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SUMMARY:AFRICA IS THE PRESENT
DTSTAMP:20261018T220741Z
DTSTART:20261106T110000Z
DTEND:20261129T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:Africa Is the Present presents paintings and installations by c
	ontemporary\nAfrican artists living and working in the Netherlands\, in co
	nstellation with\nmasks and sculptures connected to traditions and forms o
	f African spirituality.\nSome objects are ritualistic\, others aesthetic. 
	The provenance of some is known\,\nwhile others have been partly eaten awa
	y by worms and termites.\n\nTogether\, the participating artists arrange t
	he space and explore how\, through a\nconstellation of contemporary art an
	d heritage\, visitors can engage with\nperspectives on African philosophy.
	 Visitors are also invited to take part in\nthis exchange by sharing any k
	nowledge they may have about the objects on\ndisplay.\n\nHow can we contri
	bute to a pan-African dialogue about identity?\n\nWhat happens to the mean
	ing and experience of a sculpture when it is placed in a\ndifferent cultur
	al context? And how do we shape the interactions that emerge as\na result?
	\n\nThe exhibition is organised by Stichting De Overlevering\, in collabor
	ation with\,\namong others\, Daniel Dansou Hotegni\, Michael Katundu\, Joh
	n Kayongo and Joyful\nEvents Company. With contributions from Benin by Pat
	ricorel (Patrick Bessan) and\nMakef Enagnon.\n\nDuring the opening weekend
	 and the final weekend\, the exhibition comes to life\neven more with food
	\, dance\, performances\, live music and Afrobeats.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/africa-is-the-present
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LOCATION:NDSM FUSE - NDSM-plein 29\, 1033 WC Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:afrobeats,amsterdam-noord,dance,exhibition,food,live,music,ndsm,
	opening,performance,sculpture
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Africa Is the Present presents paintings an
	d installations by contemporary African artists living and working in the 
	Netherlands, in constellation with masks and sculptures connected to tradi
	tions and forms of African spirituality. Some objects are ritualistic, oth
	ers aesthetic. The provenance of some is known, while others have been par
	tly eaten away by worms and termites. </p><p>Together, the participating a
	rtists arrange the space and explore how, through a constellation of conte
	mporary art and heritage, visitors can engage with perspectives on African
	 philosophy. Visitors are also invited to take part in this exchange by sh
	aring any knowledge they may have about the objects on display. </p><p>How
	 can we contribute to a pan-African dialogue about identity? </p><p>What h
	appens to the meaning and experience of a sculpture when it is placed in a
	 different cultural context? And how do we shape the interactions that eme
	rge as a result? </p><p>The exhibition is organised by Stichting De Overle
	vering, in collaboration with, among others, Daniel Dansou Hotegni, Michae
	l Katundu, John Kayongo and Joyful Events Company. With contributions from
	 Benin by Patricorel (Patrick Bessan) and Makef Enagnon. </p><p>During the
	 opening weekend and the final weekend, the exhibition comes to life even 
	more with food, dance, performances, live music and Afrobeats. </p>
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