galleries, Glasgow, Tate Modern, London, Thamgidi Foundation, Arnhem, National Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Van ReeKum Museum, Apeldoorn, International Forum Ludwieg Für Kunst, Aachen, Atlantic Centre of Modern Art, Gran Canaria, NOG. Collection, Amsterdam, Wegener Arcade, Apeldoorn, Contemporary Arts Museum of Costa Rica, Miami Art Museum, Florida, Town Hall Camargo, Santander, Government of Gran Canaria, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection Chamber of Deputies National Congress in Santo Domingo just to mention a few. To know more about IFAA please visit: www.ifaa-platform.org
