Revue de presse #59 – Mars 2018
Mars 2018 a été marqué par plusieurs événements importants, comme l’exposition “Lost and Found: Resilience, Expectations, Uncertainty, Excitement and Hope” sur la fin de l’ère Mugabe, à la Galerie Nationale du Zimbabwe, “Africa is No Island” au MACAAL de Marrakech et l’ouverture du musée de la photo de Madagascar. Pour un démarrage en force, place au travail de Madoda Mkhobeni sur Johannesburg.
ACTUALITÉ DES PHOTOGRAPHES
Madoda Mkhobeni: Walking the City of Johannesburg, Street Photography Magazine, s. d. ;
“Over ten years I have been documenting the city of Johannesburg. I have realized that the life can be indefinable and intricate here. Often, people overlook city objects that they see every day. As someone who is daily navigating the city, this whole experience has forced my eye to encounter public and private spaces, movements, objects, people, transportation and buildings, thus shaping my photographic eye.
My work revisits the occidental street photography tradition within contemporary streets of Johannesburg. I’m particularly inspired by the French Eugène Atget (1857-1927), the Americans Helen Levitt (1913-2009) and Joel Meyerowitz (born in 1938). I’m also inspired by research in social science which seriously talk about streets like The Metropolis and the Mental Life published in 1903 by the German sociologist Georg Simmel (1858-1918).”
#Mali Sensibiliser sur la condition des fous avec la photographie, par Georges Attino, Hamadar, s. d. ;
“L’art peut et doit faire bouger les choses au sein de la société malienne. Le photographe Gadiaba Kodio en est convaincu. Muni de son appareil photo il décide de s’attaquer à un problème qui lui tient à cœur: les conditions de vie des fous dans les rues de Bamako.”
L’éloquence du bâti, par Camille Moulonguet, Fisheye, s.d. ;
« Quand on travaille sur le bâti, on a besoin de temps. Je m’appuie sur des cartes, des archives, ça construit et ça détruit beaucoup », explique-t-il (NDLA : François-Xavier Gbré). La plupart de ses images sont prises en Afrique de l’Ouest où l’architecture, longtemps sous influence exogène, présente une dimension narrative hors pair. Comment vivre avec un héritage colonial dont les fonctions n’existent plus ? Qu’est ce qu’on abandonne et qu’est ce qu’on construit ?
Actuellement, il poursuit un travail initié il y a quelques années dans le quartier de Gobélé, à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire. Ce quartier, figurant sur une carte de 1971, est régulièrement détruit par le pouvoir en place, prétextant son illégalité, puis est reconstruit par ses habitants. (…) Là encore, François-Xavier Gbré s’interrogeait sur ce que l’homme construit et sur ce qu’il détruit, au regard des évènements historiques et politiques.”
These 14 women are shattering stereotypes of Africa one photo at a time, par Kate Siobhan Mulligan, Matador Network, le 26/03/18 ;
EXPOSITIONS
‘Africa Is No Island’ at Marrakech’ MACAAL, par Sean O’Toole, Frieze, le 16/03/18 ;
“The exhibition has its idiosyncratic moments. Both Alaoui and Jackson’s portraits are installed in purpose-built alcoves, an isolating device that amplifies the encounter with their bold and contrasting depictions of black femininity. The exhibition is marred somewhat by Lazraq’s refusal to caption or textually describe any of the exhibited works. Lazraq is compelled by photography’s democratic reach across the continent, and its ability ‘to capture and record what is real,’ as he writes in the catalogue. A photograph, though, is rarely self-evident and often requires a measure of exposition. The five portraits drawn from Paris-based Italian Nicola Lo Calzo’s project Cham (2007–16), a globe-spanning exploration of the embodied ancestral legacy of the African slave trade, are rendered stunningly mute, which is a shame.
