Armature by Hervé Beuze, A history of mankind Armature, Foundation Clément, October-December 2016 If a work of art is not necessarily explained by the biography of its creator, we can always find something from memory of the artist on an art work. For Hervé Beuze , the fisherman traps not far from his house, … Lire la suite
For a more significant contribution to the promotion of Caribbean art internationally, Aica Southern Caribbean has opted for the creation of a series of short videos online in French English and Spanish. This series, depending on the partners’ agreement, aims at introducing contemporary Caribbean visual artists from the entire archipelago. Initiated by Dominique Brebion from … Lire la suite
After taking part in Kreyol Factory in La Villette (Paris) in 2009, then presenting Land of the Imaginary, a tribute to Edouard Glissant in 2011 in Les Foudres HSE (Martinique), Jean-Luc de Laguarigue has exhibited his work on Quartier Nord-Plage, Requiem for an Island, which he had developed for fourteen years; this was coupled with … Lire la suite
Visions Archipéliques Fondation Clément October 13th-December 1st 2016 The Visions Archipéliques exhibition is fuelled by the drive to fill a gap to showcase Martinique’s artistic photography and link it to the Caribbean’s as a whole. Portraiture is the most popular among the Caribbean’s most widespread photography styles. Visions Archipéliques is more an inventory than a … Lire la suite
Carol Crichton’s Piercing Gaze Educated at the School of Visual Art in New York and mentored by abstract painter Eugene Hyde, Carol Crichton has charted her own path through the murky waters of the Jamaican art scene. Her brilliantly coloured canvases have a ‘come hither’ effect on viewers, drawing you in, then detaining your … Lire la suite
XLIXth Congress of AICA, Havana, Cuba, 11-15 October 2016 “NEW UTOPIAS: ART, MEMORY AND CONTEXT” The International Association of Art Critics (AICA) is pleased to announce that its XLIX th Congress will take place in Havana, Cuba, between October 11 – 15, 2016. The Congress, organized by AICA International together with AICA Cuba, … Lire la suite
AICA Incentive Award For Young Critics recognizes emerging voices in art criticism around the world. This year theInternational Association of Art Critics (AICA), invites art critics to submit an article or a review on any subject (an exhibition, a biennale, a profile of an artist, etc.), which deals with the subject of contemporary art … Lire la suite
Richard and Sally Price have just published Boléro tropical (2016), a French version of their novel Enigma Variations (Harvard University Press, 1997), which has been described as “a mystery at the intersections of art and anthropology.” The novel is about an eccentric Frenchman who sells an extraordinary collection of primitive art in Cayenne. Two anthropologists, … Lire la suite
Romance for one work by Agnès Brézéphin. ‘I am as obscure as feelings’. Pierre Reverdy The works we have here are untitled. They just lay there as islets shaping an archipelago illustrating the inner trip that everyone will follow according to their own current. As in the river bed they limit your shore opening … Lire la suite
We are pleased to inform you that the XLIXth Congress of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) will take place in Havana, Cuba, between October 11-15, 2016. A post-Congress tour outside the Cuban capital will follow, October 16-17. The Congress, organized by AICA International together with AICA Cuba, is the first in the history … Lire la suite