Dear friends, colleagues, culture & art lovers,
I hope this email finds you well!
October disappeared in a loop of time, didn't it?
My end of the Channel, it was warm, busy and very interesting! Focusing on book events, writing and pursuing the conversations on issues such as the "class war", Black History Month, colonial history, but also beauty and creativity...
Here are a few texts and audio programmes - all available for free as usual - I'd love to share with you all.
May November 2021 be as rich and progressive...
On #Decolonising
17 October 1961 / 2021 - My opinion piece for AJE
Meanwhile, other ghosts from the past were haunting me...
It's the first time I find the courage to write about this
part of my family's history... You can read it here.
And the American radio NPR asked me to pursue the conversation.
Here, There... Evenwhere:
African & Diaspora Artists at Arnolfini
In other news, my art book on African & Diaspora artists at Arnolfini is out too! I worked for a year for the art gallery Arnolfini, here in Bristol, as their writer in residence. I'm so excited to share the result!
The book is available in PDF for educational purposes, and a few physical copies will be available in November, at Arnolfini's bookshop.
We also recorded an online discussion with Dr Anne Harbin from UWE, to generate a wider discussion: it'll soon be on Arnolfini's website and on their YouTube Channel.
Do get in touch if you're interested in reading and/or taking part in our wider discussion!
KEITH PIPER: INTERVIEW
ART UK asked me to focus on the work of one of the key artists I interviewed for the aforementioned book: Keith Piper.
A key member of the Black Art Group in the UK from the early 1980s, he then exhibited worldwide and never ceased to innovate and provoke inspiring art and reflections, relevant for the time.
His next exhibition will open at the New Art Gallery in Walsall in January 2022.
You can read our conversation here.
Journalist in Africa