Tag: Contemporary
Controversy surrounding the creation of contemporary stained glass windows for Notre-Dame de Paris
Devouring flames, a cloud of smoke, the mythical spire collapsing… A little over five years ago, part of Notre-Dame de Paris succumbed to a fire. After years of work, the…
the fifteenth biennial of contemporary African art opens in Dakar
From November 7 to December 7, 2024, Dakar hosts the 15th edition of the biennial of contemporary African art, Dak’Art. Having become a real meeting place for artists on the…
at the meeting of contemporary African art, the South African Reggie Khumalo goes beyond the frame
The major contemporary African art fair, AKAA (Also Known As Africa), welcomes 34 galleries from October 18 to 20 in Paris, including 5 based in Africa and some with great…
contemporary African art, a market to explore – L’Express
According to the current doctrine, contemporary art is essentially Western with an American over-representation undermined by the rise of China. This is a distorted image of reality because artistic scenes…
the dissonances of contemporary “progressivism”, by Gérald Bronner – L’Express
Everything was going well until then. Jean-Luc Mélenchon was visiting Senegal in mid-May and gave a speech to students on the 16th. He stood in the prestigious company of Ousmane…
the 15th biennial of contemporary African art postponed to November
The 15th biennial of contemporary African art was due to open on May 16 in Dakar. Its postponement, due to a lack of funding, is a hard blow for the…
Brief history of migration policies in contemporary France
At the beginning of the 1970s, the end of the Trente Glorieuses and the first oil crisis put an end to full employment and the myth of infinite growth. In…
In Martinique, “Revelation! Contemporary art from Benin” brings together talents from yesterday and today
After Cotonou and Rabat, the traveling exhibition “Revelation!” Contemporary Art from Benin” makes a stopover in Martinique, the French Caribbean island. No less than 42 artists present around a hundred…
contemporary strategies around the Holy City, by Frédéric Encel – L’Express
For several centuries, from Suleiman the Magnificent to the beginning of the 20th century, the Sublime Porte left Jerusalem. Neither the seat of a sultanate, a provincial government or the…
Martinique between heritage and contemporary art
Since 2005, the Clément Foundation, housed on the Clément habitation site, has carried out patronage actions in favor of the arts and cultural heritage in Martinique. It seeks to enhance…