Agenda 25 November - 01 December 2012

Each year AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) hosts an annual film festival which showcases more than 50 new third year graduates and fourth year honours (post graduate) students’ films. The festival is held at Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau in Johannesburg (Rosebank) and Cape Town (Cavendish) on November 23 and 24 and for the first time in Durban at the Gateway’s Cinema Nouveau on November 25.

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De veelzijdige Zuid-Afrikaanse kunstenaar William Kentridge ontwikkelde de afgelopen decennia een multidisciplinaire werkwijze waarin film, animatie, tekenkunst, grafiek en theater samenkomen. Typerend voor zijn werk zijn de krachtige houtskool- en pasteltekeningen die hij tot bewegend beeld transformeert. Black Box/Chambre Noire is een mechanisch theater waarin gedurende 23 minuten zes mechanische figuren beurtelings optreden tegen een geprojecteerde achtergrond van geanimeerde houtskooltekeningen.

jhm dafrique

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen: 'De schoonheid van kwetsbaarheid- 2'; Mulugeta Tafesse: 'Een permanent experiment- 2'. Op zondag 25 november om 16.00 uur wordt deze expositie in aanwezigheid van de kunstenaars geopend door Judith Sargentini, Europarlementariër voor Groen Links. Na exact zes jaar zijn beide kunstenaars opnieuw in Galerie 23. Etiyé Dimma Poulsen was succesvol in de USA en Mulugeta Tafesse promoveerde in Spanje.

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Brings together the full range of the artist’s work, from wood trays referring to traditional symbols of the Akan people of Ghana; to early ceramics from the artist’s Broken Pots series, driftwood assemblages that refer to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw; to the luminous metal wall-hangings of recent years.

denverartmuseum africanart

Het programma van het 25ste International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA 2012) is bekend. Met weer een teleurstellend aantal documentaires uit Afrika: een uit Marokko (Camera/Woman), twee uit Mali (Land Rush & Sand Fishers), twee uit Zuid-Afrika (Miseducation & Port Nolloth) en een "One Minute" uit Egypte

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Baron Binnert Van Harinxma thoe Slooten en bioloog Gerrit Brouwer kregen op 2 november 1930 de unieke kans om de kroning van keizer Haile Selassie in Ethiopië bij te wonen. Maak hun expeditie mee met de foto's, persoonlijke aantekeningen en filmbeelden. De reis naar Ethiopië had oorspronkelijk het doel om de dierenwereld te bestuderen, maar hoogtepunt van de reis werd uiteindelijk de kroning van Haile Selassie.

tropenmuseum

Lalla Essaydi's elegant, creative work belies it subversive, challenging nature. Approximately 30 works of diverse media are drawn from each of her photographic series, including the richly hued Silence of Thought and the more widely known Converging Territories and Les Femmes de Maroc. The exhibition also includes a selection of new works, as well as rarely exhibited paintings and installations.

africa-si-edu

Acclaimed for his work in animated film, visual art, theater, and opera, William Kentridge had his first survey exhibition in the United States in 2001 at MCA Chicago. From this exhibition, the MCA acquired more than a dozen drawings and two of his best-known films: Felix in Exile (1994) and History of the Main Complaint (1996), both of which will be on view. The drawings featured in the exhibition are those used to make this latter film—charcoal sketches that Kentridge erased and reworked to create the memorable segments that depict his alter egos and their struggles in late and post-apartheid Johannesburg: Felix Teitlebaum, the romantic artist who is always shown nude, and Soho Eckstein, the self-absorbed, wealthy mine owner and land developer who always wears a pinstriped suit.

mcachicago

Taylor has chosen to approach this exhibition as a playful exercise in describing the landscape of his personal ‘island’. Not only is this body of work a return to large-scale drawing for Taylor, but also, a return to using narrative as a starting point for the image-making process. Devising a story, in the form of a poem, and working with a select number of preconceived titles, Taylor attempts to create a familiar metaphor for which to make drawings. The narrative shifts simultaneously between two chief protagonists - the hero, Mickey, and his ego, the island. Diving between character sketches the pictures illustrate an uncanny likeness of the two subjects.

whatiftheworld

Out of Africa - Safari Through Magical Kenya  is het vervolg op hitproducties als Sikulu, Stamping en African Mamas en neemt u mee op safari door het magische Kenia. Opzwepende dansen van Masai-krijgers, close harmony songs van de vrouwelijke dansers, een ballet van flamingo's, funky African jazzritmes en vrolijke bengamuziek uit de nachtclubs van Mombassa en Nairobi: het wordt allemaal gebracht met niet aflatende Afrikaanse energie en vitaliteit. Zowel het traditionele als het moderne Kenia krijgt in deze overdonderende show een plek.

outofafrica youtube

Poëtisch drama van Kim Nguyen volgt de jonge Afrikaanse Komona als ze op 12-jarige leeftijd wordt gedwongen haar ouders te doden en zich aan te sluiten als kindsoldaat bij het leger van Great Tiger. Regisseur:
Kim Nguyen; acteurs: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga. Canada/DR Congo 2012

cinema

Photographic exhibition examining the legacy of the apartheid system and how it penetrated even the most mundane aspects of social existence in South Africa, from housing, public amenities, and transportation to education, tourism, religion, and businesses. Complex, vivid, evocative, and dramatic, it includes nearly 500 photographs, films, books, magazines, newspapers, and assorted archival documents and covers more than 60 years of powerful photographic and visual production that forms part of the historical record of South Africa.

icp

Zuid-Afrikaans/Nederlands kwartet dat inzet op flinke bass muziek, dikke beats en Zuid-Afrikaanse rap: neder-afro electrobeat. Het duo achter Skip & Die zijn frontvrouw Cata.Pirata en producent Jori Collignon, bekend van C-Mon & Kypski en Nobody Beats The Drum. Live worden zij vergezeld door vijfkoppige liveband die garant staat voor een groot feest. Skip & Die bindt zich niet aan een genre, waardoor veel wereldwijde invloeden terug zijn te horen in hun unieke geluid.

skipndie-withtank crammed (speellijst)

De Soweto Spiritual Singers zijn ook  in Nederland allang geen onbekenden meer na twee eerdere succesvolle tournees. Met swingende, weldadige (Zuid-) Afrikaans gospels en harmonieën, maar ook met Amerikaanse spirituals werden vele harten veroverd. En vanaf medio december wordt er in het programma ruimte gemaakt voor herkenbare en oorspronkelijke Afrikaanse kerstmelodieën. Wie maalt er nog om een witte kerst met zo’n hartverwarmende African Christmas?

tour

In all of the descriptions of his work, Adriaan de Villiers (Cape Town, 1984) names the Spanish architect, Gaudi, as one of his main sources of inspiration. De Villiers chose ceramics as his discipline. He makes rough sketches of his next sculpture and sculpts it without losing his original vision for it. When other ideas arise during the creation process, these are freely expressed.

sanaa

Hollandaise is a critical, contemporary art exhibition built around this typical textile. The idea for the exhibition is from curator Koyo Kouoh, who is director of her own art institution in Dakar, Senegal. She asked five artists to delve into the phenomenon of Hollandaise and the peculiar trading relations and cultural interchanges that it represents. They all produced new work especially for this exhibition, which after Amsterdam will travel on to Dakar.

smba

HIV staat in Afrika voor Hoop is Vital. Mensen in Mutare (Zimbabwe) hebben dat ontwikkeld als levensstijl. Met een fototentoonstelling van 10 intieme portretten van mensen die in bijzonder moeilijke omstandigheden vorm geven aan hun leven, geeft Dik Bol inkijk in deze dagelijkse dans op de vulkaan. Opening: 14 oktober, 16:00 uur. In het kader van de stedenband Haarlem-Mutare.

galerieknh haarlemmutare

Images by Congolese photographer and video artist Sammy Baloji feature the industrial landscapes around Lumbumbasi, the capital city of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The images serve as a visual indictment of the failed postcolonial leadership that mismanaged and squandered Katanga’s industrial resources, its modernity, and the economic prosperity of the region.

si

An outstanding exploration of the sounds and rhythms of Africa and the Diaspora and a groundbreaking digital experience that pays homage to artists and music of Africa and the African diaspora, the first tribute to black artists of its kind. The exhibition uses state-of-the-art technology, with over 100 interactive audio-visual setups transmitting the sights, sounds and rhythms of artists from all over the world. The exhibition comprises of a mind-blowing 13 hours’ worth of footage.

blackmusicworldwide artlink

For three weeks, Galerie Lumières d'Afrique is proud and excited to display a selection of recent works by two contemporary artists  Vernissage and exhibition opening: Friday 9 November: 18:00 - 22:00.

