Opinion
Doing things differently: the promise of Africa.cont
by Mario Pissarra, 20.05.10 | Topic: Opinion |
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When Jose Antonio Fernandes Dias, visual arts advisor to the Gulbenkian Foundation, was asked by the Mayor of Lisbon what he thought of the idea of a museum for contemporary African art in Portugal, an idea that came from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dias said that it was not... |
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The stakes of art criticism in Africa
by Yacouba Konate, 04.11.07 | Topic: Opinion |
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[This article originally appeared in Gallery No. 19, March 1999, pp. 14-15; and appears here with the permission of the author and the publisher. Initial interest in republishing this article stemmed in part from the need to highlight the critical contribution of publications produced in Africa - Gallery was published from... |
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The JAG is the SANG
by Mario Pissarra, 13.10.07 | Topic: Opinion |
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I have long argued that transformation of the South African National Gallery has been badly managed. Thirteen years into democracy it has failed to produce a demographically representative pool of curators. Perhaps more importantly, it has failed to re-orientate its Eurocentric origins by neglecting to prioritise developing relationships with other African... |
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Dirty Laundry: Can we think beyond Venice?
by Mario Pissarra, 07.06.07 | Topic: Opinion |
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I have previously argued that Africa’s representation in Venice is irrelevant when compared to the need to develop alternatives at ‘home’. In essence my argument is that we should not judge the success of South African art (or African or ‘non-western’ art for that matter) by its presence or absence... |
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Curating as a transformative practice [Targeted Candidate III]
by Emma Bedford, 05.12.06 | Topic: Opinion |
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[Discussion document presented at ‘Institutions, Publics and Beyond: Curatorial Practices Moving On’, keynote panel at the first South Africa Curators Workshop presented by The Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA) and Robben Island Museum, 20 November 2006]
In November 2005 I edited with Zayd Minty an Artthrob issue devoted to... |
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Open Letter to Salah Hassan
by Marilyn Martin, 17.10.06 | Topic: Opinion |
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Dear Salah I was present at the creation of the Forum for African Arts in New York in January 2000. Although I was uncomfortable that Africa’s ‘salvation’ was once again coming from elsewhere and that only three of the thirteen individuals invited to become members of the Board were living... |
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Open the Gate
by Olu Oguibe, 09.10.06 | Topic: Opinion |
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[This letter was initially written in response to a letter from Salah Hassan and Okwui Enwezor to Robert Storr, Artistic Director of the Venice Biennale. It was copied by the writer to interested parties and is reproduced here with his permission.]
To Dr. Salah Hassan Forum for African Arts September 19, 2006 Dear... |
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