Cordoaria Nacional, Belém, Lisbon
Booth D02
https://www.ifema.es/pt/arco/lisboa
Through this project, the gallery aims to generate a dialogue between countries with colonial and historical affinities, reflecting on the concept of decoloniality and seeking to promote a reflection on how contemporary African art has been affirming itself on a global scale.
In this edition we are highlighting René Tavares (St. Tomé and Principe), Cássio Markowski (Brazil), Dagmar van Weeghel (Netherlands) and Cristiano Mangovo (Angola).
There will be a particular focus on photographer Dagmar van Weeghel's series of portraits, "For Sarah - The African Princess", which were inspired by Sarah Forbes Bonetta (1843), the African princess of the Yoruba people, goddaughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, at the time when the historic process of relocating her remains to her homeland is in prospect.
Developed and curated specifically for the 2024 edition of ARCO, as an extension of those presented in the last editions, the project reflects on the emergence of a critical vision of colonialism and on the importance that the African diaspora - materialized in these artists' works - associated curatorial projects, research, and documental studies assume in producing a renewed historical discourse of art in contemporary times.
Stay tuned for more information!