lumieresdafrique

Geïnspireerd door onder andere Eugene O’Neills drama ‘Long day’s journey into night’ maakt Dood Paard een geheel nieuw stuk, dat gaat over afkeer en verbondenheid, over het geloof in bevrijding en over de gevangenis die werkelijkheid heet. Maar hoe diep de spiraal ook naar beneden draait – een elementaire levenskracht blijft tot op het allerlaatst bestaan. Wat er vandaag niet is, dat kan morgen toch nog komen… .

doodpaard trailer

Exhibition focuses on the complexities of global exchange fostered by capitalism, and its effects on life and art. Time, Trade & Travel set the participating artists on a quest for the historical encounters between Europeans and Africans, in which trade and the concomitant cultural exchange receive particular attention. In collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana and featuring Dutch and Ghanese artists.

smba nubukefoundation

For this exhibition Botes continues his recent series of paintings on canvas while also showing his distinctive reverse-glass paintings, sculptures and drawings. The paintings on this show have evolved from the religious imagery he presented at his last exhibition at the gallery in Cape Town. Over the past few months he has also been fascinated by the optical effects of colour, and has created paintings that pulsate with a psychedelic intensity. The result is an unlikely and unexpected presentation of iconic images. Another series of paintings features horrifying imagery, yet rendered in beautiful and optical colours that simultaneously seduce and repulse, reminding us of how our perceptions are influenced by colour.

stevenson

Inmiddels traditionele kerstmarkt, dé plek om alvast uw Sinterklaas- en kerstcadeautjes te kopen. U kunt op deze kerstmarkt onder meer terecht voor wijn, boerewors, biltong, sieraden, ansichtkaarten en San kunst uit de Kalahari. Uiteraard ontbreken ook onze eigen specialiteiten niet: boeken: zowel nieuw als tweedehands.

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In Black Box/ Chambre Noire maakt William Kentridge (ZA) gebruik van verschillende media en vormentaal. Theater, film, tekeningen, poppenspel en muziek worden door elkaar heen gebruikt. Irene Knol gaat in op de relatie tussen de hybride vormentaal die Kentridge kiest en de inhoud die hij communiceert. Irene Knol studeerde kunstgeschiedenis aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en is in 2008 cum laude op William Kentridge afgestudeerd.

jhm

This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen: 'De schoonheid van kwetsbaarheid- 2'; Mulugeta Tafesse: 'Een permanent experiment- 2'. Op zondag 25 november om 16.00 uur wordt deze expositie in aanwezigheid van de kunstenaars geopend door Judith Sargentini, Europarlementariër voor Groen Links. Na exact zes jaar zijn beide kunstenaars opnieuw in Galerie 23. Etiyé Dimma Poulsen was succesvol in de USA en Mulugeta Tafesse promoveerde in Spanje.

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Brings together the full range of the artist’s work, from wood trays referring to traditional symbols of the Akan people of Ghana; to early ceramics from the artist’s Broken Pots series, driftwood assemblages that refer to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw; to the luminous metal wall-hangings of recent years.

denverartmuseum africanart

Baron Binnert Van Harinxma thoe Slooten en bioloog Gerrit Brouwer kregen op 2 november 1930 de unieke kans om de kroning van keizer Haile Selassie in Ethiopië bij te wonen. Maak hun expeditie mee met de foto's, persoonlijke aantekeningen en filmbeelden. De reis naar Ethiopië had oorspronkelijk het doel om de dierenwereld te bestuderen, maar hoogtepunt van de reis werd uiteindelijk de kroning van Haile Selassie.

tropenmuseum

Lalla Essaydi's elegant, creative work belies it subversive, challenging nature. Approximately 30 works of diverse media are drawn from each of her photographic series, including the richly hued Silence of Thought and the more widely known Converging Territories and Les Femmes de Maroc. The exhibition also includes a selection of new works, as well as rarely exhibited paintings and installations.

africa-si-edu

Acclaimed for his work in animated film, visual art, theater, and opera, William Kentridge had his first survey exhibition in the United States in 2001 at MCA Chicago. From this exhibition, the MCA acquired more than a dozen drawings and two of his best-known films: Felix in Exile (1994) and History of the Main Complaint (1996), both of which will be on view. The drawings featured in the exhibition are those used to make this latter film—charcoal sketches that Kentridge erased and reworked to create the memorable segments that depict his alter egos and their struggles in late and post-apartheid Johannesburg: Felix Teitlebaum, the romantic artist who is always shown nude, and Soho Eckstein, the self-absorbed, wealthy mine owner and land developer who always wears a pinstriped suit.

mcachicago

Taylor has chosen to approach this exhibition as a playful exercise in describing the landscape of his personal ‘island’. Not only is this body of work a return to large-scale drawing for Taylor, but also, a return to using narrative as a starting point for the image-making process. Devising a story, in the form of a poem, and working with a select number of preconceived titles, Taylor attempts to create a familiar metaphor for which to make drawings. The narrative shifts simultaneously between two chief protagonists - the hero, Mickey, and his ego, the island. Diving between character sketches the pictures illustrate an uncanny likeness of the two subjects.

whatiftheworld

Out of Africa - Safari Through Magical Kenya  is het vervolg op hitproducties als Sikulu, Stamping en African Mamas en neemt u mee op safari door het magische Kenia. Opzwepende dansen van Masai-krijgers, close harmony songs van de vrouwelijke dansers, een ballet van flamingo's, funky African jazzritmes en vrolijke bengamuziek uit de nachtclubs van Mombassa en Nairobi: het wordt allemaal gebracht met niet aflatende Afrikaanse energie en vitaliteit. Zowel het traditionele als het moderne Kenia krijgt in deze overdonderende show een plek.

outofafrica youtube

Poëtisch drama van Kim Nguyen volgt de jonge Afrikaanse Komona als ze op 12-jarige leeftijd wordt gedwongen haar ouders te doden en zich aan te sluiten als kindsoldaat bij het leger van Great Tiger. Regisseur:
Kim Nguyen; acteurs: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga. Canada/DR Congo 2012

cinema

Photographic exhibition examining the legacy of the apartheid system and how it penetrated even the most mundane aspects of social existence in South Africa, from housing, public amenities, and transportation to education, tourism, religion, and businesses. Complex, vivid, evocative, and dramatic, it includes nearly 500 photographs, films, books, magazines, newspapers, and assorted archival documents and covers more than 60 years of powerful photographic and visual production that forms part of the historical record of South Africa.

icp

Zuid-Afrikaans/Nederlands kwartet dat inzet op flinke bass muziek, dikke beats en Zuid-Afrikaanse rap: neder-afro electrobeat. Het duo achter Skip & Die zijn frontvrouw Cata.Pirata en producent Jori Collignon, bekend van C-Mon & Kypski en Nobody Beats The Drum. Live worden zij vergezeld door vijfkoppige liveband die garant staat voor een groot feest. Skip & Die bindt zich niet aan een genre, waardoor veel wereldwijde invloeden terug zijn te horen in hun unieke geluid.

skipndie-withtank crammed (speellijst)

De Soweto Spiritual Singers zijn ook  in Nederland allang geen onbekenden meer na twee eerdere succesvolle tournees. Met swingende, weldadige (Zuid-) Afrikaans gospels en harmonieën, maar ook met Amerikaanse spirituals werden vele harten veroverd. En vanaf medio december wordt er in het programma ruimte gemaakt voor herkenbare en oorspronkelijke Afrikaanse kerstmelodieën. Wie maalt er nog om een witte kerst met zo’n hartverwarmende African Christmas?

tour

In all of the descriptions of his work, Adriaan de Villiers (Cape Town, 1984) names the Spanish architect, Gaudi, as one of his main sources of inspiration. De Villiers chose ceramics as his discipline. He makes rough sketches of his next sculpture and sculpts it without losing his original vision for it. When other ideas arise during the creation process, these are freely expressed.

sanaa

Hollandaise is a critical, contemporary art exhibition built around this typical textile. The idea for the exhibition is from curator Koyo Kouoh, who is director of her own art institution in Dakar, Senegal. She asked five artists to delve into the phenomenon of Hollandaise and the peculiar trading relations and cultural interchanges that it represents. They all produced new work especially for this exhibition, which after Amsterdam will travel on to Dakar.

smba

HIV staat in Afrika voor Hoop is Vital. Mensen in Mutare (Zimbabwe) hebben dat ontwikkeld als levensstijl. Met een fototentoonstelling van 10 intieme portretten van mensen die in bijzonder moeilijke omstandigheden vorm geven aan hun leven, geeft Dik Bol inkijk in deze dagelijkse dans op de vulkaan. Opening: 14 oktober, 16:00 uur. In het kader van de stedenband Haarlem-Mutare.

galerieknh haarlemmutare

Images by Congolese photographer and video artist Sammy Baloji feature the industrial landscapes around Lumbumbasi, the capital city of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The images serve as a visual indictment of the failed postcolonial leadership that mismanaged and squandered Katanga’s industrial resources, its modernity, and the economic prosperity of the region.

