Safaa Mazirh | Happening Africa https://www.happeningafrica.com Isabel S. Wilcox's blog about Creative Voices in African Arts, Culture, Education & Health Thu, 04 May 2017 15:30:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 28539646 “Afriques Capitales” at Parc de la Villette in Paris https://www.happeningafrica.com/afriques-capitales-at-parc-de-la-villette-in-paris/ Thu, 04 May 2017 15:30:41 +0000 http://www.happeningafrica.com/?p=3465 My next stop was the exhibition  Afriques Capitales curated by Simon Njami at the Parc de La Villette in Paris  running from March 29, 2017 to May 28, 2017. The selection was very much based on Simon’s selection from last year Biennale de Dakar . For those who had not seen it it was a […]

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Salon designed by Hassan Hajjaj ash entrance including his photographic work.

 

Labyrinth by Youssef Limoud, and the upside hanging house by Pascale Marthine Tayou

Photographic installation Ouakam Fractals by Simon Baloji

 

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Joel Andrianomearisoa,

Mimi Cherono Ng’ok

William Kentridge, a wonderful installation/film.

Outside in the park some of the photographs were displayed for all to see.

Aida Mulaneh,

Mario Macilau.

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