Series of appointments signal new era in art, fashion, media
The announcement of a series of high-profile appointments is currently making waves online. It would seem as though there is a string of inaugurations going on in the cultural wo..
‘Peace of Mind’ | Arya: “I would never give my music up in the name of success”
I’ve seen Arya perform live only once. It was two years ago at a limited seats gig inside the only bookshop in my neighbourhood in Milan. It was intimate and special, not only be..
Why Omar Sy is enthralling audiences with Lupin
When Netflix announced it was to adapt Arsène Lupin’s adventures into a series, there was an outcry, especially after Omar Sy was cast for the role. A Black man playing Lupin was..
Watch these | 3 pieces of advice to ease your big-screen nostalgia
It is still quite difficult to grasp, but we know the coming months will not be easy for aficionados of cinema, audiovisual productions, new media and multimedia art. It is not p..
‘Le Jeune’ | Get lost in QuinzeQuinze’s joyful sonic apocalypse
Entering QuinzeQuinze’s creative realm is like taking a deeply emotional stroll into a surreal, dystopian ancestral dimension where no knowledge or preconception are of any use. ..
Towards more social contact | GRIOT’s new projects and collaborations
2020 is coming to an end, and it was a challenging year for us all.
If the Coronavirus pandemic has turned our reality upside-down, the international and Italian debates regardi..
The latest issue of Indie anthology ‘La Rampa’ unearths the History of Black Portugal
Most self-respecting Euro-Atlantic capitals or large cities contain a specific area, a sort of enclave whose name, when given, escapes the official toponymy but inhabits the main..
How artists from Guyana are thinking through the “Liminal Spaces” of Migration
Keisha Scarville’s mother left the South American country of Guyana for the USA in 1967. Growing up, Guyana was part memory and part imagination for Scarville, “stitched together..
‘Room 2806’ revisits sexual assault case which felled aspiring French president
It was 2011 and #MeToo was far off. It was a world where women were treated as lesser, and poor people and immigrants were second-class citizens. It was in this context that Nafi..
Adjoa Wiredu’s ‘On Reflection: Moments, Flight and Nothing New’ is an evocative debut collection of charmingly honest poetry
“I thought my experiences, interpretations of my past and memories were invalid,” writes Adjoa Wiredu, a writer and artist from London in the acknowledgements of her debut poetry..