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SCI-CULTURA: September 2008
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Friday, 5 September 2008. Sci-Cultura's Newer New Home. So long, farewell blogger. It's been real. Please update your links to http:/ www.sci-cultura.com. Tuesday, 2 September 2008. Africans in France Sans Papiers. An interesting read in the Guardian. Today that gives a laudable account of Parisian photographer Fabien Breuvart, who in show of solidarity with hard working, tax-paying but non-social-benefits-claiming illegal African immigrants a.k.a. Vas-y, montre ta carte!
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SCI-CULTURA: Kehinde Wiley::My New Favourite Painter
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Monday, 1 September 2008. Kehinde Wiley: My New Favourite Painter. Apparently I have been out of the loop, only having recently discovered the genius that is Kehinde Wiley. Although now that I think about it, I had come across one of his uniquely-styled majestic paintings of a hoodie (UK slang for teenaged male in a hooded top) on a horse on some random page on facebook (should I be saying this? Anyway, to the point - I recently saw Wiley’s exhibition. Also, more of Kehi...
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SCI-CULTURA: July 2008
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Thursday, 31 July 2008. Crowning Glory – Part One – a brief note on the history of African hair. In the Museum for African Art. In New York City. This beautiful and enriching, glossy, photo-essay coffee table book successfully encapsulates the rich variety of hair arrangements in both men and women, boys and girls, that have had a central place in African life and art. The blurry lines and intimate entwinement of life and art are presented by photography and scul...Ie ch...
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SCI-CULTURA: Crowning Glory - Part Deux - contemporary African hair
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Sunday, 17 August 2008. Crowning Glory - Part Deux - contemporary African hair. Apparently, the black hair industry in North America alone is worth approximately $4 billion. Possibly on par with the "ethnic" cosmetics industry. Wearer may be subject to rib-tickling taunts about smearing windows and staining pillows, whereas back in the day it was the “fresh” style of the 80s and early 90s. I confess I was a cool cat back then with my wet curls ☺ Although not so muc...
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SCI-CULTURA: May 2008
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Friday, 16 May 2008. This post marks the first of what I hope will culminate in a series that portrays the intriguing influences from our ancestors and how they have contributed, with or without our knowledge, to shape us “modern” folk. Curious, isn’t it? If my high-school-cum-crash-course-French is accurate, my source for the image on the left. Work that is reminiscent of African art. It is well known that Picasso got his inspiration from African art forms. In my defenc...
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SCI-CULTURA: March 2008
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Sunday, 16 March 2008. Pangea – One Big Happy Global Community. I am enthused by the idea of building bridges between distinct entities, be they people, places or disciplines. Film maker and creative visionary Jehane Noujaim (of Control Room. Fame) presented her wish at a TED. Of people telling their stories at an allocated, synchronised time, to an audience that would span the globe. And won the TED Prize. Is befittingly called Pangea Day. The name inspired by Wegener.
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SCI-CULTURA: August 2008
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Wednesday, 20 August 2008. Senegal.: DJ Awadi: .Immigration. I just came across this slideshow. Also, in connection, a personal account entitled Kingsley's Crossing. Available in DVD and podcast documents a Cameroonian man's 6-month journey across Africa in search of a better life in Europe. You can buy Kingsley's Crossing here. Sunday, 17 August 2008. Crowning Glory - Part Deux - contemporary African hair. Possibly on par with the "ethnic" cosmetics industry. The West h...
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SCI-CULTURA: October 2007
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Wednesday, 24 October 2007. The Arts as a Tool for Self-Preservation: The Plight of the Saharawi of Western Sahara. In my childhood, I vividly recall the late 70's / early 80's government-imposed detention without trial and banning of books by the renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Colonialisation, however, has not yet been put to bed and Western Sahara has been fittingly coined Africa’s last colony. A London-based charity, has organised the Sandblast Festival 2007.
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SCI-CULTURA: Africans in France Sans Papiers
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HAS MOVED TO www.sci-cultura.com. Tuesday, 2 September 2008. Africans in France Sans Papiers. An interesting read in the Guardian. Today that gives a laudable account of Parisian photographer Fabien Breuvart, who in show of solidarity with hard working, tax-paying but non-social-benefits-claiming illegal African immigrants a.k.a. Without papers) has taken hundreds of photos (500 and counting) of these workers alongside documented members of the public. The body of work is entitled. Vas-y, montre ta carte!
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