si

An outstanding exploration of the sounds and rhythms of Africa and the Diaspora and a groundbreaking digital experience that pays homage to artists and music of Africa and the African diaspora, the first tribute to black artists of its kind. The exhibition uses state-of-the-art technology, with over 100 interactive audio-visual setups transmitting the sights, sounds and rhythms of artists from all over the world. The exhibition comprises of a mind-blowing 13 hours’ worth of footage.

blackmusicworldwide artlink

For three weeks, Galerie Lumières d'Afrique is proud and excited to display a selection of recent works by two contemporary artists  Vernissage and exhibition opening: Friday 9 November: 18:00 - 22:00.

lumieresdafrique

Geïnspireerd door onder andere Eugene O’Neills drama ‘Long day’s journey into night’ maakt Dood Paard een geheel nieuw stuk, dat gaat over afkeer en verbondenheid, over het geloof in bevrijding en over de gevangenis die werkelijkheid heet. Maar hoe diep de spiraal ook naar beneden draait – een elementaire levenskracht blijft tot op het allerlaatst bestaan. Wat er vandaag niet is, dat kan morgen toch nog komen… .

doodpaard trailer

Exhibition focuses on the complexities of global exchange fostered by capitalism, and its effects on life and art. Time, Trade & Travel set the participating artists on a quest for the historical encounters between Europeans and Africans, in which trade and the concomitant cultural exchange receive particular attention. In collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana and featuring Dutch and Ghanese artists.

smba nubukefoundation

For this exhibition Botes continues his recent series of paintings on canvas while also showing his distinctive reverse-glass paintings, sculptures and drawings. The paintings on this show have evolved from the religious imagery he presented at his last exhibition at the gallery in Cape Town. Over the past few months he has also been fascinated by the optical effects of colour, and has created paintings that pulsate with a psychedelic intensity. The result is an unlikely and unexpected presentation of iconic images. Another series of paintings features horrifying imagery, yet rendered in beautiful and optical colours that simultaneously seduce and repulse, reminding us of how our perceptions are influenced by colour.

stevenson

World Blend Cafe is een netwerkbijeenkomst voor de World Music in Nederland en wordt zo’n zes maal per jaar georganiseerd op verschillende locaties.

17:30 inloop & borrel
18:30 buffet
19:30 programma
21:30 netwerken

bimhuis

This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen: 'De schoonheid van kwetsbaarheid- 2'; Mulugeta Tafesse: 'Een permanent experiment- 2'. Op zondag 25 november om 16.00 uur wordt deze expositie in aanwezigheid van de kunstenaars geopend door Judith Sargentini, Europarlementariër voor Groen Links. Na exact zes jaar zijn beide kunstenaars opnieuw in Galerie 23. Etiyé Dimma Poulsen was succesvol in de USA en Mulugeta Tafesse promoveerde in Spanje.

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Brings together the full range of the artist’s work, from wood trays referring to traditional symbols of the Akan people of Ghana; to early ceramics from the artist’s Broken Pots series, driftwood assemblages that refer to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw; to the luminous metal wall-hangings of recent years.

denverartmuseum africanart

Begin dit jaar ging een lang gekoesterde wens van de Amerikaanse blues- en folkzanger Eric Bibb in vervulling. Hij maakte een reis naar Bamako in Mali om met één van de meest populaire hedendaagse wereldsterren uit Afrika, zanger en gitarist Habib Koité een album op te nemen. In september verschijnt het resultaat van deze bijzondere samenwerking. Soulvolle stemmen, uitstekend gitaarwerk en hun gemeenschappelijke liefde voor de blues zullen ongetwijfeld leiden tot een plaat én concerten van wereldklasse...

de-oosterpoort muziekgebouweindhoven

Baron Binnert Van Harinxma thoe Slooten en bioloog Gerrit Brouwer kregen op 2 november 1930 de unieke kans om de kroning van keizer Haile Selassie in Ethiopië bij te wonen. Maak hun expeditie mee met de foto's, persoonlijke aantekeningen en filmbeelden. De reis naar Ethiopië had oorspronkelijk het doel om de dierenwereld te bestuderen, maar hoogtepunt van de reis werd uiteindelijk de kroning van Haile Selassie.

tropenmuseum

Lalla Essaydi's elegant, creative work belies it subversive, challenging nature. Approximately 30 works of diverse media are drawn from each of her photographic series, including the richly hued Silence of Thought and the more widely known Converging Territories and Les Femmes de Maroc. The exhibition also includes a selection of new works, as well as rarely exhibited paintings and installations.

africa-si-edu

Acclaimed for his work in animated film, visual art, theater, and opera, William Kentridge had his first survey exhibition in the United States in 2001 at MCA Chicago. From this exhibition, the MCA acquired more than a dozen drawings and two of his best-known films: Felix in Exile (1994) and History of the Main Complaint (1996), both of which will be on view. The drawings featured in the exhibition are those used to make this latter film—charcoal sketches that Kentridge erased and reworked to create the memorable segments that depict his alter egos and their struggles in late and post-apartheid Johannesburg: Felix Teitlebaum, the romantic artist who is always shown nude, and Soho Eckstein, the self-absorbed, wealthy mine owner and land developer who always wears a pinstriped suit.

mcachicago

Taylor has chosen to approach this exhibition as a playful exercise in describing the landscape of his personal ‘island’. Not only is this body of work a return to large-scale drawing for Taylor, but also, a return to using narrative as a starting point for the image-making process. Devising a story, in the form of a poem, and working with a select number of preconceived titles, Taylor attempts to create a familiar metaphor for which to make drawings. The narrative shifts simultaneously between two chief protagonists - the hero, Mickey, and his ego, the island. Diving between character sketches the pictures illustrate an uncanny likeness of the two subjects.

whatiftheworld

Out of Africa - Safari Through Magical Kenya  is het vervolg op hitproducties als Sikulu, Stamping en African Mamas en neemt u mee op safari door het magische Kenia. Opzwepende dansen van Masai-krijgers, close harmony songs van de vrouwelijke dansers, een ballet van flamingo's, funky African jazzritmes en vrolijke bengamuziek uit de nachtclubs van Mombassa en Nairobi: het wordt allemaal gebracht met niet aflatende Afrikaanse energie en vitaliteit. Zowel het traditionele als het moderne Kenia krijgt in deze overdonderende show een plek.

outofafrica youtube

Poëtisch drama van Kim Nguyen volgt de jonge Afrikaanse Komona als ze op 12-jarige leeftijd wordt gedwongen haar ouders te doden en zich aan te sluiten als kindsoldaat bij het leger van Great Tiger. Regisseur:
Kim Nguyen; acteurs: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga. Canada/DR Congo 2012

cinema

Photographic exhibition examining the legacy of the apartheid system and how it penetrated even the most mundane aspects of social existence in South Africa, from housing, public amenities, and transportation to education, tourism, religion, and businesses. Complex, vivid, evocative, and dramatic, it includes nearly 500 photographs, films, books, magazines, newspapers, and assorted archival documents and covers more than 60 years of powerful photographic and visual production that forms part of the historical record of South Africa.

icp

Zuid-Afrikaans/Nederlands kwartet dat inzet op flinke bass muziek, dikke beats en Zuid-Afrikaanse rap: neder-afro electrobeat. Het duo achter Skip & Die zijn frontvrouw Cata.Pirata en producent Jori Collignon, bekend van C-Mon & Kypski en Nobody Beats The Drum. Live worden zij vergezeld door vijfkoppige liveband die garant staat voor een groot feest. Skip & Die bindt zich niet aan een genre, waardoor veel wereldwijde invloeden terug zijn te horen in hun unieke geluid.

skipndie-withtank crammed (speellijst)

De Soweto Spiritual Singers zijn ook  in Nederland allang geen onbekenden meer na twee eerdere succesvolle tournees. Met swingende, weldadige (Zuid-) Afrikaans gospels en harmonieën, maar ook met Amerikaanse spirituals werden vele harten veroverd. En vanaf medio december wordt er in het programma ruimte gemaakt voor herkenbare en oorspronkelijke Afrikaanse kerstmelodieën. Wie maalt er nog om een witte kerst met zo’n hartverwarmende African Christmas?

tour

In all of the descriptions of his work, Adriaan de Villiers (Cape Town, 1984) names the Spanish architect, Gaudi, as one of his main sources of inspiration. De Villiers chose ceramics as his discipline. He makes rough sketches of his next sculpture and sculpts it without losing his original vision for it. When other ideas arise during the creation process, these are freely expressed.

sanaa

Hollandaise is a critical, contemporary art exhibition built around this typical textile. The idea for the exhibition is from curator Koyo Kouoh, who is director of her own art institution in Dakar, Senegal. She asked five artists to delve into the phenomenon of Hollandaise and the peculiar trading relations and cultural interchanges that it represents. They all produced new work especially for this exhibition, which after Amsterdam will travel on to Dakar.

