Art
Cinematic encounter: Euzhan Palcy, a pioneer of Afro-Caribbean cinema, César and Oscar Winner
“Honorary Oscar winner, 1st black female director produced by a major & woman director winner of a Cesar.” Here’s what can be found about Euzhan Palcy on social media. But who is this cinematic figure whose film Sugar Cane Alley has left a lasting impact on generations of West Indians and achieved international success? The Read more
Techno Music And Evolution Of the Movement
In the dimly lit warehouses of Detroit in the 1980s, a new sound emerged which would be fertile ground for contestation. Techno music was forged in the remnants of industrial decline and would be more than just an electronic rhythm. Detroit : The Cradle of Techno Music Detroit, a city once at the heart of Read more
David Lynch, the disappearance of the master of art cinema
French version below January 2015. My family has a very specific ritual: every Saturday night, we used to watch a film or series. My parents suggested that my brother and I discover Twin Peaks. A simple pitch: Laura Palmer, a well-liked teenager, is found lifeless by the lake in Twin Peaks, a quiet town that Read more
Cabaret and the Paradox of Entertainment
If you were on TikTok in January, you may have heard of the musical Cabaret. The music “Money Money” from its 1972 movie adaptation was used in hundreds of videos criticizing the American government and its capitalistic tendencies. The song works well with video edits as it talks about living in extreme poverty, and because Read more
From the Laboratory to the Public Sphere: BioArt’s Multidimensional Landscape
Contemporary BioArt, fueled by gene editing (e.g., CRISPR/Cas9), synthetic biology,microbial manipulation, data science, and AI algorithms, transforms the laboratory into acreative arena (Reichle, 2009; Mitchell, 2010). Liberated from static media constraints, artnow revolves around dynamic, evolving life processes. Artworks emerge not solely fromhuman creators but through an interplay of microbes, algorithms, environments, andaudiences. This shift Read more
The Work of Art: A Singularity that Resists the Logic of Profitability
In a society where everything seems calibrated to maximize profitability, the work of art stands out for its unique nature and its refusal to be reduced to a mere product. While industries push for standardization and mass production, art runs counter to this trend. It offers a singular vision, an irreproducible creative gesture, and a Read more
Césaria Évora, and the World Rediscovered Cape Verde.
The Cape Verdean identity August 27, 1941, in the town of Mindelo on the Cape Verdean island of São Vicente. Little Césaria Évora opens her eyes for the first time, and no one knows yet that she will forever mark her island’s fame and world music, becoming the most listened-to African singer on the planet. Read more
How Colours Shape the World of Animated Movies
France is one of the largest importing and exporting country of animation in the world, with its major studios – such as Fortiche or Illumination – and the massive influence of Japanese culture in the country. But what drives this prominence in animation? Several factors can explain the prevalence of the genre in the French Read more
Palais de Tokyo : black women narratives to tend to transgenerational wounds
Myriam Mihindou, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Barbara Chase Riboud, Iyo Bisseck and a collective of eleven artists under the protective figure of Tituba take the pride place of this new season of exhibition of the Palais de Tokyo (Paris). From October 17th to January 5th, black women narratives are highlighted to tend to our society transgenerational wounds Read more
What if Gaël Faye gave Jacaranda an even stronger voice by winning the Goncourt Prize?
Gaël Faye: a voice for a (hi)story that demands to be told Gaël Faye is a Franco-Rwandan singer-songwriter, rapper and writer, born in 1982 in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, a small country in the south of Rwanda between DRC and Tanzania. His father is French, and his mother, originally from Rwanda, took refuge in Read more