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RESIST! The 1960s protests, photography and visual legacy

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AES+F, John Akomfrah, Francis Alÿs, Bruno Barbey, Ian Berry, Ursula Biemann and Paulo Tavares, Marcelo Brodsky, René Burri, Gilles Caron, Raymond Depardon, Stan Douglas, Mounir Fatmi, Leonard Freed, Jean Gaumy, Burt Glinn, Hiroshi Hamaya, Gavin Jantjes, Josef Koudelka, Artem Loskutov, Hugo Mellaerts and Henri Storck, Gideon Mendel, Oliver Ressler, Graciela Sacco, Larissa Sansour, Steve Schapiro, Gundula Schulze-Eldowy, Bruno Serralongue, Wolfgang Tillmans, Sue Williamson, Hank Willis Thomas, Yong Xu, and archives from BOZAR/Centre for Fine Arts, Coimbra University and Fundação Mário Soares. Curated by Christine Eyene RESIST! The 1960s protests, photography and visual legacy presents some of the most iconic images of the 1960s movements that shook the world and influenced contemporary history. The project sets the tone of the Summer of Photography 2018 focusing on the theme of revolt, and marking the fiftieth anniversary of the students protests that erupted in Paris in May 1968. The exhibition brings together works by seminal figures from the photographic and photojournalistic world, alongside rare archive images. These important first-hand visual accounts highlight the dedication of the photographers to document …

HERstory

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HERstory Curators zone avec Julie Crenn et Pascal Lièvre Résidence du 21 février au 5 mars Vernissage : vendredi 23 février à 18h30 Exposition du 24 février au 16 mars 2018 Table ronde à l’Institut Français de Rabat : lundi 26 février à 19h, avec Amina Benbouchta, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Nadia Sabri et Christine Eyene. Présentation des entretiens réalisés au Maroc et rencontre avec Jean Zaganiaris et Frank Lamy: vendredi 2 mars à 19h. HERstory, définie comme une exposition d’archives, fait entendre les voix de féministes, hommes et femmes, du monde entier. Dans le cadre de leur résidence, Julie Crenn et Pascal Lièvre recevront et interviewrons des artistes et militant.e.s actif.ve.s au Maroc sur leurs projets mais aussi sur leur position par rapport aux féminismes. Ainsi, l’exposition présentée au Cube prévoit la diffusion des entretiens inédits réalisés au Maroc, enrichis des portraits précédemment filmés à Paris, ainsi qu’une série de vidéos, parmi lesquelles des extraits de conférences, des chansons ou encore des clips militants, récoltées sur internet. De plus, une bibliothèque féministe sera mise à disposition des visiteurs durant tout …

1968: The Fire of Ideas

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Lecture by Marcelo Brodsky Artist Marcelo Brodsky will discuss his recent artwork, 1968: The Fire of Ideas, a visual essay using archive material from the social movements of 1968. 1968 was the year the youth from around the world took to the streets to demand greater freedom and a more active participation in the political life and decision-making of their societies. Quite often these demands were met with violent State repression. To recapture the spirit of those times, Marcelo Brodsky researched various photography collections and visual archives around the world for three years. These photographs evoke the events in an emotional way. They contain details, stories, and reflections that make it possible to read and understand the demands of each time and place. Brodsky’s visual essay is complemented by his intervention on the photographs with colour, drawing, or text. Specific details of the context and circumstances are brought out, underlining the effervescence of the call for change. Marcelo Brodsky is a conceptual artist and Human Rights activist who uses photography to intervene in the ongoing debate …

Sounding our thoughts to the West

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Carte blanche to Christine Eyene: Sounding our thoughts to the West Developed as part of Saout Africa(s), a collaboration with SAVVY Funk, Berlin for Every Time A Ear di Soun, documenta 14 Radio Program, this carte blanche explores Cameroon’s Anglophone identity through culture with Christine Eyene (art historian and curator, University of Central Lancashire), Dzekashu Macviban (writer and editor of Bakwa Magazine), Elsa M’bala (singer, composer and sound artist) and Tito Valery (artist and radio host). In November 2016, the resistance against the marginalisation of the English-speaking parts of Cameroon (located West of the country) was met with repression and the shutdown of the internet for several months in those regions, jeopardizing everyday life, the economy, education and cultural exchanges. Through conversations, texts and sound experiments, including a new sound performance by Elsa M’bala, this programme will reflect on how the linguistic colonial legacy continues to affect life, culture and politics in Cameroon and Africa today. About the participants: Based in Yaounde, Dzekashu Macviban is a writer and freelance journalist who focuses on the intersection between …