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Dialogues on Memory: M’Barek Bouhchichi and Pascal Blanchard on French Colonialism, Forgotten Figures, and Black Moroccan Portraiture
At the closing of the exhibition BODY OF MEMORY at Dagoma-Harty Gallery, artist M’Barek Bouhchichi and historian Pascal Blanchard engaged in a conversation on French colonialism and Black Moroccan portraiture,… Read more
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Thao Nguyen Phan: “The Sun Falls Silently”
“History is written by the winners and when the North won the war in 1975, they rewrote history,” says Thao Nguyen Phan. In “The Sun Falls Silently”, she transforms this… Read more
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Kimsooja: To Breathe – Mokum
In her new site-specific installation To Breathe – Mokum, acclaimed Korean artist Kimsooja transforms Amsterdam’s oldest building into a contemplative space exploring themes of migration, displacement, belonging, and identity. Presented… Read more
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Grillo Meets Toorop: Painting, Stained Glass and Religion as a Symbiotic Relationship
Contemporary Nigerian artist Yusuf Grillo is a highly influential figure in Nigerian art history. Born in Lagos in 1934, he is celebrated for his inventive use of color, especially his… Read more
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Reflections on Brotherly Love and the Intimacies of Men in David Chariandy’s ‘Brother’
A short reflection based on Michael Bucknor’s essay ‘That Body Always Just a Skin Away’: Brotherly Love and the Intimacies of Men in David Chariandy’s ‘Brother’. Read more
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Layo Bright: Let America Be America Again
I keep returning to the surfaces and details of this self-portrait by Layo Bright, and its title, drawn from Langston Hughes—my favorite poet—Let America Be America Again (1935). A 90-years-old… Read more
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Gallery Tour: ‘Conversations’ at Esther Schipper Seoul
Esther Schipper presents Conversations (25 March–10 May 2025), a group exhibition exploring one of the most symbolic colours in the history of art, and how it has been used and… Read more
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Roemer Visscher, l’art de l’emblème et la tulipomanie dans l’Âge d’or des Provinces-Unies
Roemer Visscher était un négociant néerlandais prospère, mais aussi une figure éminente de la vie intellectuelle et culturelle des Provinces-Unies. Homme cultivé et passionné de littérature, il s’illustra notamment dans… Read more
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Africa Basel 2025: A Vital New Platform for Contemporary African Art in Basel
Launched in mid-June alongside Art Basel, one of the world’s top contemporary art fairs, Africa Basel set out to spotlight artists from Africa and its global diaspora in the heart… Read more
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プロテオドラ Theodora Poulot 