Monthly Archives: June 2020

Quite a few events scheduled all over the world for LGBTQ Pride Month 2020 were cancelled due to Coronavirus. Yet there are still digital events to check out, while different companies have been releasing celebratory products (Funko Pop! for example … Continue reading →

Thousands of people in the United States celebrated today Juneteenth with marches, rallies and parties. This day commemorates the abolition of slavery. On June 19th, 1865, the last remaining slaves on a plantation in Galveston, Texas, were informed they were … Continue reading →

Stories of race discrimination, body shaming, sexual harassment, unfair working conditions and exploitation are rife in the fashion industry.  So far quite often these stories involved models and runway show castings, but the worldwide protests against racism that followed the … Continue reading →

Copyright matters may not be a priority while the world is gripped by a major pandemic and by civil unrest in the US (with global protests expanding to the rest of the world) in the wake of the killing of … Continue reading →

Let's conclude our exploration of the power of collages in art that started a few days ago, through the work of Frida Orupabo. The artist is particularly interested in the depiction of the black female body in the media. She … Continue reading →

In the last few posts we looked at the theme of the collage through the work of artists expressing themselves with videos and static images, but there are artists that use this technique in a more subtle way. If you … Continue reading →

In previous posts we looked at video collages, so let's continue the thread with collages of images via the works of Tavares Strachan. Born in Nassau, Bahamas, the artist who in 2013 represented the Bahamas at the 55th International Venice … Continue reading →

Last year Arthur Jafa was awarded the Golden Lion for the Best Participant at the 58th International Art Exhibition in Venice for his 2019 film "The White Album". The motivation stated, "Jafa uses appropriated and original footage to reflect upon … Continue reading →

In the previous post we mentioned the kente scarves donned by members of the US Congress while honouring George Floyd. Textiles can be used in symbolical ways and we looked at fabrics in connection with symbols in other features in … Continue reading →

Democratic lawmakers in US Congress took a knee before presenting legislation today to end excessive use of force by police across the States. The legislation should also make it easier to identify, track, and prosecute police misconduct. The bill was … Continue reading →