In 2018, seventy-five artists from thirty-three countries came together for the contemporary African art biennial known as Dak’Art. The offsite program featured more than 200 autonomous artist-organized exhibitions and events across Dakar and on the island of Gorée.
The projects we share in this episode explore ideas of freedom and responsibility as they investigate colonial histories, politics, and the economy, migration and the environment. Often achieved collectively and always emphasizing process, experimentation and action, they animate the legacy of legendary Senegalese artist Joe Ouakam and Agit'Art, the revolutionary creative movement he co-founded in 1974.
Voices: Simon Njami, Glenda León, Guy Woueté, Marcos Lora Read, Magdi Mostafa, Tori Wraånes, Marisol Rodriguez, Moataz Nasreldin, Pascal Traoré, Michel Amadou Gué
Sound Editor: @Anamnesis Audio
Related Episodes:
Magdi Mostafa Turns Analog Tech into Sound Sculpture: https://www.freshartinternational.com/2018/07/30/magdi-mostafa-analog-technology-vibrating-sound-sculptures/
LIVE from Dak'Art 2018: https://www.freshartinternational.com/2018/05/21/live-from-dakar-2018/
SITElines, Unsettled Landscapes 2014: https://www.freshartinternational.com/2014/08/21/fresh-talk-unsettled-landscapes/
Related Links:
Dak'Art 2018- http://biennaledakar.org/dakart-2018/
Simon Njami- http://curatorsintl.org/collaborators/simon_njami
Glenda León- http://www.glenda-leon.com/
Guy Woueté- https://www.contemporaryand.com/person/guy-wouete/
Marcos Lora Read- https://www.contemporaryand.com/person/guy-wouete/
Magdi Mostafa- http://www.magdimostafa.com/Transmission-Loss.aspx
Tori Wrånes- http://www.toriwraanes.com/
Marisol Rodriguez- http://curatorsintl.org/collaborators/marisol-rodriguez
ZAM ZAM- https://www.duazamzam.com/process.html
Moataz Nasreldin- https://en.vogue.me/culture/moataz-nasr-azza-fahmy-2017-venice-biennale/
DARB1718- http://www.darb1718.com/
Issa Samb- https://www.contemporaryand.com/magazines/issa-samb-joe-ouakam-all-round-artist/
Agit'Art- https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/l/laboratoire-agitart
Pascal Traoré- http://nampemanla.afrikblog.com/archives/2010/05/18/17937955.html
Island of Gorée- https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/26