Dakar contemporary art month-long exhibition opens, on the theme of 'the wake'
Culture • Nov 8, 2024, 12:06 AM
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The 15th edition of the Dakar Biennial of Contemporary Art was officially inaugurated this Thursday. Initially scheduled for last May, it had been postponed for budgetary reasons. This year's “IN” exhibition features some 70 artists from Africa and the diaspora. FRANCE 24 correspondent in Dakar Caitlin Kelly visited the exhibition site in the capital's old courthouse. With S. Sakho, A. Diallo and S. Martin.
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Film show: Ungodly horror in 'Heretic', toxic masculinity and a quirky 'Grand Tour'
Culture • 2:37 PM
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Film critic Emma Jones tells us why Hugh Grant's creepy character is the star attraction in his latest film, "Heretic". We also discuss timely French feature "Animale", as Oulaya Amamra plays a woman trying to navigate the macho world of bull-running in
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Author Alexis Pauline Gumbs on perpetuating the Black feminist legacy of Audre Lorde
Culture • 1:57 PM
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An author who has drawn strong parallels with the iconic Black lesbian feminist writer Audre Lorde has spoken to FRANCE 24 about Lorde's legacy, and her hope that she is carrying on her message. Alexis Pauline Gumbs is author of the new biography "Surviv
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