African culture: events in January 2023

Olalekan Jeyifous: “Makoko Waterfront”.

Work presented in the exhibition "Art in the City", organized by the Dapper Foundation and the Rotonde des Arts Contemporains in Abidjan.

© Olalekan Jeyifous

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In Paris, Abidjan, Casablanca, Kinshasa, Ouagadougou, Saint-André, London, Rabat, Biarritz, New Haven, Clermont-Ferrand, Nairobi, Baltimore, Conakry, Johannesburg, indoors or outdoors, here are eighteen events Afro or African culture not to be missed in this month of January.

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From January 5 to 15, the Cinémathèque in Paris presents a major retrospective of Ousmane Sembène (1923-2007).

The Senegalese director is the author of a dozen films, including nine feature films, but also a pioneering writer and filmmaker, and above all an active activist for the defense of cinema in Africa.

Until January 7, Galerie Cécile Fakhoury in Abidjan presents

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The first personal exhibition of the painter Thibaut Bouedjoro-Camus in Côte d'Ivoire addresses " 

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Until January 9, Moroccan artist Younes Khourassani presents resolutely luminous and hypnotic works at Galerie 38 in Casablanca.

is an original way to find hope in the darkness and darkness of our current times.

The Salon des Bruits de Kinshasa invites you for five days of festivities and cultural programming between January 10 and 14.

Organized by the collective Malafi'arts production and the French Institute of Kinshasa, the event offers workshops, performances, conferences, music and a market.

“Eziko”, video performance by Buhlebezwe Siwani.

Work presented in the exhibition "Art in the City", organized by the Dapper Foundation and the Rotonde des Arts Contemporains in Abidjan.

© Buhlebezwe Siwani

From January 11 to 14, the 8th edition of the Soko Festival in Burkina Faso will take place in Ouagadougou.

The West African Performing Arts and Performing Arts Market facilitates professional meetings allowing artists to " 

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The 26th edition of

begins on January 13 in Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales.

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From January 17 to February 11, the Tiwani Contemporary gallery is presenting an exhibition in London on Virginia Chihota, who represented Zimbabwe at the Venice Biennale in 2013:

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This series of wall-mounted silkscreen works contemplates the nature of acts of refusal and resistance that come into play in the protection of identity, family and community.

After welcoming 220,000 visitors to the Palais de la Marina in Cotonou, the

exhibition takes over the Mohammed VI Museum of Art from January 18. modern and contemporary in Rabat, Morocco.

“Dream the future”, by Pascal Konan.

Work presented in the exhibition "Art in the City", organized by the Dapper Foundation and the Rotonde des Arts Contemporains in Abidjan.

© Pascal Konan

Between January 20 and 28, the International Documentary Festival (FIPADOC) in Biarritz promises to give us news of the world through 200 works selected from the 2,000 films received from around the world.

A unique opportunity to also discover strong films by directors from Africa.

Until January 22, the Yale Center for British Art in the American city of New Haven presents an exhibition by Njideka Akunyili Crosby.

The Nigerian visual artist works in Los Angeles and often evokes memories of her native country, but also a critique of postcolonial history in her work.

Her series

shows intimate portraits of Nigerian children, including members of her own family.

January 24 will be the World Day for African and Afro-descendant Culture (JMCA), proclaimed by Unesco in 2019. The idea is to promote all kinds of events related to African and Afro-descendant culture, essential for the development of the continent and for humanity in general. 

The Dapper Foundation is organizing its first exhibition in Côte d'Ivoire from January 25.

At the Rotonde des Arts Contemporains in Abidjan,

addresses the challenges of today's African megacities: Abidjan, Dakar, Nairobi, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Bamako, Lagos, Kinshasa, Cotonou, Douala.

25 contemporary artists express themselves through photographs, paintings, installations, videos, sculptures on living cities, cities of resilience, cities of memory...

From January 27 to February 4, the Clermont-Ferrand International Court Festival takes place in central France.

The three competitions will bring together short films selected from thousands received from all over the world.

The international competition features 78 films from 52 nationalities, including 

, by South African director Dian Weys telling the story of a police officer who must move homeless people for a race of hope for ten kilometers… The Regards d'Afrique section presents nine films, including 

by the Senegalese Selemane Dieye and Laurent Yannick Dorego, which tell the story of the journey of four young apprentice mechanics in Dakar.

“Nuits Balnéaires, Alexandre Tako”, by Kader Diaby.

Work presented in the exhibition "Art in the City", organized by the Dapper Foundation and the Rotonde des Arts Contemporains in Abidjan.

© Kader Diaby

Until January 28, the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (NCAI) presents

, a multi-generational group of ten artists.

A selection of over 40 works of art created between 1950 and 2000, representative of figurative painting from East Africa, particularly Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Until January 29, the Baltimore Museum of Art explores the impact of the Great Migration (1915-1970) on black art and culture.

At the time, more than six million African Americans left the South for destinations across the United States. 

 has commissioned twelve renowned black artists: Akea Brionne, Mark Bradford, Zoë Charlton, Larry W. Cook, Torkwase Dyson, Theaster Gates Jr, Allison Janae Hamilton, Leslie Hewitt, Steffani Jemison, Robert Pruitt, Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Carrie Mae Weems.

The Villa des Arts in Conakry is hosting the 

exhibition until January 30 .

The exhibition aims to represent 

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It brings together seven Guinean and foreign artists exhibiting 70 works and is part of the institution's mission to support artists and promote art and culture in Guinea.  

You have until January 31 to send your manuscript for the 3rd edition of the Voix d'Afriques literary prize, initiated by RFI and JC Lattès editions to bring out young French-language authors from the African continent.

The winning novel will be published by Éditions JC Lattès and broadcast on RFI.

The winner will also benefit from a residence at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, partner of the prize.

Who will be the successor of Yaya Diomandé, Fann Attiki and Ernis?

Under the slogan

, the Joburg Film Festival in South Africa invites us to its 5th edition with films from more than 35 countries around the world, including 20 African premieres and 27 South African premieres.

From January 31 to February 5, the event aims to be " 

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