Category: African Diaspora
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In the Black Fantastic – African Diaspora Artists Visualising A Future Beyond Racialisation
Carol Ann Dixon’s illustrated review of ‘In the Black Fantastic,’ curated by Ekow Eshun. This group exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London (29 June – 18 September 2022), featured works by eleven internationally acclaimed African diaspora artists. Elements of myth, spirituality, folklore, otherworldly imaginings and speculative fiction combined to offer creative responses to everyday experiences…
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The Liberatory Aesthetics of ‘Africa Fashion’ at the V&A, London, July 2022 – April 2023
An illustrated review of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s ‘Africa Fashion’ exhibition, written by Carol Ann Dixon, Ph.D. More than 250 items featured in this showcase, including contemporary couture by fashion-forward collectives (such as MMUSOMAXWELL and Lagos Space Programme), strip-woven aṣọ-òkè and kente textiles, Adire indigo-dyed fabrics, and east and southern African kangas.
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Call for Panels: Conference on Intersectional Challenges in Afroeuropean Communities, 7-10 July 2021
The 8th biennial conference of the Afroeuropeans Network will take place at Vrije Universiteit Brussel [University in Brussels, Belgium], 7-10 July 2021. The key focus of the discussions at this international, interdisciplinary gathering will centre on ‘Intersectional Challenges in Afroeuropean Communities.’ CONFERENCE THEMES (AND ‘STREAMS’) Throughout the four-day programme a wide range of panel presentations,…
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Trokon Nagbe: The World Gives Life – A Solo Exhibition at Skoto Gallery, New York
I was delighted to visit Skoto Gallery during my recent trip to New York City and experience a very warm welcome from the co-owners – Skoto Aghahowa and Alix du Serech – who both took time to introduce me to their arts space, share information about the history of their past exhibitions and provide additional…
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Illusions Vol. I, Narcissus and Echo, by Grada Kilomba
Earlier in 2019 I was fortunate to present a paper at an international conference on African-European Studies that took place in Portugal at the ISCTE-IUL Lisbon University Institute. While there, I took the opportunity to visit a number of museums and galleries to review exhibitions and collections featuring works by modern and contemporary visual artists…
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