The Library of Cynicism: the archaeology of sound and smell Oswaldo Maciá Private View: 4 June 2013, 6.00 – 8.30pm Exhibition: 5 June – 20 July 2013 CHELSEA space presents a new work by Oswaldo Maciá, taking the form of an olfactory–acoustic sculptural composition. The Library of Cynicism takes the ancient Greek figure of Diogenes … Lire la suite
“Can creolization avoid incoherence? […] Is being-in-the-world unthinkable without the weight of the map, mapping the site of presence/place, yet never able to reveal any essential essence of identity; leaving opaque the mystery of living, life, the figures of self?” Michaeline Crichlow (2009) Globalization and the Post-Creole Imagination, xi. What does it mean to … Lire la suite
espace d’art contemporain 14°N 61°W 19, rue du Mérite Artisanal – Z.A Dillon 97200 Fort de France – Martinique FWI mer-ven / wed-fr : 12 – 18 & sa : 12 – 16 14n61w.org 14n61w@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/14n61w RESIDENCES INFORMELLES Association Martiniquaise pour l’art contemporain avec / with Michel Blazy, Rafal Bujnowski, Alexandre … Lire la suite
HENRIK STRÖMBERG « faint single chime pause as echo die » IMAA – INSTRUCTION MANUALS AND ACCESSORIES – A limited series of instructional contemporary art kits , intends to invite artists to conceive an original artwork to be made by me, during my relocation on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean for … Lire la suite
Polibio Díaz Born in Dominican Republic in 1952. Now living and working in the Dominican Republic. http://www.polibiodiaz.com/ Carlos Garrido Castellano: How did you first become interested in photography? Polibio Díaz: I wanted to study civil engineering at the University of Texas A & M, where I came across a course on photojournalism and enrolled. … Lire la suite
blog.uprising-art.com/ Globalization and the spreading of information and communication technology that can no longer be termed new technologies in this era of Digital Nativeshave had a significant impact on the market of cultural products, and particularly on the music market. Digital networks around the world also influencethe works of art transactions.E-auction is … Lire la suite
Jorge Pineda Born in the Dominican Republic in 1961. Now living and working in the Dominican Republic. Carlos Garrido Castellano: How did you get your start in drawing? Jorge Pineda: I have always been drawing since I was very young: I don’t remember starting at a particular time. But now that you mention it, … Lire la suite
What do the words “Caribbean art” suggest to today’s art-lover? A single type of exotic production confined to the Caribbean region or a few individual approaches rooted in the present and widely disseminated? Is it still relevant to group these artists together under a geographical banner? How can artists from the French West Indies … Lire la suite
In the Grand-Saint-Pierre Project, for whose conception and coordination Martinican writer Patrick Chamoiseau has been assigned, a call for artistic projects was made in the late months of 2012 by the Parc Naturel Régional – the institution in charge of the natural reserve of the region- who is supervising the whole project. This is … Lire la suite
Born in the Dominican Republic in 1965. Now living and working in the Dominican Republic. http://www.loraread.com Carlos Garrido Castellano: How would you define the relationship between your creative process and the international/transnational art scene out of which it developed? Marcos Lora Read: I quickly realized that the audience for the kind of work … Lire la suite