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Thoughts on the formation of subcultures

”Style is constructed through a combination of clothing, language (jargon), music, dance, make-up and drugs.” – Subculture: The Meaning of Style, Dick Hebdige. The subversive meaning littered in your ensemble describes your personality. In subcultures, the curation of an individual’s outfit will be motivated by the overall group aesthetic with distinctive pieces and accessories to…

‘Feedback: Art, Africa and the 1980s’ – examining the ’80s from a historical and contemporary point of view

The ’80s were a decade of flux, transition, uncertainty and attempts to bring visions of independence into formation. With social, political and economic change and unrest as reference points, artists from various African countries reflected on their country’s circumstances as well as those of continental and global politics in their work. Famine, dictatorships, remnants of…

Manufactoriel – a critical visual exploration of the visual and stylistic in Africa and its diaspora

Manufactoriel is a research proposition in African and Black contemporary visual culture, art and style. The textual and visual allowances of the internet have contributed to the expansion of the project, and have also been sites of critical investigation. Beginning on Tumblr, the platform has transitioned to its own domain, demonstrating their desire to independently populate…

The use of stolen artefacts to explore post-colonial African Identity in Akinola Davies Jr’s first US solo exhibition

The London situated photographer and filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr stresses identity by mapping elements of his Nigerian heritage. In 2017, he celebrated his roots with the film, Gidi Gidi Bu Ugwu Ze (“Unity is Strength”) for Kenzo. Made in Nigeria, the film was done in collaboration with photographer Ruth Ossai and stylist Ibrahim Kamara. His…

Theatrum Botanicum // the botanical world as a stage for politics

In a moment where debates about land are at their peak in South Africa, Uriel Orlow‘s Theatrum Botanicum on show at Pool Space in Johannesburg fertilizes ideas around the botanical world as a stage for politics through film, photography, installation and sound. This ongoing project follows the trajectory of most of his work; research-based contemplations with collaborative methodologies,…