First NFT by a contemporary African artist to be sold by Christie’s in Europe, in collaboration with 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
Somerset House, London, 14 – 17 October 2021
1-54 in collaboration with Christie’s and Daria Borisova presents an auction of Nigerian crypto-artist Osinachi's NFT series Different Shades of Water. The online NFT auction will mark the first NFT by a contemporary African artist offered by Christie’s in Europe and is the first NFT collaboration for 1-54. Christie’s partnership with 1-54 demonstrates the auction house's commitment to showcasing contemporary African art to their global client base.
Considered Africa’s foremost crypto artist, Osinachi, is a Nigerian visual artist whose work explores personal experiences within a technological environment. Aesthetically and procedurally, Osinachi’s work explores visible existence as protest by depicting and reimagining how individuals and collectives engage in advocacy for freedom of identity by thwarting societal expectations.The five NFTs are inspired by David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972).