Southern Guild returns to the Aspen Art Fair, now in its second edition, from 29 July to 2 August, 2025 at the historic Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado. The gallery’s multidisciplinary presentation will feature painting, photography, sculpture and collectible design by artists including Kamyar Bineshtarigh, Ange Dakouo, Cheick Diallo, Jozua Gerrard, Chuma Maweni, Mmangaliso Nzuza, Zanele Muholi and Zizipho Poswa. The focal point of Aspen Art Week, the fair’s immersive format, encompasses a programme of visits to local collectors’ homes, panel discussions, artist residencies, performances and outdoor activities.

Situated in the ballroom of the Hotel Jerome, Southern Guild’s booth will include new large-scale figurative paintings by Nzuza and Gerrard, a commanding ceramic and bronze sculpture by Poswa, sculptural hand-crafted seats by Diallo, an abstract mixed-media work by Bineshtarigh, a large paper-and-thread wall hanging by Dakouo, and a lightbox and several photographs by Muholi, an artist-in-residence at the inaugural Aspen Art Fair last year. The gallery’s presentation explores themes of agency, kinship and cultural lineage in rich and multifarious ways. The body – the literal and metaphorical site of engagement with the politics of place – is a recurring thread, from Muholi’s powerful invocations of Queer Black visibility and Poswa’s anthropomorphic totems, to Gerrard’s elegantly languorous subjects and the weighted presence of Nzuza’s figures.

As the only African gallery to exhibit at the Aspen Art Fair, Southern Guild brings a unique perspective to the event, ensuring that art from the continent is represented within the intimate context of this high-altitude hub for contemporary art.