1-54 Forum New York15 - 16 May 2015 Cultural Specific Curating in InstitutionsRepresenting MoMA, Newark Museum and LACMA respectively are discussants&nbsp;Thomas J. Lax (Associate Curator in the Department of Media and Performance Art at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),&nbsp;New York);&nbsp;Christa Clarke (Senior Curator, Arts of Global Africa at Newark Museum); and&nbsp;Franklin Sirmans (Terri and Michael Smooke Curator and Depart­ment Head, Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)).Moderated by&nbsp;Steven Nelson (Professor&nbsp;of African and African American Art History at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)).www.1-54.com

1-54 Forum New York 2015 | Breaking the Ice

Founded in 2013, 1-54 has dedicated itself to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora and strives to promote diverse perspectives. With editions in London, New York and Marrakech annually, 1-54 features leading international galleries specialising in contemporary African art and is accompanied by the 1-54 Forum talks and Special Projects programme.