Yinka Shonibare CBE RA speaks on artist-led spaces
'Artist-Led Spaces: Learning from the African Continent' will take place in Basel, Switzerland, as part of Art Basel Conversations program. Yinka Shonibare CBE RA will be in conversation with Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh, curator and critic at blaxTARLINES, Kumasi, Dana Whabira, Artistic Director at Njelele Art Station, Harare, Kaloki Nyamai, artist, founder and director at Kamene Art Residency, Nairobi, moderated by Kadiatou Diallo, curator, facilitator and cultural practitioner, to discuss artist-led spaces. Shonibare is founder of Guest Artists Space Foundation, a non-profit based in Lagos and Ijebu in Ogun State, Nigeria dedicated to facilitating international cultural exchange and the development of creative and research practices through residencies, education and collaboration.
Artists on the African continent are paving the way for future generations by setting up initiatives to support both their own practice and that of their peers. This conversation brings together representatives of four different projects on the African continent – located in Kumasi, Lagos, Nairobi, and Harare – to discuss their dreams, challenges, politics, and the impact they hope to have on their community and beyond. The panel asks, what can we learn from these new organisational models and networks?
