Rob Perrée was in New York and visited some interesting exhibitions. Here a report of his findings.
The Whitney Biennial, Faith Ringgold and Frédéric Bruly Bouabré.
Rebecca Belmore, Prototype for Ishkode (fire), 2021
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Bienvenue Fotso’s Fipan Grass
Fotso is both deeply attuned to the human dependency on plants and concerned about the loss of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge in Cameroon
Yota Batsaki on the work of Cameroonian artist Bienvenue Fotso
Malva Neglecta (2021), courtesy of the artist and African Art Beats
Ralph Borland on technology and art
Working with technology offers too a medium for communication to audiences, particularly broader publics. Technology is a form of spectacle, a form of offering pleasure and excitement to audiences. Within the pleasure, critical ideas can be carried
Sanya Osha talks with Ralph Borland about Wire Art
Speak, Mnemosyne: a groupshow of young female artists
“Speak, Mnemosyne” is the title of an exhibition curated by Lifang Zhang. The show took place within the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) event at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) in Zimbabwe’s capital city in the final weekend of February.
Writer Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti caught up with the curator of the exhibition to unpack the show, and discuss the ups and downs encountered in the build up to the event and on the day of the show.
Exhibition poster, designed by Wynona Mutisi, image in the poster is work by Nothando Chiwanga
Kurt Nahar
At different times in his life, he experiences inexplicable circumstances whose mysteries usually only unfold after a few years, allowing Nahar to understand more deeply and develop an understanding for complexities. He is very clear about his collection of material: “I carry that force of spirituality on me as backpack so that everything that comes on my path and yells something at me becomes my acrylic paint and my canvas.”