Lorsque Danniel Toya redonne vie aux “matières mortes” sous formes de robots déconcertants, c’est pour libérer les tourments de Kinshasa et peupler “la Belle” de ses imaginaires les plus fascinants.
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Family portraiture has remained an emphatic compositional vernacular throughout art history.
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“I’m a optimist and I believe in world peace; thus my works are maps to a better tomorrow.” So says painter and printmaker Mongezi Ncaphayi.
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The work of self-taught, Nairobi-based visual artist Cyrus Kabiru is imbued with benevolence. His artistic approach is dedicated entirely to objects and nature.
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Amadou Sanogo (Mali) and Mawande Ka Zenzile (South Africa) are two artists who get at the heart of bewildering, paradoxical, and absurd aspects of contemporary society.
Read MoreDarryll DeAngelo Terrell : décoder les icônes
En 1952, dans son ouvrage intitulé Peaux noires, masques blancs, Frantz Fanon soulignait l’érotisation des corps noirs, et leur ancrage dans des figures fantasmées.
Read MoreBlackDolls : la résistance dans le berceau
L’été dernier, à Charlottesville, on a déboulonné des statues. À Berlin, on a remplacé certains noms de rues. Quatre ans auparavant, en Martinique, la statue de Victor Schoelcher s’est faite vandalisée.
Read MoreJulien Creuzet : “Maïs Chaud Marlboro !”, une Histoire métissée
La galerie Arena de l’École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d’Arles accueille dans le cadre du VR Festival 2018,
Read MoreDear Ribane explore our inner alien
In 2016, the fashion brand EDUN approached South African photographer Chris Saunders for a shooting. Saunders, who has been documenting local street cultures for many years, recreated classic pantsula moves with the help of the performers Manthe and Tebogo Ribane.
Read MoreOn #generational proactiveness: an advanced lesson from Simnikiwe Buhlungu
Simnikiwe Buhlungu is a 23-year-old artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Born in the wake of profound political and social change in contemporary South Africa, Buhlungu forms part of the artists who fall under the “Born-Free” Generation
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