The film reveals how the African American sculptor Melvin Edwards, nowadays a worldwide recognized artist, has established along 5 decades his own artistic language.----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Synopsis Born in the South of the US in the late 30’s, during the segregation, nowadays the sculptor Melvin Edwards is a worldwide recognized artist. As black internationalist, pan-Africanist, and… Continue reading “Some Bright Morning: The Art of Melvin Edwards,” a documentary by Lydie Diakhaté
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Edouard Glissant : un monde en relation (2010, 51min)
Edouard Glissant : un monde en relation Un film documentaire réalisé par Manthia Diawara (51 min., 2010) Manthia Diawara a suivi Edouard Glissant sur le Queen Mary II, pour une traversée de l’Atlantique entre South Hampton (UK) et Brooklyn (New York) ainsi qu’à la Martinique, pays natal d’Edouard Glissant. Voyages exceptionnels qui se sont traduits… Continue reading Edouard Glissant : un monde en relation (2010, 51min)
“Malick Sidibé, photographe” (2003, 18’)
“Malick Sidibé, photographe” (2003, 18’) Un film documentaire réalisé par Manthia Diawara Synopsis Portrait du photographe Malien qui depuis a reçu pour l'ensemble de son œuvre, trois prix prestigieux : l’Hasselblad Award (2006), le Lion d'or de la Biennale de Venise (2007) et l’ICP Award (International Center of Photography, New York) (2008).
STARS OF ETHIOPIA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHESTER HIGGINS JR
March 1 – May 1, 2011 Location: Kimmel Center, NYU Windows Gallery Space LaGuardia Place and West 3rd street New York, NY 10012 An exhibition organized by The Institute of African American Affairs at NYU Curated by Lydie Diakhaté An outdoor series of 13 large-scale portraits from Ethiopia displayed at the Kimmel Center Windows Gallery… Continue reading STARS OF ETHIOPIA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHESTER HIGGINS JR
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