What are in your opinion the most emblematic works in the Caribbean? The works that will remain through their renown for: Their inventiveness and innovating peculiarities; Their implantation in the territory and the issues; Their impact on the public; Their pedigree, meaning their evolution in well-known exhibitions in which they appeared, the museums and leading … 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
En 1991, Marcos Lora Read avec Cinco carrozas para la historia (cinq carrosses pour I’histoire) anticipe et questionne la célébration du programme du Cinquiéme centenaire de la rencontre de deux mondes. II expose cinq canoés montés sur roues et placés verticalement contre le mur, dont I’intérieur est tapissé des noms des premiers esclaves ramenés … Lire la suite
Habla de Dominique Brebion del 15 de mayo de 2012 en la Universidad de la Habana (XI Bienal de la Habana) Todos nos planteamos esta cuestión, pero para intentar delimitarla, es primordial distinguir: * la difusión institucional en los museos y las bienales de las capitales del arte de la inserción en el mercado internacional … Lire la suite
What can we say today in 2012 about the international diffusion of Caribbean art? Lecture of Dominique Brebion on 15 May 2012 at the University of Havana (11th Havana Biennial) It is an issue that concerns us all but to try to understand it fully, it is essential to distinguish between : institutional diffusion in … Lire la suite
Que peut – on dire en 2012 de la diffusion internationale de l’art de la Caraïbe ? Intervention de Dominique Brebion le 15 mai 2012 à l’Université de la Havane ( XI biennale de la Havane) C’est une question qui nous interpelle tous mais pour tenter de la cerner, il est primordial de distinguer : la … Lire la suite