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Casa África > Eventos

Conferencia+Visita guiada a la exposición 'Telas de luz'

As part of the exhibition Materials of Light which is presently held at Casa África's headquarters, will be this conference carried out by the organiser, Orlando Britto.

The Saro León Gallery exhibits its African contemporary art collection at Casa África, organised over the years and that has very significant artwork in the international art scene.

The event that is now being promoted is a combination of a Conference-Guided Visit carried out by Orlando Britto Jinorio, the exhibition's organiser and Saro León, its collector. It will take place on the 6th March 2013 at 7 p.m. as per the following programme:

Analysis and review of the situation of the African contemporary art context over the last two decades until now.
Context and development of its biennials and its artistic education.
Artists on the continent and artists in the diaspora
Contemporary art as a cultural, social and political global action territory.
The Canary Islands and African contemporary art: institutional and private strategies
Talk with Saro León on the incorporation and presence of contemporary African artists in his collection and in his gallery's programme
Introduction to the exhibition "Materials of Light" by the project's organiser
Guided visit to the exhibition with the collector and organiser

This African contemporary art exhibition will be held in Casa África's halls until the 8th March 2013, and can be visited from 10am to 6pm

Materials of light is the title given to this exhibition project from the Saro León collection that frames the work of seven contemporary artists of African origin whose works have been undertaken in the areas of photography, embroidered materials, painting on material, video and sculpture.

Light as the basis of photography and video, light as lighting, as the capacity of a artist to generate new horizons, and in this specific case, of seven artists with a wide sense of commitment with their history and the present.

The following artists are integrated into this project:

Owusu Ankomah (Ghana)
Mama Casset (Senegal)
Abdoulaye Konaté and Malick Sidibé (Mali)
Michèle Magema (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Amadou Makhtar Mbaye known as Tita (Senegal)
Barthélémy Toguo (Cameroon)

Press releases:

El País: Piezas hechas de luz
ABC: Obras de siete artistas contemporáneos, en una exposición en Casa África
Canarias 7: La colección de Saro León se instala en Casa África
Canarias Ahora: El arte africano inunda Casa África
Casa África: Materials of light Exhibition of contemporary African art collection from the Saro León Gallery

See video of the exhibition

More information on Casa África's Portal Kuwamba

Actualizado el Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 20:50

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On the 6th March 2013 at Casa África

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Jornada de lanzamiento del proyecto Compass

El 16 de mayo de 2025 en Casa África

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Conferencia+Visita guiada a la exposición 'Telas de luz'

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