Honey in the coffee

Dakar is getting ready for its 11th Biennale, Dak'Art . Opening on Friday 9 May, the Biennale will close a month later, the 8 June. Curators for this edition are Elise Atangana, Abdelkader Damani and Smooth Ugochukwu Nzewi.  The first Biennale in Dakar was in 1992 and since then has been a platform for contemporary art presenting African artists and African Diaspora. PROGRAM (as 29/04/14) Thursday May 8 Opened only to journalists, partners and officials accredited with their badge. 16h- Press conference with the curators : Elise ATANGANA, Abdelkader DAMANI, Smooth Ugochukwu NZEWI. Friday May 9 10h: Official opening to Grand Theatre in the presence of the President of the Republic of Senegal. 16h: Opening of International Exhibition, Village de la Biennale. 19h: Welcome cocktail, Village de la Biennale. 19h30: Performances of artists (Olivier Fokoua, Ato Malinda, Bouchra Ouizguen). Saturday May 10 9h to 13h: Opening conference. Panel 1 : Curating ...

Multifaceted artist Ariel Guzik is representing Mexico at the coming 55th Venice Biennale. He will present a sound installation inside the Ex Chiesa di San Lorenzo that I am very curious to see + hear it. Guzik's artistic production puts together art and science. His main investigation is to reproduce natural vibrations and resonance, indiscernible to the human ear, through the assemblage of unique machineries and electromagnetic devices. The Art Biennale opens to the public on June 1st. This year sounds like a promising one. The Curator, Massimiliano Gioni ( New Museum , Fondazione Trussardi ) under the theme Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace) refers to the utopian dream by Italo-American Marino Auriti, who was planning a museum that was meant to house all worldly knowledge. Ariel Guzik:  Cordiox June 1–November 24, 2013 Pre-opening:  May 28, 17:30h Mexican Fiesta (with DJ Tacostán):  May 28, 22:30h P...