smba

HIV staat in Afrika voor Hoop is Vital. Mensen in Mutare (Zimbabwe) hebben dat ontwikkeld als levensstijl. Met een fototentoonstelling van 10 intieme portretten van mensen die in bijzonder moeilijke omstandigheden vorm geven aan hun leven, geeft Dik Bol inkijk in deze dagelijkse dans op de vulkaan. Opening: 14 oktober, 16:00 uur. In het kader van de stedenband Haarlem-Mutare.

galerieknh haarlemmutare

Images by Congolese photographer and video artist Sammy Baloji feature the industrial landscapes around Lumbumbasi, the capital city of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The images serve as a visual indictment of the failed postcolonial leadership that mismanaged and squandered Katanga’s industrial resources, its modernity, and the economic prosperity of the region.

si

An outstanding exploration of the sounds and rhythms of Africa and the Diaspora and a groundbreaking digital experience that pays homage to artists and music of Africa and the African diaspora, the first tribute to black artists of its kind. The exhibition uses state-of-the-art technology, with over 100 interactive audio-visual setups transmitting the sights, sounds and rhythms of artists from all over the world. The exhibition comprises of a mind-blowing 13 hours’ worth of footage.

blackmusicworldwide artlink

For three weeks, Galerie Lumières d'Afrique is proud and excited to display a selection of recent works by two contemporary artists  Vernissage and exhibition opening: Friday 9 November: 18:00 - 22:00.

lumieresdafrique

Geïnspireerd door onder andere Eugene O’Neills drama ‘Long day’s journey into night’ maakt Dood Paard een geheel nieuw stuk, dat gaat over afkeer en verbondenheid, over het geloof in bevrijding en over de gevangenis die werkelijkheid heet. Maar hoe diep de spiraal ook naar beneden draait – een elementaire levenskracht blijft tot op het allerlaatst bestaan. Wat er vandaag niet is, dat kan morgen toch nog komen… .

doodpaard trailer

Exhibition focuses on the complexities of global exchange fostered by capitalism, and its effects on life and art. Time, Trade & Travel set the participating artists on a quest for the historical encounters between Europeans and Africans, in which trade and the concomitant cultural exchange receive particular attention. In collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana and featuring Dutch and Ghanese artists.

smba nubukefoundation

The series Faces and Phases of acclaimed photographer Zanele Muholi was included in dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel and Oldenburg, Germany from June to September 2012 and co-produced by Stevenson Gallery and the Goethe-Institut. It will now return to South Africa for an exhibition at the Goethe-Institut.

goethe stevenson

For this exhibition Botes continues his recent series of paintings on canvas while also showing his distinctive reverse-glass paintings, sculptures and drawings. The paintings on this show have evolved from the religious imagery he presented at his last exhibition at the gallery in Cape Town. Over the past few months he has also been fascinated by the optical effects of colour, and has created paintings that pulsate with a psychedelic intensity. The result is an unlikely and unexpected presentation of iconic images. Another series of paintings features horrifying imagery, yet rendered in beautiful and optical colours that simultaneously seduce and repulse, reminding us of how our perceptions are influenced by colour.

stevenson

Gastheer deze avond is Rob van der Veer. De roman Abjater wat so lag (1991, Hertzogprijs voor proza) speelt zich af in een klein dorp, in de eerste helft van de 20e eeuw. Vertelster is een oudere vrouw die terugkijkt op haar leven als verzorgster, vooral van bejaarden in hun laatste dagen. Op het eind ook van Abjater, nu een hulpeloze boer, maar ooit in haar jonge ogen een man om van te dromen. Wilma Stockenström is in de eerste plaats bekend als dichteres, maar heeft ook een aantal romans en een toneelstuk geschreven. Aanmelden: 020-6249318 of bibliotheek@zuidafrikahuis.nl

zuidafrikahuis

This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen: 'De schoonheid van kwetsbaarheid- 2'; Mulugeta Tafesse: 'Een permanent experiment- 2'. Op zondag 25 november om 16.00 uur wordt deze expositie in aanwezigheid van de kunstenaars geopend door Judith Sargentini, Europarlementariër voor Groen Links. Na exact zes jaar zijn beide kunstenaars opnieuw in Galerie 23. Etiyé Dimma Poulsen was succesvol in de USA en Mulugeta Tafesse promoveerde in Spanje.

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Brings together the full range of the artist’s work, from wood trays referring to traditional symbols of the Akan people of Ghana; to early ceramics from the artist’s Broken Pots series, driftwood assemblages that refer to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw; to the luminous metal wall-hangings of recent years.

denverartmuseum africanart

Begin dit jaar ging een lang gekoesterde wens van de Amerikaanse blues- en folkzanger Eric Bibb in vervulling. Hij maakte een reis naar Bamako in Mali om met één van de meest populaire hedendaagse wereldsterren uit Afrika, zanger en gitarist Habib Koité een album op te nemen. In september verschijnt het resultaat van deze bijzondere samenwerking. Soulvolle stemmen, uitstekend gitaarwerk en hun gemeenschappelijke liefde voor de blues zullen ongetwijfeld leiden tot een plaat én concerten van wereldklasse...

de-oosterpoort muziekgebouweindhoven

Baron Binnert Van Harinxma thoe Slooten en bioloog Gerrit Brouwer kregen op 2 november 1930 de unieke kans om de kroning van keizer Haile Selassie in Ethiopië bij te wonen. Maak hun expeditie mee met de foto's, persoonlijke aantekeningen en filmbeelden. De reis naar Ethiopië had oorspronkelijk het doel om de dierenwereld te bestuderen, maar hoogtepunt van de reis werd uiteindelijk de kroning van Haile Selassie.

tropenmuseum

Lalla Essaydi's elegant, creative work belies it subversive, challenging nature. Approximately 30 works of diverse media are drawn from each of her photographic series, including the richly hued Silence of Thought and the more widely known Converging Territories and Les Femmes de Maroc. The exhibition also includes a selection of new works, as well as rarely exhibited paintings and installations.

africa-si-edu

Acclaimed for his work in animated film, visual art, theater, and opera, William Kentridge had his first survey exhibition in the United States in 2001 at MCA Chicago. From this exhibition, the MCA acquired more than a dozen drawings and two of his best-known films: Felix in Exile (1994) and History of the Main Complaint (1996), both of which will be on view. The drawings featured in the exhibition are those used to make this latter film—charcoal sketches that Kentridge erased and reworked to create the memorable segments that depict his alter egos and their struggles in late and post-apartheid Johannesburg: Felix Teitlebaum, the romantic artist who is always shown nude, and Soho Eckstein, the self-absorbed, wealthy mine owner and land developer who always wears a pinstriped suit.

mcachicago

Taylor has chosen to approach this exhibition as a playful exercise in describing the landscape of his personal ‘island’. Not only is this body of work a return to large-scale drawing for Taylor, but also, a return to using narrative as a starting point for the image-making process. Devising a story, in the form of a poem, and working with a select number of preconceived titles, Taylor attempts to create a familiar metaphor for which to make drawings. The narrative shifts simultaneously between two chief protagonists - the hero, Mickey, and his ego, the island. Diving between character sketches the pictures illustrate an uncanny likeness of the two subjects.

whatiftheworld

Out of Africa - Safari Through Magical Kenya  is het vervolg op hitproducties als Sikulu, Stamping en African Mamas en neemt u mee op safari door het magische Kenia. Opzwepende dansen van Masai-krijgers, close harmony songs van de vrouwelijke dansers, een ballet van flamingo's, funky African jazzritmes en vrolijke bengamuziek uit de nachtclubs van Mombassa en Nairobi: het wordt allemaal gebracht met niet aflatende Afrikaanse energie en vitaliteit. Zowel het traditionele als het moderne Kenia krijgt in deze overdonderende show een plek.

outofafrica youtube

Poëtisch drama van Kim Nguyen volgt de jonge Afrikaanse Komona als ze op 12-jarige leeftijd wordt gedwongen haar ouders te doden en zich aan te sluiten als kindsoldaat bij het leger van Great Tiger. Regisseur:
Kim Nguyen; acteurs: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga. Canada/DR Congo 2012

cinema

Photographic exhibition examining the legacy of the apartheid system and how it penetrated even the most mundane aspects of social existence in South Africa, from housing, public amenities, and transportation to education, tourism, religion, and businesses. Complex, vivid, evocative, and dramatic, it includes nearly 500 photographs, films, books, magazines, newspapers, and assorted archival documents and covers more than 60 years of powerful photographic and visual production that forms part of the historical record of South Africa.

icp

Zuid-Afrikaans/Nederlands kwartet dat inzet op flinke bass muziek, dikke beats en Zuid-Afrikaanse rap: neder-afro electrobeat. Het duo achter Skip & Die zijn frontvrouw Cata.Pirata en producent Jori Collignon, bekend van C-Mon & Kypski en Nobody Beats The Drum. Live worden zij vergezeld door vijfkoppige liveband die garant staat voor een groot feest. Skip & Die bindt zich niet aan een genre, waardoor veel wereldwijde invloeden terug zijn te horen in hun unieke geluid.

