Dr. Tineke D'Haeseleer

I decided to let it rip - my thoughts after visiting Art Cologne 2023. I didn’t feel that being quiet was an option for me. If you feel this resonates, please share the post/your thoughts!

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https://radioblackbirdillustrations.com/2023/11/28/art-cologne-2023/

Art Cologne 2023 – Radio Blackbird Illustrations

Nov 28, 2023 at 2:03pmWeb
Show threadInarticulateQuilterNov 28, 2023

@tinebeest read your thoughts on ArtCologne after this NPR article on Nigeria’s Art X. What struck me about the NPR piece was the part about 30 galleries last year compared to 10 this year and the comments about how black portraiture isn’t selling the way it was. The art world (well, the whole world) seems to be retrenching — erasing hard won diversity gains— and we’re all the poorer for it

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/11/18/1212950660/africas-flourishing-art-scene-is-a-smash-hit-at-art-x

Show threadDr. Tineke D'HaeseleerNov 28, 2023
@inarticulatequilter Thank you for sharing that link! How interesting - and yet in some ways: how unsurprising. Markets are gonna market, I guess… Shame, because I do think there is so much more to African (and non-white) art than just representation of the physical body. As you say: we’re all the poorer for it.