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Dak'Art 2024

Odur Ronald: ‘Why is it easier for raw cotton to reach European capitals than for Ugandan people to travel anywhere?’

Ahead of the rescheduled Dakar Biennale, we spoke with Odur Ronald, whose distinctive works explore themes of power, mobility, and identity.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It Will End in
Tears
It Will End In Tears, SCENE 16, 2024
Courtesy Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum and
Goodman Gallery
Photo: Alexander Edwards

In Conversation

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: A Dramatic Painted Mystery Investigates Ideas about Women’s Power

The painter discusses It Will All End in Tears, her site-specific installation at London’s Barbican Center, made with architect Remco Osório Lobato.

Agape Harmani: Trauma as an Essential Part of Diaspora

In Conversation

Agape Harmani: Trauma as an Essential Part of Diaspora

Curator Nicolas Vamvouklis chats with London-based artist Agape Harmani about her latest project, her Greek-Ethiopian roots, humor, and mental health.

Sarah Ama Duah, To build, To bury to remember, 2022, exhibition view, Galerie Wedding, Berlin. photo©ceeceeberlin

“Auf Deutsch”

Sarah Ama Duah: A Journey Towards Building Contemporary Monuments

The artist purposefully contributes to the sculptural visibility of various Black narratives as part of Germany's history and culture of remembrance.

Installation view, Elolo Bosoka, Flying Onions, 2024, Photo: Morel Donou, Courtesy Galerie Atiss Dakar

Round Table

In the Wake of Dak’Art Biennale 2024: A Momentum for Reflection

Four curators from West-Africa reflect on Dakar’s cultural resilience and collective symbiosis following the Biennale’s unexpected postponement.

Spaces of Collective Learning, Relearning and Unlearning with Drama Queens

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Spaces of Collective Learning, Relearning and Unlearning with Drama Queens

The queer-feminist collective shares its actions and visions with the newly founded W'AHU Magazine, which celebrates Ghana's diverse communities.

Elsadig Mohamed Janka, The Adoration, from Ahmed My Beloved series, 2016, Courtesy of Borderlands Art.

In Conversation

Elsadig Mohamed Janka: Liminal Space is a Place of Creativity and Vision

Janka’s latest solo exhibition is a deeply personal journey into his spirituality, his closest friendship, and the circumstances of his life.

(left) Faith Ringgold, Feminist Series: We Meet the Monster, 1972. Acrylic on canvas framed in cloth 12/20, 127 x 83 cm. (right) Faith Ringgold, Marlon Riggs: Tongues Untied, 1994. Storyquilt, 226 x 151 cm. Both images courtesy the artist and Weiss Berlin

In Conversation

Faith Ringgold: “I am very inspired to tell my story, and that’s my story.”

With this interview from 2018, we would like to pay tribute to a true trailblazer: artist, storyteller and activist Faith Ringgold.

Chloe Quenum, Epopée, 2023. ©Arthur Pequin.

60th Venice Biennale

Azu Nwagbogu: “Restitution is not restricted to objects but includes knowledge systems”

We spoke to the curator of Benin’s first national pavilion – none other than Azu Nwagbogu – about the concept, the artists, and the biennale.

Nidhal Chamekh, Ismaël, 2023. Plaster and steel. 160h x 117w x 100d cm. Courtesy the artist and Selma Feriani.

In Conversation

Nidhal Chamekh: “I instinctively move into unexplored territory”

From theory and exile to exhibiting and the art market, this interview spans various aspects of Chamekh’s life and approach to making art.

Image courtesy of Henrique J Paris. Photo: Mamady Diana

In Conversation

Henrique J. Paris: What Can Objects Tell Us?

On the occasion of the 1-54 Marrakech, we spoke to the transdisciplinary artist, who will be showing works that he is currently preparing at RAAR.

Diana Ejaita, Studio Villa Romana ©photo Ela Bialkowska OKNO studio.

In Conversation

Diana Ejaita: Unfixed Stories, Interconnected Worlds

We spoke to artist Diana Ejaita about her residency at the Villa Romana, her multidisciplinary work, and the many uses of symbols and images.


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