Contemporary.art.focus.africa.dakar-lusaka-pretoria-basel
Contemporary.art.focus.africa. After voltashow01's huge success in 2005 and the solo project 2008, the voltahalle is about to launch a special kind of independent art presentation in collaboration with the buro fur kulturvermittlung mueller/schoen. focus 09 is a culture and fair project that offers a platform for contemporary art with an emphasis on africa, parallel to art 40 basel, from 1 - 14 june 2009. Four artists from senegal and zambia will give a performance in an open workshop in the voltahalle during the first week of focus 09. during the second week of the fair, international galleries will supplement this work with more art from urban centers in africa.