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“The torsions of urban renewal gripping Morocco form the basis of Hicham Garddaf’s ‘Red Square’ series (2014–17): tightly framed photos of urban wall surfaces from Tangier. The implied critique of Morocco’s rapid urban development in this work is somewhat neutered by the indoor display; Garddaf usually presents his photographs in outdoor installations, juxtaposed against city walls. Abijan-based Frenchman François-Xavier Gbré’s dispassionate studies of industrial and architectural ruin in Africa and Europe offer a fine counterpoint to Garddaf’s fractional vision of the new. Gbré’s four photographs include interior studies of the ruined Elizabeth Hotel in Tiberias, Israel, made in 2009 at the start of his project, and a defunct Unilever soap factory in Haubourdin, near Lille, photographed in 2010. The ruins look African, but aren’t. That is partly the point of this roaming, intriguing, people-interested exhibition: the unravelling of time and the confident articulation of Africa’s relatedness to elsewhere.”
The MACAAL in Marrakesh celebrates African photography, par Manon Guarrigues, Vogue, le 15/03/18 ;
Africa Is No Island – a photo essay, par Karin Andreasson, The Guardian, le 5/03/18 ;
Harare Exhibition Captures End of Mugabe Era In Pictures, Videos, Paintings and Posters, VOA, le 2/03/18 ;
“An exhibition of photos, videos, paintings and posters among other images captured during protests against Zimbabwe’s former long-serving president, Robert Mugabe last year, recently opened at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
The work documented by artists and ordinary Zimbabweans as President Robert Mugabe was being forced out of office by the military aims to explore various topics from jubilation to uncertainty, resilience and hope, at a time when Mugabe was in the tightest spot of his 37-year rule.
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Raphael Chikukwa is the curator at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
“As people in Africa our stories have been told by many other people so the motivation was for us to be able to tell our own story through the images that you are seeing in this exhibition which are coming from both professional and non-professional photographers and artists coming from all over Zimbabwe to be able to tell their story, the events and the moments that transpired into a new dispensation in Zimbabwe on the 18th of November 2017,” he said. (…) In the past, artists and galleries knew they had to tone down any ideas seen to be critical of government or undermining the president, which led to increased self-censorship.”
Revisiting Zim history through the lens, The Herald, le 2/03/18 ;
“On February 22, the National Gallery of Zimbabwe opened the first exhibition of the year titled Lost and Found: Resilience, Expectations, Uncertainty, Excitement and Hope.Curated by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Chief Curator Raphael Chikukwa, the show attracted artists of different media. Lost and Found reaffirms the position of artist as the primary storyteller, using different media and enabling their voices to be heard. (…) Over the decades art has experience a paradigm shift from being a hobby to a profession and now is part of the political order of the day. Like its predecessor, We Need New Names, a solo exhibition by Kudzanai Chiurai, Lost and Found seems to be an answer to the former. The art scene has paced itself towards greater prominence. (…) Twenty five artists featured in the Lost and Found exhibition. The artists include Davina Jogi, Ralph Chikambi, Lucy Broderick, Zinyange Auntony, Neville Starling, Nyadzombe Nyampenza, Oscar Lwalwe, Tafadzwa Gwetai, Charmaine Chitate, Mathew Boka, and Cuthbert Mukononyanga among others.”
La fotografía como espejo: El caso de Burgos y Camerún, le
“En ‘Lugares Comunes – Burgos / Buea. Sobre la normalización de las convenciones fotográficas, la fotografía tiene la capacidad de unir a Burgos, en España, y a la ciudad de Buea, en el oeste de Camerún. Una exhibición en la que las imágenes de aquí y allí inundan la sala mezclándose y alterando la percepción del espectador, ante quien poco a poco se van descubriendo similitudes.”
ARCHIVES
Musée de la photo de Madagascar : renouer les malgaches avec son histoire, Culture 261, mars 2018 ;
“Suite aux recherches menées par les historiens, et avec la participation de la communauté Facebook, qui ont rejoint l’équipe du musée, 2500 clichés ont pu être identifiés et authentifiés. Les initiateurs du projet s’appuient énormément sur cette crowdsourcing qui, à la fois, permet de créer une dimension sociale autour du musée et de dévoiler et raconter l’histoire derrière chaque photo.
