Contemporary African art: a new ecosystem takes hold

..."While we maintain a strong focus on Africa, we are expanding our international programming with artists such as the Italian Aron Demetz and the Hungarian Márta Kucsora," says Stella Melbye, founder of the Hamburg-based Melbye Konan gallery, which managed to launch itself between two waves of Covid and moved to even more spacious premises. "It is important that the gallery tries to control the secondary market and knows its collectors well," she says, adding that she refuses to "sell online without a meet-and-greet call. She concludes, "It's a good way to avoid art flippers, those buyers who are just interested in immediate resale to pocket a profit."...