GRIOT

Artist Ibrahim Mahama Alleges Police Assault, Demands Justice

GRIOT — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:52:28 +0000

Accra, Ghana – Renowned Ghanaian contemporary artist Ibrahim Mahama, celebrated internationally for his large‑scale installations and critical explorations of labour, history and global exchange, has accused members of the Ghana Police Service of assaulting him in his hometown of Tamale. The internationally acclaimed artist — whose work has been shown at major global events including […]

L'articolo Artist Ibrahim Mahama Alleges Police Assault, Demands Justice proviene da GRIOT.

Gaza Biennale 2025 Arrives in New York

GRIOT — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:07:04 +0000

Created by a collective of Palestinian artists and supported by an international curatorial network, the Biennale embraces a strongly horizontal organizational model. It unfolds between Gaza and a constellation of exhibition spaces, named pavilions, across 18 cities—from Athens to Berlin, Istanbul to London, New York to Padua, Valencia to Toronto. The next stop will be […]

L'articolo Gaza Biennale 2025 Arrives in New York proviene da GRIOT.

Ibraaz | London’s New Arts Hub for the Global Majority and Uncensored Dialogue

GRIOT — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:53:59 +0000

At a time when many cultural institutions throughout the West are struggling to sustain artists’ freedom of expression, Ibraaz, a new arts centre in London’s Fitzrovia, is stepping in to platform their voices. And this time, the global majority will take full centre stage in the narrative, its founder say. Founded by Tunisian art critic […]

L'articolo Ibraaz | London’s New Arts Hub for the Global Majority and Uncensored Dialogue proviene da GRIOT.

Naomi Beckwith Announces Curatorial Team for documenta 16

GRIOT — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:35:35 +0000

In a pivotal step toward shaping the vision of documenta 16, Artistic Director Naomi Beckwith has unveiled the core team of collaborators who will join her in curating the landmark exhibition. The group—Carla Acevedo-Yates, Romi Crawford, Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, and Xiaoyu Weng—brings together an expansive range of expertise across curating, critical theory, publishing, and […]

L'articolo Naomi Beckwith Announces Curatorial Team for documenta 16 proviene da GRIOT.

Not All Travellers Walk Roads | 100+ Artists Join 36th Bienal de São Paulo in September

GRIOT — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:20:09 +0000

Conceptualised by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung–alongside co-curators Alya Sebti, Anna Roberta Goetz, Thiago de Paula Souza, co-curator at large Keyna Eleison, and communications and strategy advisor Henriette Gallus–the 36th Bienal is inspired by the poem “Da calma e do silêncio” [Of Calm and Silence] by poet Conceição Evaristo. It is founded on active listening to […]

L'articolo Not All Travellers Walk Roads | 100+ Artists Join 36th Bienal de São Paulo in September proviene da GRIOT.

Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento Appointed Curators Of Sharjah Biennial 17

GRIOT — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:29:23 +0000

Harutyunyan is Professor of Contemporary Art and Theory, Berlin University of the Arts and Nascimento is an independent curator and architect based in Luanda. “Since 2003, Sharjah Biennial has been a platform for creative experimentation, collaboration and social impact. Rooted in our local context, we have fostered a place of significant regional and international exchange, […]

L'articolo Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento Appointed Curators Of Sharjah Biennial 17 proviene da GRIOT.

Koyo Kouoh (1967–2025) | A Worker of the Spirit

GRIOT — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:41:47 +0000

Remembering Koyo Kouoh–a visionary curator and true “worker of the spirit” whose impact on contemporary African art is profound and lasting. From her roots in Cameroon to leading Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, Kouoh’s journey was marked by passion, resilience, and a deep commitment to artists and communities across the continent and beyond. Her untimely […]

L'articolo Koyo Kouoh (1967–2025) | A Worker of the Spirit proviene da GRIOT.

AKKIJ | From Silence to Sign: The Art of Fathi Hassan On View

GRIOT — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:03:52 +0000

Spanning over four decades of practice, the exhibition brings together oil paintings from the 1980s–90s with large-scale works on paper from the past two years. It takes its title from a name charged with both personal and universal resonance: Akkij is the artist’s childhood name, his Nubian name. A name that, as Hassan writes, is […]

L'articolo AKKIJ | From Silence to Sign: The Art of Fathi Hassan On View proviene da GRIOT.

[FUORI]CAMPO | Art And Denied Citizenship

GRIOT — Fri, 30 May 2025 09:20:37 +0000

In 2012, French artist JR joined the national campaign L’Italia sono anch’io [I, too, am Italy]—promoted by Rete G2, Arci, and other social and labor organizations—advocating for the citizenship rights of people with migration backgrounds and their children. Through the Inside Out participatory public art project, JR installed more than 1,500 large-format photographic portraits on […]

L'articolo [FUORI]CAMPO | Art And Denied Citizenship proviene da GRIOT.

Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński’s Aerolectics Echoes Across the Italian Alps

Johanne Affricot — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:03:36 +0000

Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński’s first site-specific solo exhibition in Italy, Aerolectics, opens with a poem of the same name on a monumental white wall flanked by a dense soundscape that fills the entire space. Concerned with colonial subjectivities of the African diaspora in the Germanophone region of South Tyrol, the exhibition is constructed around the forgotten stories […]

L'articolo Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński’s Aerolectics Echoes Across the Italian Alps proviene da GRIOT.