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Poto-Poto target school celebrates its 70th anniversary

Screening of films, exhibitions and workshops ... The target school in Poto-Poto, the very first in Brazzaville, founded in 1951 by the Frenchman Pierre Lods, ended a series of events on Saturday 26 June to celebrate its 70th anniversary. This facility was not saved by the Covid-19 pandemic. Built at the foot of a baobab tree, Poto-Poto target school borders other trees that protect the building like a bird's nest. Seen from near and far, it has the shape of an obelisk. “I was 20 (when I came here). Young people were…

Cameroonian Jean-David Nkot exhibits his art

In his latest exhibition in Paris, "Human @ condition", Jean-David Nkot delivers a committed reflection on portraits of diggers to inform the public and, above all, to condemn the dramatic consequences of the mismanagement of African mines. Some look at us, determined. Others smile or are represented laughing, arm in arm, as if…

a monumental whisper about C (K) ongo history

Since his participation in Documenta 14, Sammy Baloji has become an important figure in contemporary art. AuxBeaux-Arts de Paris, his exhibition, "K (C) in progress, fragments of intertwined dialogues", ping-pong between personal experiences and official archives often forgotten or hidden to tell us otherwise the relationship between K (C) Ongolese and Westerners . With this 42-year-old plastic artist, born in Lubumbashi, who now swings…

Africa innovating at the NewImages Festival in Paris

It's an innovative festival that opened its doors on Wednesday 9 June in the heart of Paris: until Sunday 13 June, creators from all over the world will be present in virtual reality or augmented reality. And this year, in collaboration with the "Africa 2020" season for the Institut français, the Forum des images honors African creators.…

“The power in my hands”, 16 female artists

"The power of my hands" brings together 16 artists, only women and only from Portuguese-speaking or English-speaking countries, which are almost never shown in France. An original exhibition in more ways than one at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Painting, embroidery, photography or ceramics, neither evoke everyday life or the woman's history, intimate or more political issues. Odile Burluraux is one of the exhibitors' curators. “One of the goals of the exhibition is also to bring out what has been hidden,…

an exhibition at the Louvre

In 2020, more than 28,000 cultural objects were seized by French customs. In the context of customs, the French Archaeological Mission in Libya and the Office for Combating Trade in Cultural Objects, the Louvre in Paris allows the public to see works seized in France in 2012 and 2016 while they were being exported illegally. An unsurpassed presentation until 13 December that contributes to the fight…

the reconstruction of the Nationwide Museum in Tripoli

"The nation wants this museum." The Nationwide Museum of Tripoli is housed in an historical fortress, additionally often known as the "Crimson Citadel" or As Saraya al-Hamra, and hosts some of the distinctive collections in North Africa and the unbelievable richness of Libyan archeological heritage. questions on the present assessment and rehabilitation of the Nationwide Museum in Libya.…

In Ghana, modern artwork is on the rise

Ghana's modern artwork has gained worldwide recognition, and an increasing number of collectors are selecting up works produced on this small West African nation. However the native market continues to be affected by its lack of infrastructure. From our Accra correspondent,The brand new modern artwork gallery Ada moved to…

France welcomes “Battle of Little Massive”

"The Battle of the Little Massive Horn", a monumental work by Senegalese artist Ousmane Sow, who died in 2016, is presently at sea on the street between Senegal and France. This group of 35 statues represents the victory of the American Indians in opposition to the USA Military in 1876. After a primary exhibition on the Pont des Arts in Paris in 1999, these gigantic items are banished once more to France…

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