Tag: public space
Psychosafari Conversations Guide
Tuesday 7 p.m at Goethe Institute
Current policies and politics around urban public space & And what happens if the public space turns into a pitch for mobilisation?
How public is the public space? Indeed, what are we, as members of the public, permitted to do in these spaces? This question is both highly political and highly [...]
Posted: February 16th, 2009 under It's a pity that we only exist in the future, psychosafari.
Tags: class, class relations, discourse, discussion, gentrification, instrumentalisation, Nairobi, public space, urban development
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Maasai Mbili Arts Centre
Maasai Mbili Art Centre (M2) is a community based art group that was started in 2001, by two artists Otieno Gomba and Otieno Kota, who initially work as sign writers in Kibera.
Today Maasai Mbili has eight active members, and a group of six promising students/apspirant members closely connected to the core group. In 2003 M2 [...]
Posted: February 12th, 2009 under It's a pity that we only exist in the future, participants.
Tags: empowerment, fine art, Kibera, massai mbili art centre, Otieno Gomba, Otieno Kota, public space, slum
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african maximalism conversation with Alexander Nikolic
a.n.: Thanks that you invited me for the show, it’s possible that i have quite a developed idea, about art and public space in general, but how and why did you choose such a topic, and what is there relevant for you, in terms of Nairobi?
AM: In the sphere of local contemporary art [...]
Posted: February 2nd, 2009 under It's a pity that we only exist in the future.
Tags: african maximalism, alexander nikolic, european avant-garde, hip hop, interdisciplinary discourse, kenya, public space
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