Renouer et se réapproprier l’histoire
Ainsi, grâce à la mosaïque, que ces petites histoires ont créée, certaines zones d’ombre dans l’histoire de Madagascar ont pu être éclairées. Un exemple en est ce fameux cliché faussement présenté comme le portrait de la reine Ranavalona I, mais qui est en fait celui de Rabodo. En effet, la reine n’a jamais autorisé qui que ce soit à la prendre en photo par peur de se faire voler son âme. « Il est désolant qu’en 2018, on introduise encore cette photo dans les manuels scolaires avec lesquels on enseigne nos enfants » déplore ainsi Helihanta.”
MARCHÉ DE L’ART
“With New Museum and Fair, Marrakesh Joins the Art World Map”, par Scott Reyburnmarch, The New York Times, le 2/03/18 ;
“It’s easy enough see the disconnect between internationally minded contemporary art shown in luxury hotels and millionaires’ private museums and the lives being lived in the surrounding communities. The opening last fall of the grandiose Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town — hailed as Africa’s answer to Tate Modern — also drew attention to this issue.
But Othman Lazraq, the Moroccan collector who is president of his own museum, is eager to connect with Moroccans and, possibly, to inspire more of them to become artists. The museum runs an active program of artists’ workshops, talks and screenings for schools and universities. It has also started “La Chambre Claire,” a biannual photography prize for emerging African artists.
“Photography is the medium of my generation. It’s the easiest way to see things clearly.” Mr. Lazraq said, adding that he wanted his museum give African artists “a platform to be proud of their roots.””
IMAGINAIRES
« Il faut en finir avec l’exotisation de l’art contemporain issu du continent africain », par Malaurie Chokoualé, Libération, le 2/03/18 ;
“De l’actuelle saison au Palais de Tokyo à la prochaine édition de la Biennale de Dakar, des événements mettant en valeur l’art contemporain issu d’un continent africain en pleine mutation fleurissent un peu partout. Preuves de l’intérêt grandissant d’un continent pour son art et d’une envie de visibilité locale de ses artistes : l’inauguration du musée de la Fondation Zinsou en 2013 par le Bénin, la construction en 2017 au Cap du Zeitz MOCAA (plus grand musée privé d’art contemporain africain) ou la onzième édition des Rencontres de Bamako en décembre dernier, entre autres.
(…) « Il faut en finir avec l’exotisation de l’art contemporain issu du continent africain. Le problème c’est qu’en France on reste sur cette idée de l’artiste africain pas formé, travaillant avec des matériaux traditionnels, avec une sorte “d’innocence de l’art”. Nous sommes dans un pays qui a tardé et qui tarde encore à décoloniser ses modes de pensées et ses imaginaires. Quand on projette autant d’idées préconçues, on ne peut pas voir véritablement ces artistes. » (Marie-Ann Yemsi)”.
LES ANNONCES DU MOIS
2018 Infinity Award: Art — Samuel Fosso
“His expressive black-and-white self-portraits from the 1970s make reference to popular West African culture—musicians, the latest youth fashions, and political advertising—constituting a sustained and unprecedented photographic project that explores sexuality, gender, and African self-representation. Stagings of his personal identity, these self-portraits would gradually take a universal social and political dimension.”
Open Call: Portraits Ghana Photography Prize 2018 – 2nd edition
We are looking for creative and innovative approaches in portraiture under the theme LEADERSHIP: Exploring ideas of leadership in the Ghanaian context through portraiture – from documentary projects, studio, ordinary people, individual and group, to family portraits. The competition aims to highlight and expose the best of professional, student and amateur photography in Ghana, from the classical to the innovative.
The Prize will be judged by a jury of leading artists and photography professionals, who are independent of the organizers. In all, 15 entrants will be selected by our judges.
Deadline: March 31, 2018. Submission link here
Other links: Official website, Instagram, Facebook.
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