Leilah Babirye’s powerful works are a testament to her intelligent approach to the transformation of found materials. Her oeuvre examines the legacies of British colonialism in Uganda and the traditional clan systems of the kingdom of Buganda, encompassing progressive ideas regarding alternative forms of kinship, community and LGBTQI activism. The artist fled Uganda in 2015…
In her video and sound installation This song is for… South African artist Gabrielle Goliath revisits the convention of the dedication song, in collaboration with groups of women and gender-queer musical ensembles. Goliath’s artistic practice exposes and unpacks the epidemic of gender-based violence in South Africa and around the world. Each song is dedicated to…
Hailing from Tokyo, Japan and raised in the UK, London-based architect Takero Shimazaki co-founded the practice t-sa with Yuli Toh back in 1996. Today, at the atelier’s helm alone, Shimazaki’s approach to design continues to be rooted in a preoccupation with context, always considering the existing built fabric, details and landscape, as well as the…
Algerian-born artist Mohamed Bourouissa is known for confronting complex socio-economic issues in his practice, exploring tensions between different social contexts. In-depth research, including long periods of engagement with specific locales and groups, inform works that question collective histories, uses of public space, and representational identities. The charged legacies of colonialism and contemporary realities of racial…
Trading her New York apartment for the warm shores of Grand Cayman this spring, Queens-based sonic artist Eartheater finds herself temporarily sequestered in an elegantly furnished suite at Palm Heights. An artist-in-residence at the sumptuous Cayman estate, following the likes of Kelsey Lu, Ryan Trecartin, and Precious Okoyomon, among others, she is soon to be…
Opening next month, 5 May, New York’s Anna Zorina Gallery is set to present To Give and Take, a solo exhibition of new works by New York-based artist Alvin Armstrong, curated by Stephanie Baptist. The upcoming show brings together a series of characters, alone and paired, stationary and in motion, to interrogate the vulnerability of…
The brainchild of Muz Azar, HQI is an artist run non-profit which works with owners of vacant buildings to provide long-term arts facilities to visual and recording artists. The initiative’s first space, HQI The Rotunda, is inside a former BBC social club in White City, London. The project was born from a desire to establish…
Nassau-based Bahamian artist Cydne Jasmin Coleby considers the matriarchs of the family in her latest body of work. The digital and mixed media collage artist attended The University of The Bahamas, and following a career in graphic design returned to her art practice, going onto exhibit extensively in her native country as well as more…