Art Of The Day Weekly
#436 - from 23 June 2016 to 29 June 2016
What about Africa?
BRUSSELS – The ten year anniversary of the musée du quai Branly, and its success in attendance have helped us slightly look elsewhere. Extra-European art forms are more present, especially those from Africa. Photographer Seydou Keita currently enjoys a retrospective at the Grand Palais, Barthélémy Toguo is in Montpellier (Carré Sainte-Anne) and we will see interesting things at Arles this summer with an “Africa Pop” section. Actually, we are still widely ignorant of the vibrant creativity of large metropolises. After Kinshasa, which is more accessible as it is French speaking (“Beauté Kongo” at the fondation Cartier last year), Nigerian Lagos unveils some of its facets for us. In the 8th most populated country in the world with 181 million inhabitants, the capital itself hides her exact dimensions: 11, 17 or 24 million residents? In such a densely urban universe, it is not always easy to find your own place in the sun. The title of the exhibition, Dey Your Lane, - “Mind your own business”- well conveys that feeling. Movies, dance, music, photography, video or fashion: there is a fresh taste in this creation, sometimes slightly delirious, and it deserves that we take a second look at it.
• Dey Your Lane, Lagos Variationsat Bozar, from 17 June to 4 September 2016.