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Focus10 Art Fair
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After the great success in 2009 the second edition of FOCUS is about to be launched! FOCUS10 is designed to present and connect the vibrant African Art Scene. Read on
Black Britannia
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Black Britannia showcases 30 inspirational portraits of Black Britons by photographer John Ferguson, celebrating their contribution to British culture and public life over the last few decades. Read on
Book-release: The Horrible Gift of Freedom
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By taking a new look at the role of the visual arts in promoting the “great emancipation swindle,” Wood brings into the open the manner in which the slave power and its inheritors have single-mindedly focused on celebratory cultural myths that function to diminish both white culpability and black outrage. Read on
FESMAN - World Festival of Black Arts 2009
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The Third Festival of World Black Arts in December 2009 (FESMAN 2009), hosted by Senegal, will be on a very significant theme, "African Renaissance, Cultural Diversity and African Unity". Read on
Meschac Gaba and Latifa Echakhch at Kunsthalle Fridericianum
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Two new exhibitions at Kunsthalle Fridericianum by Meschac Gaba and Latifa Echakhch focus on global and cultural differences, forms of display and the tight connection between conceptual and installation art. Read on
History Shall Be Kind To Me...
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Eveline van de Griend studies the (im)possibility of identification between one person and another. Her creations display a symbiosis of African /Afro- American and 'her own' Dutch cultural inheritage, symbolism and the mundane reality of today’s world, often inspired by modern-day people or events. Read on
8th Bamako Encounters; African Photography Biennial
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Held every two years since 1994 based on research work conducted all over Africa, the Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography seek to promote regional integration and facilitate North-South cultural exchanges by creating an international cultural centre in Bamako that testifies to the wealth and vitality of the photography produced on the continent. Read on
The Image of the Black in Western Art
W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Fall Colloquium Series. Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. David Bindman "The Image of the Black in Western Art" November 4, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Read on
The African House
African House
Despite the massive economical impact of groups within the Diaspora in guest- as well as in home countries, immigrants have remained invisible for a long period of time. This is now changing and the influence of immigrant groups is, on both sides, often experienced as disturbing. It is time to start looking for the hidden opportunities and positive impulses that can be found within the Diaspora for guest- and home grounds. Read on
Zam bijeenkomst tijdens de Affordable Art Fair
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Hoe zien de moderne Afrikaanse kunst en kunstenaars eruit? Waardoor wordt die kunst gekenmerkt? Welke rol spelen Afrikanen op de opkomende kunstmarkten? Een antwoord op deze vragen wordt gegeven op vrijdag 30 oktober 2009 op de kunstbeurs voor originele en hedendaagse kunst 'The Affordable Art Fair.' Read on
Transformations - New Directions in Black Art
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Transformations is the 3rd Annual African American Art Conference which was the outcome of a meeting inspired by and hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University in 2005. Read on
Afrik.com: French Vogue racist or artistic?
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The latest issue of the French edition of Vogue magazine, "Special top-model," is the cause of a thunderous hue and cry over a racial crime. Read on
Sranan Art Xposed
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Four times a year a digital newsletter, Sranan Art Xposed, will be sent out to art lovers all over the world. Read on
Afro-Pop Art: Politics, Life and Lyrics
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Afro-Pop Art: Politics, Life and Lyrics, at the arc Gallery, brings a taste of the critically acclaimed artist, Ghariokwu Lemi’s vibrant take on iconicity, political narration, and realism to London. Read on
Emotions of a lost generation?
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Makumbe returns after three years with new paintings and drawings. Exhibition at Galerie 23. Read on
Luanda Smooth and Rave
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After having been the highlight of such international platforms as the African Pavilion of the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007, the Angolan artists represented by the Sindika Dokolo Foundation exhibit and perform in the French town of Bordeaux. Evento, the new bordelaise biennial is turning the wine-producing region into a cultural hub. Read on
Spring Art Tour Johannesburg
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Following in the footsteps of the successful Joburg Art Fair is the Spring Art Tour, with galleries and restaurants taking part. If you got high on the Joburg Art Fair in April, your next art fix is on the way. The Spring Art Tour hits the city for four days in early October. Read on
Clifford Charles South African painter
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Clifford Charles, a very talented painter from South Africa will open an exhibition of his own work this year, 'Clifford Charles South African Painter', with new work. Read on
Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video
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The International Center of Photography is proud to present Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video, a global survey of today’s most exciting and innovative photography and video art. Read on
Book-release: Made in Angola: Arte contemporânea, artistas e debates
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Made in Angola: Arte contemporânea, artistas e debates (2009) published in Portuguese by L’Harmattan (Paris), assembles thirty-five essays written over twenty-years, between 1985 and 2005. A contribution to Angolan art criticism and history, Made in Angola seeks to map out Angolan art in relation to African and international contexts. Read on
Black History Month UK
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Black History Month has been celebrated across the UK every October for over 30 years, each year growing from strength to strength. Black History Month is a time when we highlight and celebrate the achievements of the black community and uncover hidden history about our communities. Read on
Afrikaanse ontmoetingen in kunst en literatuur
