A day visit of Beta Local: an artist-run organisation in Puerto-Rico. A very rich day in exchanges and portfolio reviews. Let's hope to build more bridges in 2014!
October 2013 started off with a short trip to Puerto Rico, where L'Artocarpe met artists from Beta Local. They have a nice residency space and are more than willing to do exchanges with us! Hurray!
Une autre vue de Beta-Local: un espace de résidence basé à Puerto-Rico où L'Artocarpe s'est rendu en Octobre 2013
Contemporary art center based in Japan. A link is made with L'Artocarpe! Photo: DR
Then after L'Artocarpe conference in Jamaica, was the time to fly over to Japan and meet with several artists groups as well as visiting art exhibitions. Nearly 3 weeks in November w-between the Indian summer and the snow...
Affiche de l'exposition à Jacmel, Haiti où s'est tenue l'exposition du commissaire Haitien, Giscard Bouchotte. Giscard Bouchotte a emmené plusieurs artistes à la Biennale de Venise en 2012.
Back from Japan, a short visit to Jacmel in Haiti, to be part of the fantastic open air exhibition of curator Giscard Bouchotte. We Are Open For Dreaming, the title of the show, was a response to the very provocative advert "Haiti is open for Business", which could be viewed back after the earthquake...
The exhibition has a nice range of Haitian and international artists including: Josué Azor; Mackenson Saint-Félix; Maksaens Denis; Jean-Aurel Maurice; Joël Andrianomearisoa (Madagascar - Paris); Jean-François Boclé (Martinique - Paris); Myriam Mihindou; Antoine Tempe, entre autres.
Les membres David Gumbs et Joëlle Ferly faisaient partie du commissariat et ont été invité par le commissaire. Nous l'en remercions vivement.
Mr Bouchotte is responsible for the great exhibition, Haiti Royaume de Ce Monde, which was first presented at the Agnès B gallery, and then at the Venice Biennale. It ended up in Haiti after a stop in Martinique, at the Clement Foundation. A curator on the high...
The exhibition has a nice range of Haitian and international artists including: Josué Azor; Mackenson Saint-Félix; Maksaens Denis; Jean-Aurel Maurice; Joël Andrianomearisoa (Madagascar - Paris); Jean-François Boclé (Martinique - Paris); Myriam Mihindou; Antoine Tempe, entre autres.
Les membres David Gumbs et Joëlle Ferly faisaient partie du commissariat et ont été invité par le commissaire. Nous l'en remercions vivement.
Mr Bouchotte is responsible for the great exhibition, Haiti Royaume de Ce Monde, which was first presented at the Agnès B gallery, and then at the Venice Biennale. It ended up in Haiti after a stop in Martinique, at the Clement Foundation. A curator on the high...
Giscard Bouchoot (au centre) commissaire d'exposition de We Are Open For Dreaming, Jacmel, Haiti, Décembre 2013. Avec les artistes Boclé et Andrianomearisoa durant une pause
Using ship containers, displayed on the main square, the curator wanted to bring contemporary art to the greatest majority of people, who have lesser access to museums and galleries. In the line of the Ghetto Biennale, which took place over the same period in Port-au-Prince, some artists have used discarded objects to make artworks out of them. A nice way to turn unused property into art!
Setting up the open air exhibition on the main plazza in Jacmel. December 2013
Artist Jean-François Boclé setting up his installation made of bananas at night. He wears the exhibition T-shirt
A view of the square, a few days prior to the opening...
Rehearsing for the piece of Visual Maestro Maksaens Denis
Décembre en Martinique, pour finir l'année sur la BIAC, première biennale d'art contemporain. Ici une pièce de notre membre Henri Tauliaut en plein centre de la ville.
We ended the year 2013 in Martinique so as to catch up on the first edition of the BIAC: Contemporary art Biennale under the direction of Mrs Auguiac, under the initiative of the City of Fort-de-France. The entire show was spread out throughout the island, making it interesting to tour the various cities from North to South.
Oeuvre de Carlos Estevez, exposant également à la Galerie T&T Basse-Terre, en Guadeloupe
Oeuvre d'Annabel Guerrero à Saint-Pierre. Projet des Totems, sous la direction de l'écrivain Patrick Chamoiseau.
Vue de l'oeuvre d'Hervé Beuze au "Pavillon Martinique"
Installation à St Pierre de François Piquet, membre de L'Artocarpe. Projet Totems de Patrick Chamoiseau
Photo "volée" de l'exposition Césaire, Lam, Picasso à la Fondation Clément
Spending a morning at the Clement Foundation to assist to the conference of art critic Dominique Berthet, as well as viewing the remarkable exhibition which featured original pieces of the great masters Picasso and Wifredo Lam, was a nice way to make the most of this trip to the sister island. Meeting on the way with other members of L'Artocarpe and colleagues from the Art school...
Une vue du "Pavillon International"
Then came the visit of the International Pavilion, located in Morne Rouge (North).
A view of interactive display of ANO's installation
Another view of the International Pavilion
L'Artocarpe member Julie Bessard on her solo show in a newly opened gallery in Trois Ilets
A visit of artwork by Jean-Marc Bullet, part of the biennale but located in the city, with our member and colleague Henri Tauliaut (not visible on the picture)
Among other in-situ displays, was the piece by Haitian artist Jean Ulrick Desert