African culture: the appointments in February
Ayrson Heràclito: “O Sacudimento da Maison des Esclaves em Gorée”, Diptych Video in the exhibition “Resister!
The Art of Resistance ”at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne, Germany.
© Ayrson Heráclito
Text by: Siegfried Forster Follow
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In digital or face-to-face form, where will the flagship meetings of African culture take place in February?
Here are twelve proposals.
And don't hesitate to send us your “essentials” to rfipageculture@yahoo.fr.
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Like Black History Month in the United States, young Ivorians (
Tchewolo le Blog
, the
Afrokemit
collective
and YL Studio) are organizing the
2nd Ivoire Black History Month
by emphasizing the richness of the cultural heritage.
The four major ethnic groups (Akan, Krou, Mandé, Grou) of Côte d'Ivoire are the theme of the 2021 edition which takes place throughout the month of February.
The launch took place at the new Adama Tougara Museum of Contemporary Cultures in the municipality of Abobo.
(Re) Invent.
This is how the 2021 edition of the
In Out Dance Festival
was baptized
in Bobo-Dioulasso
, Burkina Faso, with shows on February 3, 6 and 10.
In this period when humanity is facing an unprecedented health crisis, many events await spectators in the heart of working-class neighborhoods in cities, but also in theaters, prison, and the Bobo-Dioulasso military camp.
From February 3, the Institut des Cultures d'Islam (ICI) in Paris is presenting a collective adventure.
Zone franche
is the result of a meeting between Doual'art, Think Tanger and ICI, artistic structures located in Cameroon, Morocco and France.
The exhibition (in digital mode during the confinement of museums) offers a different look at "
the movement of travelers, goods and imaginations beyond material or invisible limits
".
In Ségou, from February 4 to 7, the 17th edition of
Ségou'Art
, the Festival sur le Niger, opens its doors on the theme of “Culture and Covid-19: What space for digital in Africa”.
A special edition, under the sign of resilience and social cohesion around three key elements: the contemporary art fair in Mali, the Kôré Fab Lab and seminars, conferences and debates.
After being struck by fire on January 18, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Bozar, reopened its doors and present until March 30
Léonard Pongo: Primordial Earth
.
An exploration of the diverse landscapes of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Through allegorical imagery of the country, the artist transforms the environment and the sensory experience of landscapes into a place of reconstruction.
On February 6, the first fully digital edition of
the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
, the largest in the world, will award prizes for its three competitions, including an international competition with around ten films by African directors in the running.
Omar Ba
, rising star of the African scene, presents from February 4 his paintings at the Templon Gallery in Brussels under the title
Anomalies
.
The work of the Senegalese artist, who lives and works between Dakar and New York, intrigues with his way of questioning history, politics and society through “
personal metaphors, ancestral references and hybrid figures
”.
We make drawings in the earth is
interested in the links between women.
A collective exhibition organized from February 6 by the young Parisian gallery 31 Project, dedicated to the promotion of African scenes of contemporary art.
It brings together four women: the Senegalese artist Naomi Lulendo lives and works in Dakar;
Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien, born in Paris, has lived in Paris since leaving Côte d'Ivoire in 2004 during the civil war;
Georgina Maxim lives and works in Harare, Zimbabwe;
Charlotte Yonga, born in Paris, to a French mother and a Cameroonian father, now lives and works in Barcelona, Spain, and Paris, France.
On Sunday February 7, the new ephemeral
Culturebox
channel
airs at 9:05 p.m.
Une nuit au musée du Quai-Branly
.
The actress Carole Bouquet, "
passionate about the primitive arts
", promises "
an intimate, subjective visit of the museum
" in emblematic or more secret spaces.
An unprecedented visual dialogue promises
Ex Africa - African presences in art today
.
The exhibition at the Musée du Quai-Branly-Jacques Chirac highlights and analyzes “
the relationships that unite the contemporary scene and ancient African arts since the end of the 20th century
”.
Prevented due to the closure of museums from opening on the scheduled date (February 9), part of the exhibition will be accessible online at the end of February.
The opening scheduled for February 27 of
Fespaco 2021
has been postponed
sine die
due to the pandemic.
The crisis caused by the coronavirus has notably had "
a big impact on filming, productions and post-productions
", explained Alex Moussa Sawadogo, general delegate of the largest film festival on the continent and which this year has for theme "The contribution of cinema to the culture of peace".
The exhibition
Resist!
The Art of Resistance
has just opened in digital form at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne, Germany.
It highlights 500 years of anti-colonial resistance in the countries of the South and tells about colonial oppression and its effects until today.
For example, Nigerian artist Peju Layiwola deals with cultural objects looted from the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria), many of which are also part of the RJM's collection.
Namibian activists Esther Utjiua Muinjangue and Ida Hoffmann talk about the Herero and Nama genocide in Namibia ...
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Do not hesitate to send us your “essentials” of African culture in 2021 to rfipageculture@yahoo.fr.
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