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Couple more days to see In the Black Fantastic at the Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre
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Lina Iris Viktor, Syzgy, 2015 Courtesy the artist
In the Black Fantastic is an exhibition of 11 contemporary artists from the African diaspora, who draw on science fiction, myth and Afrofuturism to question our knowledge of the world.
Encompassing painting, photography, video, sculpture and mixed-media installations, the exhibition creates immersive aesthetic experiences that bring the viewer into a new environment somewhere between the real world and a multiplicity of imagined ones.
In the Black Fantastic is curated by Ekow Eshun and features the artists Nick Cave, Sedrick Chisom, Ellen Gallagher, Hew Locke, Wangechi Mutu, Rashaad Newsome, Chris Ofili, Tabita Rezaire, Cauleen Smith, Lina Iris Viktor and Kara Walker.
Click on the link below to watch an intro of Ekow Eshun's curated virtual tour of the exhibition.
Click below to get your ticket whilst it lasts!
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An exhibition of 11 contemporary artists from the African diaspora, who draw on science fiction, myth and Afrofuturism to question our knowledge of the world. Standard entry: £13.50* Members: free...
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/black-fantastic
The longest graffiti wall in Africa is in Benin Republic
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Nearly 10 years after the first festival "Graff Effect" initiated by Laurenson Djihouessi in 2013, came the "heritage wall - le mur du patrimoine" which, since 2021, displays graffitis of about forty graffiti artists from Africa and the West, aiming to tell the story of the Kingdom of Dahomey, modern Benin under the theme: "Benin, heritage and potentials".This artistic marvel, of almost one kilometer long and of total area of more than 2000 m2, is the longest graffiti wall in Africa, and the 3rd worldwide after Dubai and Brazil. The wall is located in the heart of Cotonou and is one of Benin's new cultural attractions, as are the 26 royal statues of King Ghezo, restored by the Quai Branly Museum in Paris, now on display in the Cotonou Presidential Palace.These treasures had been looted in 1892 by French colonial troops in the palace of Abomey, capital of the Kingdom of Dahomey (see below 3 statues from the collection).
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Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
Le plus long mur de graffitis en Afrique se trouve au Bénin
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Près de 10 après le premier festival "Effet Graff" initié par Laurenson Djihouessi en 2013, naît le "mur du patrimoine" qui, depuis 2021, arbore les graffitis d'une quarantaine d'artistes graffeurs d'Afrique et d'Occident, visant à conter l'histoire du Royaume du Dahomey, actuel Benin sous le thème : "Bénin, patrimoine et potentiels".
Cette merveille artistique, de près d’un kilomètre et d'une superficie totale de plus de 2000 m2, s'inscrit comme le plus long mur de graffitis en Afrique, et le 3ème au monde après Dubai et le Brésil. Le mur est situé au coeur de Cotonou et constitue une des nouvelles attractions culturelles du Benin, tout comme le sont les 26 statues royales du roi Ghezo, restituées par le musée du Quai Branly à Paris, maintenant exposées au sein du palais présidentiel de Cotonou.
Ces trésors avaient été pillés en 1892 par les troupes coloniales françaises dans le palais d'Abomey, capitale du Royaume du Dahomey. ( voir photo ci-dessous)
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Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
