*Iyawó is Holly Bynoe name for the initiation period as priestess in the Afro Caribbean tradition Lucumî/La Regla de Ocha The healing and self-healing thematic is now coming up more and more frequently in the creations and reflections of artists. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Healing a Broken World seminar and digital publication, the Reset … Lire la suite
By Maica Gugolati I have never missed a Venice Art Biennale in my life. At my first Venice Art Biennale I was one year old. My mother, a visual artist and sculpture professor, always brought her family to this event. Growing up in Verona located 120 km from Venice, made it relatively easier for us … Lire la suite
Human Museum-Trocadero » Feb -March 07 « – paris / Joburg Art Fair – Johannesburg » March 2008″. “Aferkiw” demonstrates in its total splendor its strong virtues which have been known to accompany women in ancient Africa, an era when women were heads of the family, village chiefs, tribal warriors, priestesses, pharaohs, queens, and possessors or … Lire la suite
©Kanawa, caravelle &Co, work in progress KANAWA, CARAVEL & CO According to Michel Foucault’s concept, the boat epitomises a heterotopia, that is, « a thing floating in space, a place without a place, that lives by itself, enclosed on itself and at the same time given up to the infinity of the sea. From port to … Lire la suite
By: Yenny Hernández and William Riera The global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic not only forced us to experience prolonged social isolation amidst the rhythmic pounding of uncertainties in our chest, but it also dissolved the physical walls of galleries and exhibitions, replacing them with online exhibitions. The internet has made it possible … Lire la suite
In the process is an online interview series developed by AICA Southern Caribbean, a regional chapter of the International Art Critics Association. Each month we spotlight the work of artists from the Caribbean. Conversations delve into the ideas and experiences of creative practitioners, exploring their art-making process and the ongoing work of creating and communicating … Lire la suite
Deadline to submit applications : January 21 st, 2021 Fondation Fiminco has invested a former industrial site in Romainville, on the outskirts of Paris and accessible by the metro, to create a place that supports artists from all over the world and open to all audiences. Each year, the Fondation Fiminco hosts an … Lire la suite
AICA-Southern Caribbean on the move AICA-SC is an inter-regional section of the International Association of Art Critics. It is formed by members from 7 Caribbean territories, some of whom now live in France, Canada and the United Kingdom. It is a « multilingual » section which always works in English and French, the two languages most spoken … Lire la suite
WAAP 1129 East Hastings Vancouver, BC V6A 1S3 +1 (778) 229 3458 http://www.waapart.com Wil aballe art projects As it was, as it should have been looks at two moments in Campbell’s art practice. Work produced between 2009-2012 draws from images of sugar production and Jamaica’s slavery/early post slavery carnival traditions. His more recent work … Lire la suite
Dominican taxi drives By Polibio Díaz It was while visiting a friend in Manhattan, during my Davidoff Art Initiative (DAI) residency in NYC, (2014) that a friend asks a cap for me to return to Inwood where I was staying, to my surprise the taxi happen to be from a Dominican taxi company, and a … Lire la suite