In Another Africa:
In conversation with activist and visual artist Ismael Ogando, on counter narratives and historical re-enactments at the 4th Ghetto Biennale.More here
The last 30 years have brought African and Caribbean art to the global market, where the art system has functioned as a leverage between developing countries and the global economy. Yet in the few biennales across Africa, there is a tangible indifference from the local communities towards such international exhibitions. It is in responding to such vacuums of engagement in the local that the Ghetto Biennale, started in 2009 at Port–au–Prince, Haiti.
