Tag: Contemporary
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…
At Notre-Dame de Paris, new contemporary stained glass windows? What would they look like?
New stained glass windows could be installed in Notre-Dame de Paris, but nothing has yet been decided. One year before the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral to the public,…
Norrbothnian steel forging contemporary with the Roman Empire
“Something is happening in Arctic Europe at the same time as it is happening in the Roman Empire,” says Kristina Söderholm, professor of history of technology at Luleå University of…
Akaa, contemporary African art fair in Paris
Akaa, (Also Known as Africa), an international fair for contemporary African art, opened its doors on Friday at the Carreau du Temple in Paris. Thirty-seven international galleries, more than a…
AKAA, contemporary African art comes to Paris
Armelle Dakouo (Artistic Director and Exhibition Curator) and Barbara Kokpavo Janvier (Gallery Soview in Accra) present the 8th edition of AKAA (Also Known As Africa), the fair dedicated during Paris…
AKAA: David Mbuyi, a young contemporary artist between Annecy and Kinshasa
“Yes, we dream, we soar.” David Mbuyi often laughs and his good humor is also found in his paintings. Or should we rather say in his youthful memories colored with…