Art + Culture

ReSignifications | The Moors conquest of Florence

There’s a 13th century Celtic Arthurian tale which tells the story of Morien, son of Sir Aglovale, one of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table.

While searching for Lancelo..

The influence of cultural hybridity on the Italian creative scene

On the occasion of the event we organized with the American Academy in Rome, Afro Italians in the Arts Today, GRIOT asked Italian Haitian designer Stella Jean, Italian Ghanian di..

Wintana Rezene | Italian tv, radio and web host’s journey from MTV to X Factor 7. Next stop Pechino Express?

Italian

Behind the successful tv and radio host Winty’s big smile, kindness and liveliness, hides a girl that rose through the ranks and fought to get where she is today. Wint..

Lunch at home with Stella Jean | One part fashion and a lot of love for Haiti

Italian

I ring the bell. The housekeeper opens the door and brings me to see Stella, who welcomes me to her beautiful house with her two splendid children. It’s a muggy, humid..

Nero su Bianco | On the Afro-Italian Identity at the American Academy in Rome

On May 26 the American Academy in Rome opened NERO su BIANCO (Black on White), a provocative interrogation of race and identity in contemporary Italy, envisioned by 27 visual art..

Art + Culture

Tatyana Fazlalizadeh warns: “Stop telling Women to Smile”

It’s a daily reality for most women, especially those living in big cities where the feeling of anonymity en masse is prevalent – the catcalling, the “hey baby, why are you so ma..

If you want to reach your goal, you must protest peacefully

After Baltimore riots, Thenib.com shared four cartoons that illustrate historic moments in which peaceful protests are not always enough to get the desired result.
Illustrations..

We interviewed Douglas Bourgeois after going crazy for his artwork

Douglas Bourgeois’s transcendent, fantastical images of pop icons as religious icons, set against southern Louisiana scenery, are inspired by his rural life and his homages to wh..

Gip | Son of the South

Alabama. Deep South. A State closely linked to the Civil rights movement: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, The Birminghan Campaign (or 1963 Birmingham movement); Selma ..

Project Diaspora | Identity and discovery

Identity and discovery–at both the collective and personal levels–are themes in the forefront of Omar Victor Diop’s Project Diaspora. A journey through time, the photographic ser..