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In deze cursus wordt aan de hand van een paar boeken, beeldmateriaal en een museumbezoek aandacht besteed aan kunst en literatuur in Afrika. Het accent ligt op culturele uitwisselingen naast cultuurbotsingen. Er wordt bijvoorbeeld bekeken in hoeverre westerse schrijvers en kunstenaars door Afrikaanse expressievormen werden geïnspireerd. Read on
African Artists at the Venice Biennale
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No African Pavilion this year, but many African artists to look out for in the exhibitions. Country pavillions: Comoros, Egypt, Gabon, Morocco, South Afr. Individual artists include Mahi Binebine, Susan Hefuna, Fatiya Tahiri, Owanto, Moshekwa Langa a.o. Read on
Photoquai: 2nd Biennial of World Images
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Created in 2007 by the Musée du Quai Branly and dedicated to non-Western photography, Photoquai, the Biennial exhibition of world images, opened on the 22nd of September on the bank opposite the museum. Read on
Resistance and Revolution: Jacob Lawrence's Toussaint L'Ouverture Prints
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Between 1986 and 1997 Jacob Lawrence created fifteen large silk-screen prints identical to key images from his earlier 1937 series, The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture. They are on view at the Rudenstine Gallery during the Fall 2009 semester. Read on
Afronova presents: "The Olympians and Muses", a solo exhibition by Godfried Donkor
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The series of boxers and the Madonnas form the basis of works in the exhibition ’The Olympians and muses’, the first solo exhibition by Ghanaian-British artist Godfried Donkor in South Africa. Read on
Extra City presents "Avenue Patrice Lumumba" by Guy Tillim
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Extra City presents the project Avenue Patrice Lumumba by Guy Tillim in collaboration with the Flemish-Dutch House deBuren a few months before the 50th anniversary of Congolese independence from Belgium. Avenue Patrice Lumumba is an examination of modern history in Africa against the backdrop of its colonial and post-colonial architectural heritage. Read on
Expositie Afrikaanse hedendaagse kunst
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Karibu Gallery & Giftshop heeft i.s.m. WG Kunst het initiatief genomen om divers werk van Afrikaanse kunstenaars te vertonen van 4 september tot 31 oktober 2009. Read on
Allison Blakely: Negers in Nederland
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De auteur analyseert het ontstaan van raciale stereotypen tegen de achtergrond van de industriële, wetenschappelijke en agrarische revoluties in de westerse wereld. Translation of Blacks in the Dutch World. The Evolution of Racial Imagery in a Modern Society. Read on
Black Europe and the African Diaspora
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The presence of Blacks in a number of European societies has drawn increasing interest from scholars, policymakers, and the general public. This interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary collection penetrates the multifaceted Black presence in Europe, and, in so doing, complicates the notions of race, belonging, desire, and identities assumed and presumed in revealing portraits of Black experiences in a European context. Read on
Innovative Women
Innovative Women
"Innovative Women" is an exhibition that will showcase the work of women artists from all over South Africa, an initiative partly sponsored by The Department of Arts Culture. Read on
Photography curators for The Black Snapper
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The Black Snapper (www.theblacksnapper.com) is looking for photography curators, to spot new talents from the African continent. Read on
Invisible Men by Patricia Kaersenhout
Invisible Men
So who is actually invisible? Someone who remains unnoticed or someone who has no desire to be seen? What does ‘being invisible’ actually mean? Inspired by Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison’s only novel, artist Patricia Kaersenhout set out in search of the invisible men in her life. Read on
Book-release: Wakaman
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WAKAMAN: drawing lines - connecting dots. Contemporary Art, Suriname Remy Jungerman/ Gillion Grantsaan Read on
The Captive Slave by John Simpson
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The latest issue of the British Art Journal features an interesting article about John Simpson's "The Captive Slave". Read on
Book-release: Knowledge and Colonialism: Eighteenth-century Travellers in South Africa
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This book examines writings and drawings of scientifically educated travellers, particularly in the field of ethnography, against the background of commercial and administrative discourses on the Cape. Read on
Peterson Waweru Kamwathi at World Museum Liverpool
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World Museum Liverpool is displaying a selection of prints by Kenyan artist, Peterson Kamwathi, from 26th June 2009. The series of five woodcut prints, on display in the museum's World Cultures gallery, explore events in Kenya's recent political history. Read on
Persona. Ritual masks and contemporary art
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The exhibition in The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) features 180 masks: 100 from the Museum’s world renowned reserves and the remainder on loan from the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, the Ethnography Museum of Stockholm, the Pigorini Museum in Rome and Belgian private collections. The masks are placed in juxtaposition with works by contemporary artists. Read on
Roots and More: Journey of the Spirits
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Roots and More: Journey of the Spirits is a thematic exhibition on spirituality in the work of contemporary artists from the African diaspora (specifically Brazil, Britain, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Suriname and the United States): different countries and different generations. Read on
Child Enchained
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"Kind aan de ketting" (Child Enchained), exhibition in the NiNsee Read on
The Art Bulletin - Middleman: Antoine Watteau and Les Charmes de la Vie
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The previous issue of The Art Bulletin features an article by Judy Sund on Antoine Watteau. Read on
Visual Resources special issue
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The editors of Visual Resources are pleased to announce the publication of a new special issue, Imaging Blackness in the Long Nineteenth Century, edited by Maria P. Gindhart. Read on
Michael Tedja: Hosselen
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Michael Tedja's new book "Hosselen" has been presented at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam. Read on
Kunstforum - Hot Spot Tropen
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This years first Kunstforum issue is themed "Hot Spot Tropen". Read on