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 … Lire la suite
BARBADOS GALLERY OF CARIBBEAN ART ALISON CHAPMAN-ANDREWS & TRACEY WILLIAMS TWO COLOURISTS Although trained in English art schools, Alison’s ” art vocabulary” was developed in the West Indian landscape, drawing in Barbados and Guyana. The rural environment of royal palms, fields and plants, became her inspiration and subject. As the subject was familiar and … Lire la suite
What is the purpose of this artist’s residence? The French Institute of Senegal is inviting me to an artist’s residence from January 25th to February 28th 2013. This residence will result in an exhibition entitled Cyclicités – Cyclical-. The opening will be on Tuesday 26th 2013 in The Galerie du Manège which is today one … Lire la suite
With the highest number of churches per square mile, it is a fair deduction to say that Barbados has a strong (religious) moral compass. In 2012 just under 80% of the population stated affiliation with a religion1, mainly a vein of Christianity. One of the aspects of Christianity is the strict perception of gender and … Lire la suite
Connaissez – vous l’actualité de l’art contemporain de la Caraïbe ? Répondez aux questions sur la page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/aicasudcaraibe Lundi 14 Janvier à 18H, heure de Martinique Les cinq premiers blogueurs qui donneront la réponse juste recevront un exemplaire de la revue Art Absolument spécial Caraïbe. The first five persons who will give the right answer … Lire la suite
David Krut Projects is pleased to present In Development, Christopher Cozier’s first solo exhibition in New York. The exhibition consists of mixed-media drawings on paper, recent monotypes and linocuts created at David Krut Print Workshop in Johannesburg, and silkscreen prints made at Axelle Fine Art in Brooklyn. Born and based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, … Lire la suite
How do you define your work and artistic practice? My work questions both our perception of nudity and how to use best the photography medium. I deal with nudity as a taboo in our Martinican post-colonial society, which otherwise witnesses the excessive exposure of the Carnival period. The starting point of my work is … Lire la suite
How do you see your role as an art critic? Is there anything special about fulfilling this role in a Caribbean context The Aica Caraïbe du sud blog invites you to publish your analysis. For a sensitive form of art criticism. Scarlett JESUS, art critic. When publishing my articles, I have two … Lire la suite
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale makes its debut in Kerala. By Annie Paul (Aica Caraïbe du Sud) Annie Paul, editor of the journal of the University of the West Indies’ Institute of Social and Economic Sciences at SALISES and Chief Editor of Small Axe one of the most prestigious art reviews of the Caribbean and member of … Lire la suite
No work from the French Departments of the Americas features in the Caribbean: Art at the Crossroads of the World catalogue Three museums in New York – El Museo del Barrio, Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem – are holding a major cultural event from 12 June 2012 to 6 January … Lire la suite