For more than two decades, Baloji has been exploring the complex interplay of cultural identity, colonial history, and industrial exploitation within his homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo. His work is an ongoing research on the cultural, architectural and industrial heritage of the contested and resource-rich region of Katanga (in the South East of the country), as well as critically examining the impact of Belgian colonisation.
Baloji’s solo exhibition at EMΣΤ entitled Echoes of History, Shadows of Progress brings together installations, video works, and photographic series from the past twelve years of the artist’s practice, including a new commission. The exhibition highlights Baloji’s artistic research on the history, present-day reality and contradictions inherent in the formation of Congo.
The 13th edition of the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art will focus on artists whose practices are defined by acts of solidarity and the creation of alliances through collaboration. By embodying these principles, the selected artists respond to and are shaped by social changes through the openness of their work and their partnerships with one another. The biennial’s concept is based on an understanding that artists play a crucial role in addressing and navigating contemporary challenges. With Basma al-Sharif.
À l’occasion de l’acquisition de ces deux œuvres majeures, le [mac] propose à Ali Cherri de choisir dans les collections des Musées de Marseille des pièces résonnant avec son œuvre sculptée et vidéo, et de penser une scénographie comme un dialogue, où les objets sortent des discours encyclopédiques, pour être pleinement matière et susciter l’émotion, hors récits muséographiques traditionnels ou occidentaux. Les Totems sont des manières de raconter l’histoire par accumulation.
Présents spontanément dans la « zone torride » de notre globe et marqueurs d’aridité, les cactus constituent un objet d’étude idéal pour appréhender la diffusion progressive du foisonnement des flores tropicales en Occident au gré des expéditions, des explorations et de l’explosion de l’horticulture au XIXe siècle.
Once Within a Time takes its title from the most recent film by Godfrey Reggio, the legendary experimental filmmaker who has long resided in Santa Fe. Reggio’s Once Within a Time (2022) intertwines fairytale atmospheres with apocalyptic landscapes, pursuing a form of storytelling that blends the fantastical and the mundane in a moving portrait of the existential condition. Inspired by the film’s circular narratives, the 12th International places storytelling at its heart, exploring New Mexico’s multilayered histories through the lens of more than ninety participants.
The main exhibition of the 6th Kyiv Biennial 2025, titled Near East, Far West, is organized by a consortium of curators from L’Internationale, a European confederation of museums, art institutions and universities. It features seven new artists’ commissions, alongside works from the collections of member institutions of L’Internationale and a number of other loans.
Le musée intercommunal ouvre les portes de sa toute nouvelle exposition au Parc culturel de Rentilly – Michel Chartier. Installée dans le château, l’exposition Éclats de couleur invite le public à découvrir un parcours lumineux et coloré, où paysages, portraits et natures mortes s’animent dans une palette vive et expressive.