skipndie-withtank crammed (speellijst)

De Soweto Spiritual Singers zijn ook  in Nederland allang geen onbekenden meer na twee eerdere succesvolle tournees. Met swingende, weldadige (Zuid-) Afrikaans gospels en harmonieën, maar ook met Amerikaanse spirituals werden vele harten veroverd. En vanaf medio december wordt er in het programma ruimte gemaakt voor herkenbare en oorspronkelijke Afrikaanse kerstmelodieën. Wie maalt er nog om een witte kerst met zo’n hartverwarmende African Christmas?

tour

In all of the descriptions of his work, Adriaan de Villiers (Cape Town, 1984) names the Spanish architect, Gaudi, as one of his main sources of inspiration. De Villiers chose ceramics as his discipline. He makes rough sketches of his next sculpture and sculpts it without losing his original vision for it. When other ideas arise during the creation process, these are freely expressed.

sanaa

Hollandaise is a critical, contemporary art exhibition built around this typical textile. The idea for the exhibition is from curator Koyo Kouoh, who is director of her own art institution in Dakar, Senegal. She asked five artists to delve into the phenomenon of Hollandaise and the peculiar trading relations and cultural interchanges that it represents. They all produced new work especially for this exhibition, which after Amsterdam will travel on to Dakar.

smba

HIV staat in Afrika voor Hoop is Vital. Mensen in Mutare (Zimbabwe) hebben dat ontwikkeld als levensstijl. Met een fototentoonstelling van 10 intieme portretten van mensen die in bijzonder moeilijke omstandigheden vorm geven aan hun leven, geeft Dik Bol inkijk in deze dagelijkse dans op de vulkaan. Opening: 14 oktober, 16:00 uur. In het kader van de stedenband Haarlem-Mutare.

galerieknh haarlemmutare

Images by Congolese photographer and video artist Sammy Baloji feature the industrial landscapes around Lumbumbasi, the capital city of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The images serve as a visual indictment of the failed postcolonial leadership that mismanaged and squandered Katanga’s industrial resources, its modernity, and the economic prosperity of the region.

si

An outstanding exploration of the sounds and rhythms of Africa and the Diaspora and a groundbreaking digital experience that pays homage to artists and music of Africa and the African diaspora, the first tribute to black artists of its kind. The exhibition uses state-of-the-art technology, with over 100 interactive audio-visual setups transmitting the sights, sounds and rhythms of artists from all over the world. The exhibition comprises of a mind-blowing 13 hours’ worth of footage.

blackmusicworldwide artlink

For three weeks, Galerie Lumières d'Afrique is proud and excited to display a selection of recent works by two contemporary artists  Vernissage and exhibition opening: Friday 9 November: 18:00 - 22:00.

lumieresdafrique

Geïnspireerd door onder andere Eugene O’Neills drama ‘Long day’s journey into night’ maakt Dood Paard een geheel nieuw stuk, dat gaat over afkeer en verbondenheid, over het geloof in bevrijding en over de gevangenis die werkelijkheid heet. Maar hoe diep de spiraal ook naar beneden draait – een elementaire levenskracht blijft tot op het allerlaatst bestaan. Wat er vandaag niet is, dat kan morgen toch nog komen… .

doodpaard trailer

Exhibition focuses on the complexities of global exchange fostered by capitalism, and its effects on life and art. Time, Trade & Travel set the participating artists on a quest for the historical encounters between Europeans and Africans, in which trade and the concomitant cultural exchange receive particular attention. In collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana and featuring Dutch and Ghanese artists.

smba nubukefoundation

The series Faces and Phases of acclaimed photographer Zanele Muholi was included in dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel and Oldenburg, Germany from June to September 2012 and co-produced by Stevenson Gallery and the Goethe-Institut. It will now return to South Africa for an exhibition at the Goethe-Institut.

goethe stevenson

For this exhibition Botes continues his recent series of paintings on canvas while also showing his distinctive reverse-glass paintings, sculptures and drawings. The paintings on this show have evolved from the religious imagery he presented at his last exhibition at the gallery in Cape Town. Over the past few months he has also been fascinated by the optical effects of colour, and has created paintings that pulsate with a psychedelic intensity. The result is an unlikely and unexpected presentation of iconic images. Another series of paintings features horrifying imagery, yet rendered in beautiful and optical colours that simultaneously seduce and repulse, reminding us of how our perceptions are influenced by colour.

stevenson

This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen: 'De schoonheid van kwetsbaarheid- 2'; Mulugeta Tafesse: 'Een permanent experiment- 2'. Op zondag 25 november om 16.00 uur wordt deze expositie in aanwezigheid van de kunstenaars geopend door Judith Sargentini, Europarlementariër voor Groen Links. Na exact zes jaar zijn beide kunstenaars opnieuw in Galerie 23. Etiyé Dimma Poulsen was succesvol in de USA en Mulugeta Tafesse promoveerde in Spanje.

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Brings together the full range of the artist’s work, from wood trays referring to traditional symbols of the Akan people of Ghana; to early ceramics from the artist’s Broken Pots series, driftwood assemblages that refer to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw; to the luminous metal wall-hangings of recent years.

denverartmuseum africanart

“Lac de Sagesse – Wisdom Lake” is a work about memory, history and recognition. Meschac Gaba presents an installation of 12 aquariums, with a mirror base, in which 12 brains are placed, representing 12 great people who have made an impression on his life in a humanist, cultural, scientific, philosophical, social, religious and political way. Opening drinks: Saturday, 1st December 2012, 16:00 – 18:00.

lumentravo

Baron Binnert Van Harinxma thoe Slooten en bioloog Gerrit Brouwer kregen op 2 november 1930 de unieke kans om de kroning van keizer Haile Selassie in Ethiopië bij te wonen. Maak hun expeditie mee met de foto's, persoonlijke aantekeningen en filmbeelden. De reis naar Ethiopië had oorspronkelijk het doel om de dierenwereld te bestuderen, maar hoogtepunt van de reis werd uiteindelijk de kroning van Haile Selassie.

tropenmuseum

Lalla Essaydi's elegant, creative work belies it subversive, challenging nature. Approximately 30 works of diverse media are drawn from each of her photographic series, including the richly hued Silence of Thought and the more widely known Converging Territories and Les Femmes de Maroc. The exhibition also includes a selection of new works, as well as rarely exhibited paintings and installations.

africa-si-edu

Acclaimed for his work in animated film, visual art, theater, and opera, William Kentridge had his first survey exhibition in the United States in 2001 at MCA Chicago. From this exhibition, the MCA acquired more than a dozen drawings and two of his best-known films: Felix in Exile (1994) and History of the Main Complaint (1996), both of which will be on view. The drawings featured in the exhibition are those used to make this latter film—charcoal sketches that Kentridge erased and reworked to create the memorable segments that depict his alter egos and their struggles in late and post-apartheid Johannesburg: Felix Teitlebaum, the romantic artist who is always shown nude, and Soho Eckstein, the self-absorbed, wealthy mine owner and land developer who always wears a pinstriped suit.

mcachicago

Taylor has chosen to approach this exhibition as a playful exercise in describing the landscape of his personal ‘island’. Not only is this body of work a return to large-scale drawing for Taylor, but also, a return to using narrative as a starting point for the image-making process. Devising a story, in the form of a poem, and working with a select number of preconceived titles, Taylor attempts to create a familiar metaphor for which to make drawings. The narrative shifts simultaneously between two chief protagonists - the hero, Mickey, and his ego, the island. Diving between character sketches the pictures illustrate an uncanny likeness of the two subjects.

whatiftheworld

Van Ivoorkust via Frankrijk en Amsterdam naar Haarlem is een lange weg, maar onderweg pikte Hervé Sika wel de nodige muzikale bagage op. Dankzij die blend van West-Afrikaanse folk en dub, Franse hiphop en (Amsterdamse) dubstep/footwork staat hij als H-Sik op de set. 'Ik maak gewoon wat ik voel en wil laten zien dat een Afrikaanse gozer ook elektronische muziek kan maken.'

vpro tivoli

Out of Africa - Safari Through Magical Kenya  is het vervolg op hitproducties als Sikulu, Stamping en African Mamas en neemt u mee op safari door het magische Kenia. Opzwepende dansen van Masai-krijgers, close harmony songs van de vrouwelijke dansers, een ballet van flamingo's, funky African jazzritmes en vrolijke bengamuziek uit de nachtclubs van Mombassa en Nairobi: het wordt allemaal gebracht met niet aflatende Afrikaanse energie en vitaliteit. Zowel het traditionele als het moderne Kenia krijgt in deze overdonderende show een plek.

