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Feb 3, 20201 min read
PRESS: TEFAF Patronage Report
TEFAF Maastricht announces art patronage is the focus of the 2020 Art Market Report and presentation for which Serge Tiroche was...


Jan 27, 20202 min read
Rachel Monosov and Admire Kamudzengerere: 1972
Rachel Monosov and Admire Kamudzengerere's '1972', 2017. 23 Archival prints, 16 Text cards. Artist Rachel Monosov works in performance,...


Jan 26, 20201 min read
Collaboration with Lempertz Auction House
Contemporary African artworks from the Tiroche DeLeon and Africa First collections on view in Brussels alongside Lempertz auction house's...


Jan 20, 20201 min read
Serge Tiroche on Accessible Art Fair committee; curates Africa Pavilion
We are pleased to have the Founder of the Africa First Collection, Serge Tiroche, on the selection committee of the Accessible Art Fair...


Dec 18, 20191 min read
Collaboration with Kristin Hjellegjerde
We are pleased to highlight how our collaborative approach takes form by highlighting our relationship with the rapidly growing Kristin...


Dec 18, 20193 min read
Mongezi Ncaphayi (South Africa), Nov-Dec 2019
Africa First Art Prize Announcement at Ivestec Cape Town Art Fair 2020 It was a pleasure to host the artist and inaugural winner of the...


Dec 5, 20191 min read
Collaboration with De Buck Gallery
In December 2019, we were pleased to collaborate with De Buck Gallery for their booth at Untitled Art Fair with stunning works by...


Dec 5, 20195 min read
Mongezi Ncaphayi Press Release
Mongezi Ncaphayi November 23 – December 18, 2019 In collaboration with START by Serge Tiroche Press Release as a PDF: Mongezi Ncaphayi...


Nov 29, 20191 min read
PRESS: Corrigall & Co. Interviews Serge Tiroche
We are pleased to have Serge Tiroche interviewed in the report of the South African Art Market Pricing and Patterns by Corrigall & Co....

Nov 20, 20191 min read
Africa First Collection Donates to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art Collection
In some exciting news, the Africa First Collection has donated Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude's magnificent work, "The Coronation will be...


Nov 14, 20191 min read
PRESS: Talks at the African Studies Gallery, Tel Aviv
Serge Tiroche had an impromptu encounter with Abekyelesh Belay (b. 1986 Ethiopia, lives and works in Tel Aviv), at her small inaugural...


Oct 17, 20191 min read
PRESS: Serge Tiroche in conversation in the "Chat Room" at ASIA NOW Paris 2019
Friday, 18 October | 3.45-5pm at the ASIA NOW Paris Asian Art Fair Serge Tiroche, will be in the chat room at ASIA NOW Paris to discuss...

Sep 22, 20191 min read
PRESS: Serge Tiroche speaks with Globes about Sotheby's $ 3.7 billion deal with Patrick Drahi
What does billionaire Patrick Darhi look for at the Sotheby's auction house, and why is it worth $ 3.7 billion? START Collection founder...

Sep 9, 20191 min read
PRESS: After Tel Aviv residency, African artists paint new picture of Israel back home
Thank you to The Times of Israel for writing about Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru, his first exhibition in Israel currently on view at the...


Sep 4, 20191 min read
PRESS: Firelei Báez on view at the Mennello Museum of American Art
Firelei Báez presents a survey of paintings in a variety of media at the Mennello Museum of American Art, on view June 7th – September...

Aug 19, 20191 min read
Gallery Talk: The African Studies Gallery August 23
Please join us at the gallery talk at The African Studies Gallery, Tel Aviv, celebrating the exhibition "Beat of Beads" with curator Idit...

Jul 31, 20191 min read
Africa First Collection Sponsors First Emerging Painting Invitational Prize (EPI)
The Africa First Collection is thrilled to be sponsoring the first Emerging Painting Invitational Prize (EPI) 2019. This prize is an...


Jul 30, 20191 min read
Vision #2 July 2019
Read our second newsletter here.


Jul 30, 20191 min read
Past Loan: Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum at Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center
July 12 - October 27, 2019 In July, we were thrilled to sponsor Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum's first institutional solo exhibition in the...


Jul 28, 20191 min read
Current Loan: Nirit Takele at The Norman Hotel
'Be Bound Together' 2018 by Nirit Takele is on long-term loan to The Norman Hotel, Israel's most prestigious retreat in the heart of...


Jul 21, 20191 min read
Cyrus Kabiru Artworks on view at the African Studies Gallery, Tel Aviv
Photo Credit: Idit Toledano We are thrilled to have works created on the Africa First Residency by Cyrus Kabiru on view for the first...

Jul 3, 20191 min read
Press: KUBATANA Exhibition in Bodil Fuhr
A great read about KUBATANA: An Exhibition About Contemporary African Artists, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, is now featured in Bodil...


Jun 27, 20191 min read
Press: KUBATANA Exhibition in Art Africa Magazine
An interview with the curator of KUBATANA, Kristin Hjellegjerde, the exhibition featuring 12 works by 9 Africa First Collection Artists...

Jun 25, 20191 min read
Press: Gallerist Kristin Hjellegjerde Takes On Contemporary African Art, Harpers Bazaar Arabia
Read the full article about the exhibtion "KUBATANA" in Harpers Bazaar Arabia here.
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