CINEMA / FILM

OMEN

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The Belgium Rapper Baloji’s first feature film has now been released and it shows him to be also an intriguing film director.

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AFRICA / ART

Contemporary African Art through a Different Lens

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1:54 is one of the largest celebrations of contemporary African art in the world today. Held now in three cities: New York, Marrakech with the largest in London, at the capital’s Somerset house.

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HISTORIA

En la mesa de los tiranos, un placer literario

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Esta obra describe a los diferentes tiranos bajo una luz tragicómica sin desnaturalizar su lado siniestro.

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AFRICA / LONDON

African Fashion

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V&A – London | The curators have gone to great lengths to make sure the show spans the entire continent with pieces displayed from Morocco to Ghana to South Africa, making it a truly pan African showcase.

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AFRICA / LGBTQ+ / PHOTO

Black Queer Voices

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Brave Beauties shot from 2014 onwards consist of a series of portraits of Trans women, gender non-conforming and non-binary. Many of the women photographed are also beauty pageant contestants. They enter these pageants in order to change the mind set of those present. Those who are often happy to persecute trans-women. So, these images challenge transphobic stereotypes and stigmas.

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AFRICA / CINEMA

Africa Finds its Cinematic Voice

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Africa Finds its Cinematic Voice By Beverly Andrews A contemporary Buddhist leader, Daisaku Ikeda of the lay Buddhist organisation the Soka Gakkai International, once said that the 21st century would be the […]

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AFRICA / CULTURE

Palais de Lomé, Togo’s Guggenheim

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Palais de Lomé covers nearly 26,000-square-foot and will house a permanent exhibition space, dedicated galleries for temporary shows, live performances, exhibitions devoted to both photography and design, alongside a bookstore as well as two restaurants. The venue will celebrate Togo’s rich and varied history, with a commitment of supporting a variety of art forms, as well as having a focus on both science and technology.

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