Over the Radar
Despite having had limited cultural exchange, the continents of Africa and Oceania are connected via similar histories of…
Installation View #museumshutdown
Hundreds of independent art and museums spaces were forced to close due to the Corona-Crisis. In this series…
States of Mobility
Mobility in the arts, geographical or otherwise, is often seen as almost a requirement. However, COVID-19 has put…
In Conversation with Oyinkansola Dada
Initiated as a publication that merged politics and art, POLATRICS has evolved into an online platform aimed at…
Despite having had limited cultural exchange, the continents of Africa and Oceania are connected via similar histories of colonialism. The specificities of these are themes that several Aboriginal, Black and Pacific Islands artists have been exploring in order to revive history, keep indigenous cultures alive and imagine their own futures. The series Over the Radar is dedicated to them. First up here is visual artist Tony Albert, who challenges perceptions and stereotypes of Aboriginality in Australia. He is participating in the current Biennale of Sydney, which is led by the event’s first Indigenous artistic director and focuses on Indigenous and First Nations artists. With C& he talks about commonalities of Diaspora, how innocent childhood perspectives change, and how he creates new conversations with the use of text.
Digital Strokes
A new generation of young painters in Europe are using internet languages to create multilayered aesthetics and narratives. Revising traditional techniques with a digital sensibility, these artists are opening themselves and the medium up to previously unconsidered possibilities. In this series, Digital Strokes, we highlight some of these young artists. First up is Sola Olulode, who combines wax, ink, bleach, textiles and paint in an exploration of Yoruba techniques to create works featuring queer love, writes Olamiju Fajemisin.
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