Tag: Arts
Ten years after its release, “Nairobi Half Life” lands on Netflix
Ten years after its theatrical release, the Kenyan film Nairobi Half Life was released on the American streaming platform Netflix. A victory for the team and the country’s cinema industry.…
AKAA, Africa and art with a capital A
With nearly forty galleries and more than 130 artists, the AKAA fair “Also Known as Africa” has become with its 7th edition a major event on the contemporary art market…
Utrecht martial arts schools want everyone on the mat: ‘Place where people really make contact’
Schols is director of the Netherlands Institute for Martial Arts and Society (NIVM). The open days are part of a broader project, ‘Fist against discrimination’. Because martial arts brings people…
With Akaa, Africa magnetizes Paris
First African contemporary art fair, Akaa is back in force for its 7th edition in Paris. Nearly a third of the 38 galleries invited to the Carreau du Temple come…
Contemporary African art: “Paris+ is certainly becoming the most important fair in the world”
Contemporary African art is in the spotlight this weekend in Paris. Until October 23, two events are being held in parallel: Paris+ Art Basel, successor to the FIAC at the…
Beninese artist Sanda Amadou links art, sacredness and ecology
With him, no garish colors, no flashy characters, no spectacular scenes. Sanda Amadou builds in her paintings a surprising void in the middle of a particular “forest”. The 44-year-old Beninese…
Exhibition: Paris+ by Art Basel, the general public invited to the contemporary art fair
Paris+ by Art Basel, the new contemporary art fair in Paris is held at the ephemeral Grand Palais, but also outside, in several Parisian public spaces and especially at the…
VESKO and Mali, a complete Mandingo union
VESKO, French producer, composer and percussionist has a musical heart that beats to the rhythm of Malian music. This talented RFI artist released his first solo album “De Bamako…”. VESKO…
Contemporary art: Paris+, the calm before the storm?
It is the unmissable meeting place for contemporary art, with collectors and galleries from all continents. 156 galleries represent the top of the top of the international scene gathered at…
Kehinde Wiley gives new colors to the black model
As an extension of the Kehinde Wiley exhibition, organized at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini during the 59th Venice Biennale, the Musée d’Orsay is presenting until January 8 in its huge…