Kara Walker,  The Crossing, 2017

Ce soir : Achille Mbembe en discussion avec Elsa Dorlin, Éric Fassin et Nacira Guénif-Souilamas

Jeudi 17 octobre 2013, 18.00-20.00 - Salle D02, Université Paris 8 Saint-Denis.

C’est une rencontre intéressante car Achille Mbembe vient présenter son dernier ouvrage au Laboratoire des Théories du Politique de l’Université de Paris Saint-Denis et discute avec trois chercheurs importants qui interrogent sans cesse la marge et l’ailleurs pour décortiquer les mécanismes politiques économiques et sociaux à l’œuvre dans la société française contemporaine.

Demetrius Oliver, Till, 2004

I Will by Kwesi Abbensetts

Fitting of my F.A.T.E larp outfit 2# for Henry-Pierre 

Zaire, by David Hammons

Photography Bruce Talamon

NGUVA by WANGECHI MUTU (2014)

For her new exhibition Nguva na Nyoka (Sirens and Serpents)at London’s Victoria Miro gallery, Mutu looked to mythologies from Africa and the Arab world, exploring the troubling spirit of mermaids and the abyssal mystery of the sea, where sailors are seduced and annihilated. The accompanying film Nguva, previewed here, opens with an unsettling scream, moving to ghostly images of veiled women on a sandy shore. The artist appears as a hysterical beast whose menacing force slowly dissipates. Through this magical metamorphosis, Mutu creates a surreal landscape between life and death, reality and dreams, the female body transforming into site of geo-political and sexual violence.”

Watch the film in full 

Making Wearables From E-Waste

Video short from AJ+ interviews Nairobi artist Cyrus Kabiru who creates wearable art from electronic waste:

Meet Cyrus Kabiru. The Nairobi, Kenya artist is turning e-waste into wearables and art.

Cyrus also has a Tumblr blog [cyruskabiruart] which you can find here

Khayelitsha, a human dumping ground of about 1 million people was built by the apartheid government and continues to be maintained by the current neoliberal ‘democratic’ regime. The townships are hell on earth. They are a space that dehumanises all those who live in it. by The Tokolos Stencil Collective

What is exactly is African Electronics?

What is exactly is African Electronics?

Artist Serge Attukwei Clottey views ‘African Electronics’ as a call for African empowerment, and a celebration of the innovation and energy which has been flowing through the continent for centuries. This film follows Serge in his studio and at Chale Wote street art festival as he explores how creative young Africans are taking charge of their future by embracing the cultural and natural richness…

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Vintage Album Artwork | Hailing from Benin, D’Almeida Blucky et Les Black Santiago.

Image courtesy of Radio Diffusion.