outofafrica youtube

Poëtisch drama van Kim Nguyen volgt de jonge Afrikaanse Komona als ze op 12-jarige leeftijd wordt gedwongen haar ouders te doden en zich aan te sluiten als kindsoldaat bij het leger van Great Tiger. Regisseur:
Kim Nguyen; acteurs: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga. Canada/DR Congo 2012

cinema

Photographic exhibition examining the legacy of the apartheid system and how it penetrated even the most mundane aspects of social existence in South Africa, from housing, public amenities, and transportation to education, tourism, religion, and businesses. Complex, vivid, evocative, and dramatic, it includes nearly 500 photographs, films, books, magazines, newspapers, and assorted archival documents and covers more than 60 years of powerful photographic and visual production that forms part of the historical record of South Africa.

icp

Zuid-Afrikaans/Nederlands kwartet dat inzet op flinke bass muziek, dikke beats en Zuid-Afrikaanse rap: neder-afro electrobeat. Het duo achter Skip & Die zijn frontvrouw Cata.Pirata en producent Jori Collignon, bekend van C-Mon & Kypski en Nobody Beats The Drum. Live worden zij vergezeld door vijfkoppige liveband die garant staat voor een groot feest. Skip & Die bindt zich niet aan een genre, waardoor veel wereldwijde invloeden terug zijn te horen in hun unieke geluid.

skipndie-withtank crammed (speellijst)

De Soweto Spiritual Singers zijn ook  in Nederland allang geen onbekenden meer na twee eerdere succesvolle tournees. Met swingende, weldadige (Zuid-) Afrikaans gospels en harmonieën, maar ook met Amerikaanse spirituals werden vele harten veroverd. En vanaf medio december wordt er in het programma ruimte gemaakt voor herkenbare en oorspronkelijke Afrikaanse kerstmelodieën. Wie maalt er nog om een witte kerst met zo’n hartverwarmende African Christmas?

tour

In all of the descriptions of his work, Adriaan de Villiers (Cape Town, 1984) names the Spanish architect, Gaudi, as one of his main sources of inspiration. De Villiers chose ceramics as his discipline. He makes rough sketches of his next sculpture and sculpts it without losing his original vision for it. When other ideas arise during the creation process, these are freely expressed.

sanaa

Hollandaise is a critical, contemporary art exhibition built around this typical textile. The idea for the exhibition is from curator Koyo Kouoh, who is director of her own art institution in Dakar, Senegal. She asked five artists to delve into the phenomenon of Hollandaise and the peculiar trading relations and cultural interchanges that it represents. They all produced new work especially for this exhibition, which after Amsterdam will travel on to Dakar.

smba

HIV staat in Afrika voor Hoop is Vital. Mensen in Mutare (Zimbabwe) hebben dat ontwikkeld als levensstijl. Met een fototentoonstelling van 10 intieme portretten van mensen die in bijzonder moeilijke omstandigheden vorm geven aan hun leven, geeft Dik Bol inkijk in deze dagelijkse dans op de vulkaan. Opening: 14 oktober, 16:00 uur. In het kader van de stedenband Haarlem-Mutare.

galerieknh haarlemmutare

For the 125th anniversary of Maputo, African Architecture Matters and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Maputo, together with the Faculty of Architecture and Physical Planning of the University Eduardo Mondlane of Maputo, the Department of Architecture of the University of Pretoria and the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University have the honour to announce the international art & architecture exhibition MAPUTOPIA passado-presente-futuro.

maputopia

Images by Congolese photographer and video artist Sammy Baloji feature the industrial landscapes around Lumbumbasi, the capital city of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The images serve as a visual indictment of the failed postcolonial leadership that mismanaged and squandered Katanga’s industrial resources, its modernity, and the economic prosperity of the region.

si

An outstanding exploration of the sounds and rhythms of Africa and the Diaspora and a groundbreaking digital experience that pays homage to artists and music of Africa and the African diaspora, the first tribute to black artists of its kind. The exhibition uses state-of-the-art technology, with over 100 interactive audio-visual setups transmitting the sights, sounds and rhythms of artists from all over the world. The exhibition comprises of a mind-blowing 13 hours’ worth of footage.

blackmusicworldwide artlink

For three weeks, Galerie Lumières d'Afrique is proud and excited to display a selection of recent works by two contemporary artists  Vernissage and exhibition opening: Friday 9 November: 18:00 - 22:00.

lumieresdafrique

Geïnspireerd door onder andere Eugene O’Neills drama ‘Long day’s journey into night’ maakt Dood Paard een geheel nieuw stuk, dat gaat over afkeer en verbondenheid, over het geloof in bevrijding en over de gevangenis die werkelijkheid heet. Maar hoe diep de spiraal ook naar beneden draait – een elementaire levenskracht blijft tot op het allerlaatst bestaan. Wat er vandaag niet is, dat kan morgen toch nog komen… .

doodpaard trailer

Exhibition focuses on the complexities of global exchange fostered by capitalism, and its effects on life and art. Time, Trade & Travel set the participating artists on a quest for the historical encounters between Europeans and Africans, in which trade and the concomitant cultural exchange receive particular attention. In collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana and featuring Dutch and Ghanese artists.

smba nubukefoundation

The series Faces and Phases of acclaimed photographer Zanele Muholi was included in dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel and Oldenburg, Germany from June to September 2012 and co-produced by Stevenson Gallery and the Goethe-Institut. It will now return to South Africa for an exhibition at the Goethe-Institut.

goethe stevenson

For this exhibition Botes continues his recent series of paintings on canvas while also showing his distinctive reverse-glass paintings, sculptures and drawings. The paintings on this show have evolved from the religious imagery he presented at his last exhibition at the gallery in Cape Town. Over the past few months he has also been fascinated by the optical effects of colour, and has created paintings that pulsate with a psychedelic intensity. The result is an unlikely and unexpected presentation of iconic images. Another series of paintings features horrifying imagery, yet rendered in beautiful and optical colours that simultaneously seduce and repulse, reminding us of how our perceptions are influenced by colour.

stevenson

This seminar examines the lives of young people struggling with unemployment and sustainable livelihoods in the context of widespread social and economic crisis. Failed neo-liberal economic policies, bad governance and political instability have caused stable jobs to disappear but without jobs, young people cannot support themselves and their families. Most young Africans are living in ‘waithood’, a period of suspension between childhood and adulthood.

asc

This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen: 'De schoonheid van kwetsbaarheid- 2'; Mulugeta Tafesse: 'Een permanent experiment- 2'. Op zondag 25 november om 16.00 uur wordt deze expositie in aanwezigheid van de kunstenaars geopend door Judith Sargentini, Europarlementariër voor Groen Links. Na exact zes jaar zijn beide kunstenaars opnieuw in Galerie 23. Etiyé Dimma Poulsen was succesvol in de USA en Mulugeta Tafesse promoveerde in Spanje.

galerie23 facebook

Brings together the full range of the artist’s work, from wood trays referring to traditional symbols of the Akan people of Ghana; to early ceramics from the artist’s Broken Pots series, driftwood assemblages that refer to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw; to the luminous metal wall-hangings of recent years.

denverartmuseum africanart

“Lac de Sagesse – Wisdom Lake” is a work about memory, history and recognition. Meschac Gaba presents an installation of 12 aquariums, with a mirror base, in which 12 brains are placed, representing 12 great people who have made an impression on his life in a humanist, cultural, scientific, philosophical, social, religious and political way. Opening drinks: Saturday, 1st December 2012, 16:00 – 18:00.

lumentravo

Baron Binnert Van Harinxma thoe Slooten en bioloog Gerrit Brouwer kregen op 2 november 1930 de unieke kans om de kroning van keizer Haile Selassie in Ethiopië bij te wonen. Maak hun expeditie mee met de foto's, persoonlijke aantekeningen en filmbeelden. De reis naar Ethiopië had oorspronkelijk het doel om de dierenwereld te bestuderen, maar hoogtepunt van de reis werd uiteindelijk de kroning van Haile Selassie.

tropenmuseum

Lalla Essaydi's elegant, creative work belies it subversive, challenging nature. Approximately 30 works of diverse media are drawn from each of her photographic series, including the richly hued Silence of Thought and the more widely known Converging Territories and Les Femmes de Maroc. The exhibition also includes a selection of new works, as well as rarely exhibited paintings and installations.

africa-si-edu

Acclaimed for his work in animated film, visual art, theater, and opera, William Kentridge had his first survey exhibition in the United States in 2001 at MCA Chicago. From this exhibition, the MCA acquired more than a dozen drawings and two of his best-known films: Felix in Exile (1994) and History of the Main Complaint (1996), both of which will be on view. The drawings featured in the exhibition are those used to make this latter film—charcoal sketches that Kentridge erased and reworked to create the memorable segments that depict his alter egos and their struggles in late and post-apartheid Johannesburg: Felix Teitlebaum, the romantic artist who is always shown nude, and Soho Eckstein, the self-absorbed, wealthy mine owner and land developer who always wears a pinstriped suit.

