Marrakech Biennale looks North
Kicking off this week is the 4th Marrakech Biennale. The opening days will see performances, debates,
Events
BBC’s Special Focus on Africa
To mark 80 years of international broadcasting, the BBC World Service is hosting a day of
The Ungovernables
It seems rather arbitrary to pick out the African artists from ‘The Ungovernables’, the New Museum’s
London calling … to the faraway towns of Somalia
Talk about efficiency, how’s this for a developmental scheme. First, encourage, both directly and by ‘principled
Africans in New York City
"Afro-Spectacle," a music and film event by DJ collective, Dutty Artz, explores the working class African immigrant experiences in the city.
Africa is a Kickstarter
http://youtu.be/YXI1kUk6Uqk Two music related Kickstarter campaigns deserve your attention.
Africa Gathering
I’m in DC this weekend for the Africa Gathering social entrepreneurship conference. (Video of the London meeting
Maïmouna and African Urban France
Friday night at Sutra Lounge in New York, Maimouna Coulibaly will be performing alongside myself and
Holland is Kaaps
Afrikaans has its roots as a Dutch Creole, spoken by slaves, slave masters and workers of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape. A South African theater company took the play to The Netherlands.
'Afropolitans'
If in London next Friday. Press Statement from the Victoria and Albert Museum: On 24 June
"… new trends in Africa and the Diaspora"
At the margins of this year’s Art Basel (15-19 June) and curated by Christine Eyene, FOCUS11
(Re)construções
Lawrence Lemaoana is one of 13 South African artists selected by curator Daniella Géo for the
No Art On $2 A Day
In memory of Cameroonian artist Goddy Leye (1965-2011).
The narrative of African women
An exhibit attempts to reframe popular perceptions and the image of African women in the United States.
Zackie Achmat Lecture @ CUNY
The Social Justice, Gender and Health Reading Group, The Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and
Film director Shelley Barry @ NYU
An Evening with Shelley Barry Wednesday, April 28, 2o1o At the next disTHIS!, South African filmmaker