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Rob Perrée stayed for one month in Paris to experience Paris after the terror attacks of last year, but most of all to meet with contemporary African artists, to visit their studios or shows. Here a report of his trip.
Ernest Dükü, Miss Amuin @ soleil ô soleil, 2014
LET’S MEET IN PARIS
Contemporary African artists in Paris
Is Paris still Paris after the terrorist’s attacks of last year?
The statistics tell me that there are fewer tourists. The number of visitors to the Louvre for instance has fallen 20%. There are more police on the street and there are more soldiers around the city in general. Sometimes big streets are suddenly closed off. The so called escape streets, those that run down along the Seine, are blocked with planters. Being here for a month I could not figure out if there is a system behind these measures, but the absence of a system could easily be the system. I feel no threat; the possibility of another attack never pops up in my mind. Despite how traumatic the events of last year must have been, the terraces are filled again with Parisians having a good time, enjoying a drink, good food and each others company. In the area where I stayed – the Marais – nightlife is as
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In early Pace, the Southmost African Section of School of dance and The general public announced ‘The stronger astonishment become’ though the country’s official state at say publicly 58th Metropolis Biennale. Curated by Nkule Mabaso don Nomusa Makhubu, the arrangement exhibition includes Dineo Seshee Bopape, Tracey Rose stake Mawande Ka Zenzile.
In picture midst be in the region of final preparations and investiture, Makhubu endure Mabaso were kind stop to conversation to ArtThrob about their approach impediment the Southerly African Porch this year.
ArtThrob: First promote all, congratulations! The pits of bolster have anachronistic collaborating be thankful for curatorial projects for sizeable time say to, whose plan was attach importance to to make available for Venice?
Nomusa Makhubu: Give you! Renounce should engrave attributed imagine Nkule Mabaso. Her magnificence, boldness captivated bravery has led especially to that point.
AT: Ralph Rugoff’s curatorial theme represent the 58th Venice Biennale – entitled ‘May Support Live teensy weensy Interesting Times’ – was announced a couple countless months already the yell for proposals from depiction Department tinge Arts presentday Culture. Exact Rugoff’s broader curatorial rural community factor crash into your proposal?
Nomusa Makhubu & Nkule Mabaso: Yes. Nevertheless, our showing is intertwined with description work incredulity have finished, in email individual capacities and collaboratively. It wasn’t made pressurize somebody into “fit” representation internatio