Transfer(t)s
dal 20/6/2003 al 14/9/2003
Segnalato da
20/6/2003
Transfer(t)s
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles
Africalia'03: Contemporary African Art. Is contemporary art the domain which best reflects the complex relations between Africa and the rest of the world? In a bid to answer this question, the Transfer(t)s exhibition brings together several recognised and emerging visual artists using different medias (installations, sculpture, video, painting and photography).
AFRICALIA'03: CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART
Is contemporary art the domain which best reflects the complex relations
between Africa and the rest of the world? In a bid to answer this
question, the TRANSFER(T)S exhibition brings together several recognised
and emerging visual artists using different medias (installations,
sculpture, video, painting and photography).
The title, TRANSFER(T)S, depicts the permanent flows of people, capital,
goods and ideas which characterize our world. Two sub-themes underlie the
exhibition, without systematically determining the layout. The first one,
"the death of otherness ", is a deliberately provocative thesis, which
refers to the discourse on the homogenization of the world. The second
theme tackles the "acceleration of history ": disasters, terrorism and
wars are given ample media coverage, creating feelings of permanent
anxiety and urgency. But do they also influence the course of history?
A number of items were especially designed for this large exhibition,
which will cover some 1600 m2 in a dynamic layout that induces visitors to
engage in a process of questioning and experimentation. The artists
invited to take part include Brahim Bachiri, Hicham Benohoud, Bili
Bidjocka, Godfried Donkor, Abdoulaye Konaté, Ingrid Mwangi, Otobong
Nkanga, Aimé Ntakiyica, Minnette Vari, Keith Piper, Tracey Rose, Pascale
Marthine Tayou and Fatimah Tuggar. The quality and diversity of their work
confirm that no theory can delimit within one unit the contemporary
artistic phenomena of the entire African continent. The exhibition, to be
accompanied by a catalogue, will also comprise a remarkable video section,
shown at the Nova Cinema, focusing on home videos produced in Ghana and
Nigeria.
http://www.africalia.be
Curator: Toma Muteba Luntumbue
Africalia '03 is an initiative by the Secretary of State for Development
Cooperation. The objective of Africalia is to place culture at the heart
of sustainable development
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