afila.si [æfilæsi] is a digital and public facing art project anchored in Afro-centered perspectives of history, with aims to fortify the accessibility of these cultural productions through exhibitions, publishing and literary references about the othered.
afila.si [æfilæsi] is a digital and public facing art project anchored in Afro-centered perspectives of history, with aims to fortify the accessibility of these cultural productions through exhibitions, publishing and literary references about the othered.
New Art Dealer Alliance Participation (2021) MIAMI
Recipient of MobileCoin Art Prize at NADA (2021) MIAMI
New York Art Book Fair Participation (2022) NEW YORK
Exhibition Referential Catalog - Black Experience Isn't a Spectacle (2022)
Afilasi Members and Collaborators
The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit collective of professionals working with contemporary art. NADA members include galleries, gallery directors, non-profit art spaces, art advisors, curators, writers, museum and other art professionals from around the world. In addition to hosting year-round programming for its members, NADA hosts two fairs a year: NADA New York in March, and NADA Miami Beach in December.
MobileCoin Art Prize is an award that highlights, celebrates, and supports artwork addressing the integral topic of privacy. MobileCoin partnered with NADA Art Fair 2021 Miami to award the inaugural prize.
Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair (NYABF) is the leading international event for the distribution of artists' books, celebrating contemporary artists' publishing and the medium's rich history.
afila.si presents BLACK EXPERIENCE ISN'T A SPECTACLE, a referential catalogue offering a compilation of poetry, essays and visual art works. For its premiere exhibition carrying the same title, afila.si explored the legacy of the voyeuristic gaze in representations of the Black body. It intends to exist as a restorative gesture against the erasure of the Afrocentric perspective in [art] history.
Founder, Artist, Curator : Jesse Katabarwa Co-Founder, Editor, Curator : Venessa Appiah Artist : Tania Doumbe Fines Artist : Élodie Dérond Sound Design Artist : Ouri Sound Design Artist : Tati au Miel Collaborator : Christian Boakye-Agyeman Collaborator : Sona Sadio Collaborator : Karl Obakeng
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