Unseen Art Scene (mirror)

Zimbabwe - Claire Short's Letter Nov 5th 1997 5 November 1997 From the Secretary of State Hon Kumbirai Kangai MP Minister of Agriculture and Land Dear Minister George Foulkes has reported to me on the meeting which you and Hon John Nkomo had with Tony Lloyd and him during your recent visit. I know that President Mugabe also discussed the land issue with the Prime Minister briefly during their meeting. It may be helpful if I record where matters now rest on the issue. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Tony Blair said that he looked forward to developing a new basis for relations with Commonwealth countries founded upon our government's policies, not on the past. We will set out our agenda for international development in a White Paper to be published this week. The central thrust of this will be the development of partnerships with developing countries which are committed to eradicate poverty, and have their own proposals for achieving that ...

view of the tent structures (day) Source: Abeer Seikaly Structural Fabric Weaves Tent Shelters into Communities Human life throughout history has developed in alternating waves of migration and settlement. The movement of people across the earth led to the discovery of new territories as well as the creation of new communities among strangers forming towns, cities, and nations. Navigating this duality between exploration and settlement, movement and stillness is a fundamental essence of what it means to be human.  In the aftermath of global wars and natural disasters, the world has witnessed the displacement of millions of people across continents. Refugees seeking shelter from disasters carry from their homes what they can and resettle in unknown lands, often starting with nothing but a tent to call home. “Weaving a home” reexamines the traditional architectural concept of tent shelters by creating a technical, structural fabric that expands to enclose and contra...

Demantelment 1992 | Néjib Belkhodja Demantelment | 1992 This is one of series of images that Néjib produced on the theme of Demantlement. The home he lived in with Najet, his wife, is full of books, especially revolutionary poetry. If I may be so bold I thought that this painting would go extremely well with a poet that Néjib Belkhodja had an interest in. The poet is from Tunisia and died at 23, his name is Abu-l-Qasim Al-Shabbi. His book of poetry, Songs of Life, has recently been translated into English and I would like to share with you a poem he wrote about Tunisia. I'm sure that this poem sounds much better in Arabic but this is the English version. Beautiful Tunisia I do not weep because night is a tyrant nor because destruction reigns in the countryside. I weep instead for the heavy calamity now afflicting us without relief. Whenever a leader rises in the country, vigorous with reform, yearning to awaken his people, they garb him in a shirt that curbs his intent. ...

Here is an interesting look at Uganda.

Source: Cartier Foundation BEAUTÉ CONGO 1926-2015 CONGO KITOKO Success! Exhibition prolonged until January 10, 2016 Curator André Magnin A place of extraordinary cultural vitality, the creative spirit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be honored in the exhibition Beauté Congo – 1926-2015 – Congo Kitoko presented at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain with André Magnin, Chief Curator. Modern painting in the Congo in the 1920s  Taking as its point of departure the birth of modern painting in the Congo in the 1920s, this ambitious exhibition will trace almost a century of the country’s artistic production. While specifically focusing on painting, it will also include music, sculpture, photography, and comics, providing the public with the unique opportunity to discover the diverse and vibrant art scene of the region. Precursors As early as the mid-1920s, when the Congo was still a Belgian colony, precursors such as Albert and Antoinette Lubaki and Dj...

TRIBAL SALE AT LOTS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON | 27th September 2015 هنا هو العمل فني منحوتة ب شكل رائع من شعب دوغون في مالي ، الذي يعود pre.1950 و كان الموهوبين إلى أحد قضاة المحكمة العليا في لندن . الأمر متروك في المزاد في الكثير من الطرق ، تشلسي هذا يأتي الأحد و المهتمين ب بناء " مجموعة من الفن القبلية " و هذا هو قطعة مذهلة و تباع ل جزء صغير من ما يستحق . Here is a wonderful carved artwork by the Dogon people of Mali, which dates back pre.1950 and was gifted to a London High Court Judge. It is up at auction at Lots Road, Chelsea this coming Sunday and those interested in building a Collection of Tribal Art this is a spectacular piece and is being sold for a fraction of what it is worth. Lot 642 - Estimated £350 - £550 - DOGON TOGU'NA POST, Mali,   of traditional form, carved figure, 182cm H, with bespoke stand. دوغون ، الوظائف تجونا ، مالي تجونا هو الصرح العامة الأكثر أهمية في قرية دوغون ، التي يحتجز فيها الجمع...