mcachicago

Taylor has chosen to approach this exhibition as a playful exercise in describing the landscape of his personal ‘island’. Not only is this body of work a return to large-scale drawing for Taylor, but also, a return to using narrative as a starting point for the image-making process. Devising a story, in the form of a poem, and working with a select number of preconceived titles, Taylor attempts to create a familiar metaphor for which to make drawings. The narrative shifts simultaneously between two chief protagonists - the hero, Mickey, and his ego, the island. Diving between character sketches the pictures illustrate an uncanny likeness of the two subjects.

whatiftheworld

Out of Africa - Safari Through Magical Kenya  is het vervolg op hitproducties als Sikulu, Stamping en African Mamas en neemt u mee op safari door het magische Kenia. Opzwepende dansen van Masai-krijgers, close harmony songs van de vrouwelijke dansers, een ballet van flamingo's, funky African jazzritmes en vrolijke bengamuziek uit de nachtclubs van Mombassa en Nairobi: het wordt allemaal gebracht met niet aflatende Afrikaanse energie en vitaliteit. Zowel het traditionele als het moderne Kenia krijgt in deze overdonderende show een plek.

outofafrica youtube

Poëtisch drama van Kim Nguyen volgt de jonge Afrikaanse Komona als ze op 12-jarige leeftijd wordt gedwongen haar ouders te doden en zich aan te sluiten als kindsoldaat bij het leger van Great Tiger. Regisseur:
Kim Nguyen; acteurs: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga. Canada/DR Congo 2012

cinema

Photographic exhibition examining the legacy of the apartheid system and how it penetrated even the most mundane aspects of social existence in South Africa, from housing, public amenities, and transportation to education, tourism, religion, and businesses. Complex, vivid, evocative, and dramatic, it includes nearly 500 photographs, films, books, magazines, newspapers, and assorted archival documents and covers more than 60 years of powerful photographic and visual production that forms part of the historical record of South Africa.

icp

De Soweto Spiritual Singers zijn ook  in Nederland allang geen onbekenden meer na twee eerdere succesvolle tournees. Met swingende, weldadige (Zuid-) Afrikaans gospels en harmonieën, maar ook met Amerikaanse spirituals werden vele harten veroverd. En vanaf medio december wordt er in het programma ruimte gemaakt voor herkenbare en oorspronkelijke Afrikaanse kerstmelodieën. Wie maalt er nog om een witte kerst met zo’n hartverwarmende African Christmas?

tour

In all of the descriptions of his work, Adriaan de Villiers (Cape Town, 1984) names the Spanish architect, Gaudi, as one of his main sources of inspiration. De Villiers chose ceramics as his discipline. He makes rough sketches of his next sculpture and sculpts it without losing his original vision for it. When other ideas arise during the creation process, these are freely expressed.

sanaa

Hollandaise is a critical, contemporary art exhibition built around this typical textile. The idea for the exhibition is from curator Koyo Kouoh, who is director of her own art institution in Dakar, Senegal. She asked five artists to delve into the phenomenon of Hollandaise and the peculiar trading relations and cultural interchanges that it represents. They all produced new work especially for this exhibition, which after Amsterdam will travel on to Dakar.

smba

For the 125th anniversary of Maputo, African Architecture Matters and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Maputo, together with the Faculty of Architecture and Physical Planning of the University Eduardo Mondlane of Maputo, the Department of Architecture of the University of Pretoria and the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University have the honour to announce the international art & architecture exhibition MAPUTOPIA passado-presente-futuro.

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Het Tropenmuseum brengt een ode aan zijn eigen verzamelingen met de tentoonstelling Onverwachte ontmoetingen. Verborgen verhalen uit eigen collectie.
Een Afrikaans krachtbeeld ontmoet een Apple computer en een kunstwerk met portretten van Marlene Dumas een Duitse staalkaart met veertig verschillende oogkleuren.

tropenmuseum

Images by Congolese photographer and video artist Sammy Baloji feature the industrial landscapes around Lumbumbasi, the capital city of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The images serve as a visual indictment of the failed postcolonial leadership that mismanaged and squandered Katanga’s industrial resources, its modernity, and the economic prosperity of the region.

si

An outstanding exploration of the sounds and rhythms of Africa and the Diaspora and a groundbreaking digital experience that pays homage to artists and music of Africa and the African diaspora, the first tribute to black artists of its kind. The exhibition uses state-of-the-art technology, with over 100 interactive audio-visual setups transmitting the sights, sounds and rhythms of artists from all over the world. The exhibition comprises of a mind-blowing 13 hours’ worth of footage.

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For three weeks, Galerie Lumières d'Afrique is proud and excited to display a selection of recent works by two contemporary artists  Vernissage and exhibition opening: Friday 9 November: 18:00 - 22:00.

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Geïnspireerd door onder andere Eugene O’Neills drama ‘Long day’s journey into night’ maakt Dood Paard een geheel nieuw stuk, dat gaat over afkeer en verbondenheid, over het geloof in bevrijding en over de gevangenis die werkelijkheid heet. Maar hoe diep de spiraal ook naar beneden draait – een elementaire levenskracht blijft tot op het allerlaatst bestaan. Wat er vandaag niet is, dat kan morgen toch nog komen… .

doodpaard trailer

Exhibition focuses on the complexities of global exchange fostered by capitalism, and its effects on life and art. Time, Trade & Travel set the participating artists on a quest for the historical encounters between Europeans and Africans, in which trade and the concomitant cultural exchange receive particular attention. In collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana and featuring Dutch and Ghanese artists.

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The series Faces and Phases of acclaimed photographer Zanele Muholi was included in dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel and Oldenburg, Germany from June to September 2012 and co-produced by Stevenson Gallery and the Goethe-Institut. It will now return to South Africa for an exhibition at the Goethe-Institut.

goethe stevenson

For this exhibition Botes continues his recent series of paintings on canvas while also showing his distinctive reverse-glass paintings, sculptures and drawings. The paintings on this show have evolved from the religious imagery he presented at his last exhibition at the gallery in Cape Town. Over the past few months he has also been fascinated by the optical effects of colour, and has created paintings that pulsate with a psychedelic intensity. The result is an unlikely and unexpected presentation of iconic images. Another series of paintings features horrifying imagery, yet rendered in beautiful and optical colours that simultaneously seduce and repulse, reminding us of how our perceptions are influenced by colour.

stevenson

Afrika blijft Amerikaanse jazzmusici fascineren. Dat geldt ook voor saxofonist Idris Ackamoor, oprichter en leider van The Pyramids. Uitgedost in blinkend kleurige kledij spelen ze muziek die de ideale begeleiding is voor trance-rituelen. In elkaar grijpende melodieën, steeds herhaalde wervelingen op de saxofoon, wiegende ritmes van bas en een batterij aan percussie.

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Aline Frazão is één van de interessantste artiesten van Angola’s ‘new generation of musicians’. Ze mixt haar Afrikaanse roots met invloeden van Bossa Nova tot Jazz. In 2011 nam de singer/songwriter als 23-jarige haar debuutalbum op. Hierop werd ze bijgestaan door Jose Manuel Diaz op contrabas en Carlos Freire op drums en percussie. Zichzelf begeleidend op gitaar zingt ze een combinatie van eigen liedjes en een repertoire uit Angola, Brazilië en Kaapverdië.

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Iedere laatste zaterdag van de maand. Host by DJ Seliko; Coupe Decalle - Zouk Waarba - Soukous - M’Balax - N’dombolo

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This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen: 'De schoonheid van kwetsbaarheid- 2'; Mulugeta Tafesse: 'Een permanent experiment- 2'. Op zondag 25 november om 16.00 uur wordt deze expositie in aanwezigheid van de kunstenaars geopend door Judith Sargentini, Europarlementariër voor Groen Links. Na exact zes jaar zijn beide kunstenaars opnieuw in Galerie 23. Etiyé Dimma Poulsen was succesvol in de USA en Mulugeta Tafesse promoveerde in Spanje.

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Brings together the full range of the artist’s work, from wood trays referring to traditional symbols of the Akan people of Ghana; to early ceramics from the artist’s Broken Pots series, driftwood assemblages that refer to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw; to the luminous metal wall-hangings of recent years.

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Season group exhibition: A selection of collectors paintings by Haitian artists Philippe Dodard, Franck Louissaint, Denis Smith, Louisiane Saint Fleurant, Edner Sufal and Jean-Claude Garoute (Tiga) & selected works by contemporary African artists Franck Dikisongele, David Kigozi, George Lilanga, David Mzuguno and Mufuki. Opening drink: Friday 7th December 18:00 - 22:00h

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“Lac de Sagesse – Wisdom Lake” is a work about memory, history and recognition. Meschac Gaba presents an installation of 12 aquariums, with a mirror base, in which 12 brains are placed, representing 12 great people who have made an impression on his life in a humanist, cultural, scientific, philosophical, social, religious and political way. Opening drinks: Saturday, 1st December 2012, 16:00 – 18:00.

