Touria El Glaoui: Inside Africa's thriving art scene
图雷亚·尔·格鲁伊: 走进非洲蓬勃发展的艺术
To showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora, Touria El Glaoui founded the powerhouse 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. Full bio
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of Africa is being told,
是怎么被诉说的,
the selection of work
我想和你们分享一些经过精心挑选的
from Africa and its diaspora.
当代艺术家的作品。
我热爱这种艺术。
and inspiring and thrilling,
也很令人兴奋,
to pique your interest.
and why art matters to me.
以及为什么艺术对于我来说如此重要。
so that means that growing up,
所以这也就意味着在我长大的过程中,
do artwork in his studio.
over the summer holidays.
really, at the time,
an early understanding
but also how to love it.
and inspiring and thrilling,
很鼓舞人心,很令人兴奋,
about what it means to be African,
去告诉你身为一个非洲人意味着什么,
我们非洲人的身份,
about our African identity,
about who we are as Africans,
about our complex history.
马尔 · 维克多 · 迪奥普的作品。
of Africans in art history
on our African identity,
another portrait by Anne-Louis Girodet.
安妮·路易·吉洛·德的画像。
of Jean-Baptiste Belley.
was a native of Senegal,
was elected to represent the colony
他也在法国大革命的第三政府时期
of the French Revolution,
for the abolition of slavery.
and clever about Diop here
royal blue uniform,
to actually underline the issues
individuals of color today.
影响着非白人人种的事件。
political portrait of the time,
in that case, Jean-Baptiste Belley,
让·巴普蒂斯·贝利
and acknowledged in a painting.
is this crucial element,
添加了一个重要的元素,
at our hero worship culture
非洲足球明星的
and their royalty status,
and what has been written,
influences and impacts us in the present.
像我们一样的当代人的。
this other beautiful series
by artist Hassan Hajjaj.
on the boundaries
to me directly as a Muslim woman.
穆斯林女子的角度直接向我传达信息。
have a lot of expectations,
is that he's putting all this on its head.
其实是他总是把这一点铭记在脑海里。
every representation
amongst bright logo goods,
being sold at the souks.
卖的伪造品。
representing in his work
被他在作品中描绘出来,
a critic of the global urban culture,
和对全球城市文化的批判,
is his desire of a nuanced representation.
是他通过细节来传达信息的欲望。
and on environment.
your common association would be,
a certain Western distinctive consumer.
a female biker culture
is designing the djellaba,
设计了阿拉伯人穿的袍子,
in "Kesh Angels"
里的女子的一点是
participating in the image,
and on their own terms.
来邀请我们走进这幅画。
or "Project Diaspora" by Omar Victor Diop
迪奥普的"散落项目"
why art is so instrumental.
说明为什么艺术是如此的有用
inspires us to ask questions,
because it ignites change.
in contemporary art
changes in the art industry,
and the Western canon.
is really up to us.
完全取决于我们自己。
to support stronger voices,
那些强有力的声音,
and bringing new perspective.
并带来新的观点。
this beautiful old painting
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami.
库泽那依-维奥莉特·哈瓦米的作品。
it really represents freedom.
on what it means to be an African
意味着什么这两个问题上
different countries:
by a multitude of layers
to emo to British cultures.
从非洲的 Xhosa 种族
of being a child of the diaspora
最令人赞叹的能力
with this powerful piece
动人的作品。
on our moral consciousness,
like banners in political demonstrations,
来做到这一点,
to reclaim our voices.
找到我们的声音。
power of art,
a nuanced image of Africa,
去描绘非洲人
and its cultural producers
view of seeing the world
that we can regain
really tell our own story.
讲述我们自己的故事。
the power is ours.
力量是我们的。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Touria El Glaoui - Art fair curatorTo showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora, Touria El Glaoui founded the powerhouse 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair.
Why you should listen
Touria El Glaoui is the founding director of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, which takes place in London and New York every year and, in 2018, launches in Marrakech. The fair highlights work from artists and galleries across Africa and the diaspora, bringing visibility in global art markets to vital upcoming visions.
El Glaoui began her career in the banking industry before founding 1-54 in 2013. Parallel to her career, she has organized and co-curated exhibitions of the work of her father, the Moroccan artist Hassan El Glaoui, in London and Morocco.
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