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Baron Binnert Van Harinxma thoe Slooten en bioloog Gerrit Brouwer kregen op 2 november 1930 de unieke kans om de kroning van keizer Haile Selassie in Ethiopië bij te wonen. Maak hun expeditie mee met de foto's, persoonlijke aantekeningen en filmbeelden. De reis naar Ethiopië had oorspronkelijk het doel om de dierenwereld te bestuderen, maar hoogtepunt van de reis werd uiteindelijk de kroning van Haile Selassie.

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Lalla Essaydi's elegant, creative work belies it subversive, challenging nature. Approximately 30 works of diverse media are drawn from each of her photographic series, including the richly hued Silence of Thought and the more widely known Converging Territories and Les Femmes de Maroc. The exhibition also includes a selection of new works, as well as rarely exhibited paintings and installations.

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Acclaimed for his work in animated film, visual art, theater, and opera, William Kentridge had his first survey exhibition in the United States in 2001 at MCA Chicago. From this exhibition, the MCA acquired more than a dozen drawings and two of his best-known films: Felix in Exile (1994) and History of the Main Complaint (1996), both of which will be on view. The drawings featured in the exhibition are those used to make this latter film—charcoal sketches that Kentridge erased and reworked to create the memorable segments that depict his alter egos and their struggles in late and post-apartheid Johannesburg: Felix Teitlebaum, the romantic artist who is always shown nude, and Soho Eckstein, the self-absorbed, wealthy mine owner and land developer who always wears a pinstriped suit.

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Taylor has chosen to approach this exhibition as a playful exercise in describing the landscape of his personal ‘island’. Not only is this body of work a return to large-scale drawing for Taylor, but also, a return to using narrative as a starting point for the image-making process. Devising a story, in the form of a poem, and working with a select number of preconceived titles, Taylor attempts to create a familiar metaphor for which to make drawings. The narrative shifts simultaneously between two chief protagonists - the hero, Mickey, and his ego, the island. Diving between character sketches the pictures illustrate an uncanny likeness of the two subjects.

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Out of Africa - Safari Through Magical Kenya  is het vervolg op hitproducties als Sikulu, Stamping en African Mamas en neemt u mee op safari door het magische Kenia. Opzwepende dansen van Masai-krijgers, close harmony songs van de vrouwelijke dansers, een ballet van flamingo's, funky African jazzritmes en vrolijke bengamuziek uit de nachtclubs van Mombassa en Nairobi: het wordt allemaal gebracht met niet aflatende Afrikaanse energie en vitaliteit. Zowel het traditionele als het moderne Kenia krijgt in deze overdonderende show een plek.

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Poëtisch drama van Kim Nguyen volgt de jonge Afrikaanse Komona als ze op 12-jarige leeftijd wordt gedwongen haar ouders te doden en zich aan te sluiten als kindsoldaat bij het leger van Great Tiger. Regisseur:
Kim Nguyen; acteurs: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga. Canada/DR Congo 2012

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Photographic exhibition examining the legacy of the apartheid system and how it penetrated even the most mundane aspects of social existence in South Africa, from housing, public amenities, and transportation to education, tourism, religion, and businesses. Complex, vivid, evocative, and dramatic, it includes nearly 500 photographs, films, books, magazines, newspapers, and assorted archival documents and covers more than 60 years of powerful photographic and visual production that forms part of the historical record of South Africa.

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De Soweto Spiritual Singers zijn ook  in Nederland allang geen onbekenden meer na twee eerdere succesvolle tournees. Met swingende, weldadige (Zuid-) Afrikaans gospels en harmonieën, maar ook met Amerikaanse spirituals werden vele harten veroverd. En vanaf medio december wordt er in het programma ruimte gemaakt voor herkenbare en oorspronkelijke Afrikaanse kerstmelodieën. Wie maalt er nog om een witte kerst met zo’n hartverwarmende African Christmas?

tour

In all of the descriptions of his work, Adriaan de Villiers (Cape Town, 1984) names the Spanish architect, Gaudi, as one of his main sources of inspiration. De Villiers chose ceramics as his discipline. He makes rough sketches of his next sculpture and sculpts it without losing his original vision for it. When other ideas arise during the creation process, these are freely expressed.

sanaa

Hollandaise is a critical, contemporary art exhibition built around this typical textile. The idea for the exhibition is from curator Koyo Kouoh, who is director of her own art institution in Dakar, Senegal. She asked five artists to delve into the phenomenon of Hollandaise and the peculiar trading relations and cultural interchanges that it represents. They all produced new work especially for this exhibition, which after Amsterdam will travel on to Dakar.

smba

For the 125th anniversary of Maputo, African Architecture Matters and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Maputo, together with the Faculty of Architecture and Physical Planning of the University Eduardo Mondlane of Maputo, the Department of Architecture of the University of Pretoria and the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University have the honour to announce the international art & architecture exhibition MAPUTOPIA passado-presente-futuro.

maputopia

Het Tropenmuseum brengt een ode aan zijn eigen verzamelingen met de tentoonstelling Onverwachte ontmoetingen. Verborgen verhalen uit eigen collectie.
Een Afrikaans krachtbeeld ontmoet een Apple computer en een kunstwerk met portretten van Marlene Dumas een Duitse staalkaart met veertig verschillende oogkleuren.

tropenmuseum

Images by Congolese photographer and video artist Sammy Baloji feature the industrial landscapes around Lumbumbasi, the capital city of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The images serve as a visual indictment of the failed postcolonial leadership that mismanaged and squandered Katanga’s industrial resources, its modernity, and the economic prosperity of the region.

si

An outstanding exploration of the sounds and rhythms of Africa and the Diaspora and a groundbreaking digital experience that pays homage to artists and music of Africa and the African diaspora, the first tribute to black artists of its kind. The exhibition uses state-of-the-art technology, with over 100 interactive audio-visual setups transmitting the sights, sounds and rhythms of artists from all over the world. The exhibition comprises of a mind-blowing 13 hours’ worth of footage.

blackmusicworldwide artlink

Geïnspireerd door onder andere Eugene O’Neills drama ‘Long day’s journey into night’ maakt Dood Paard een geheel nieuw stuk, dat gaat over afkeer en verbondenheid, over het geloof in bevrijding en over de gevangenis die werkelijkheid heet. Maar hoe diep de spiraal ook naar beneden draait – een elementaire levenskracht blijft tot op het allerlaatst bestaan. Wat er vandaag niet is, dat kan morgen toch nog komen… .

doodpaard trailer

Exhibition focuses on the complexities of global exchange fostered by capitalism, and its effects on life and art. Time, Trade & Travel set the participating artists on a quest for the historical encounters between Europeans and Africans, in which trade and the concomitant cultural exchange receive particular attention. In collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana and featuring Dutch and Ghanese artists.

smba nubukefoundation

Aline Frazão is één van de interessantste artiesten van Angola’s ‘new generation of musicians’. Ze mixt haar Afrikaanse roots met invloeden van Bossa Nova tot Jazz. In 2011 nam de singer/songwriter als 23-jarige haar debuutalbum op. Hierop werd ze bijgestaan door Jose Manuel Diaz op contrabas en Carlos Freire op drums en percussie. Zichzelf begeleidend op gitaar zingt ze een combinatie van eigen liedjes en een repertoire uit Angola, Brazilië en Kaapverdië.

tour alinefrazao

The series Faces and Phases of acclaimed photographer Zanele Muholi was included in dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel and Oldenburg, Germany from June to September 2012 and co-produced by Stevenson Gallery and the Goethe-Institut. It will now return to South Africa for an exhibition at the Goethe-Institut.

goethe stevenson

For this exhibition Botes continues his recent series of paintings on canvas while also showing his distinctive reverse-glass paintings, sculptures and drawings. The paintings on this show have evolved from the religious imagery he presented at his last exhibition at the gallery in Cape Town. Over the past few months he has also been fascinated by the optical effects of colour, and has created paintings that pulsate with a psychedelic intensity. The result is an unlikely and unexpected presentation of iconic images. Another series of paintings features horrifying imagery, yet rendered in beautiful and optical colours that simultaneously seduce and repulse, reminding us of how our perceptions are influenced by colour.

stevenson

Weemoedig verhaal over ouder worden, verdwenen geliefdes en gemiste kansen. Aurora, een temperamentvolle oude dame, Santa, haar Kaapverdische huishoudster en Pilar, haar sociaal bewogen buurvrouw wonen op dezelfde verdieping van een appartementencomplex in Lissabon.

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Een spectaculaire mix van Afrikaanse body flow, hiphop, academische dans, free running en flying low. Twaalf dansers in een interactief decor op zoek naar meertaligheid in de dans. It's dance, it's theatre, it's music, it's humor, it's food for thought.

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This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

barbes mandingo ambassadors at my space