Screenings, 7th December In Difficult Love (2010), Zaneli Muholi’s documentary with filmmaker Peter Goldsmid, the camera is turned on the lives of a homeless couple, a transgender traditional healer, and a lesbian single mom as well as on the artist in a candid portrayal of their lives and everyday realities. Andrew Esiebo’s multimedia work Living Queer African (2007), documents the… [Read more…]
Video Performance Wura-Natasha Ogunji: Radio Kaduna Saturday, February 16, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Presented in conjunction with the Aurora Picture Show, Radio Kaduna is a live performance with video that explores the meanings of true love within a Muslim-Christian household in pre-independence Nigeria. This story emerges against the backdrop of contemporary (armed) conflicts between Muslims and… [Read more…]
Closing Performance Piece of The Progress of Love. Sat 26th January at Ejigbo, Lagos 2pm Free Bus leaves from CCA,Lagos at 12.30pm Join Us!!! Over the past four months CCA,Lagos has presented a dynamic and diverse perspective on the idea of Love through performances, performative and interactive installations, videos and films. The public programme has… [Read more…]
Attend a free panel discussion on African cinema at the Menil Collection Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m with speakers Kristina Van Dyke, Mahen Bonetti, Andrew Dosunmu Hear Kristina Van Dyke, curator of The Progress of Love, and Mahen Bonetti, curator of the eight-part series of African films that accompanies it, discuss the making of… [Read more…]
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston and The Menil Collection present Shades of Love: Romance in Contemporary African Cinema January & March 2013 This film series has been organized in collaboration with The Menil Collection and its exhibition The Progress of Love, on view December 2, 2012-March 17, 2013. Guest film curator for the series… [Read more…]
Please join us as we celebrate CCA,Lagos’ 5th Anniversary and the next iteration of The Progress of Love. From Friday 7th till Sunday 9th December we have a line up of programs taking place as part of the The Progress of Love. Venue: Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos 9 McEwen Street, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos Dates… [Read more…]
The Progress of Love: Valerie Oka Opening Reception Saturday 20 October 2012, 4pm – 9pm Talk by Artist Valerie Oka, 5pm Live Performance Dinner 6.30-8pm Exhibition Continues to 10th November 2012 Warning: Due to the Adult content, this exhibition is not suitable for persons under 18yrs old. The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos is pleased… [Read more…]
Friday, 5:00-9:00pm Join us at the Pulitzer for a public reception celebrating the opening of The Progress of Love. Location: The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts 3716 Washington Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 www.pulitzerarts.org
Saturday, 1:30-2:30 pm Members of the St. Louis community across disciplines will discuss the works featured in The Progress of Love based on their personal and professional perspective. Speakers include Stefene Russell, Culture Editor for St. Louis Magazine; MK Stallings, poet and community activist; Angela Malchionno, local artist and educator, Pulitzer docents, and many more. … [Read more…]
Saturday, 1:30-2:30 pm Led by Kristina Van Dyke, Director and Curator of The Progress of Love Accompany members of the Pulitzer’s curatorial staff through the exhibition. Visitors will learn about the exhibition concept, central thematic elements, and cultural context of the works on display. Location: The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts 3716 Washington Blvd. St. Louis,… [Read more…]
Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm Members of the St. Louis community across disciplines will discuss the works featured in The Progress of Love based on their personal and professional perspective. Speakers include Stefene Russell, Culture Editor for St. Louis Magazine; MK Stallings, poet and community activist; Angela Malchionno, local artist and educator, Pulitzer docents, and many more. Check pulitzerarts.org… [Read more…]
Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm Led by Tamara H. Schenkenberg, Assistant Curator for Special Projects Accompany members of the Pulitzer’s curatorial staff through the exhibition. Visitors will learn about the exhibition concept, central thematic elements, and cultural context of the works on display. Location: The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts 3716 Washington Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108… [Read more…]
Saturday, 1:30-2:30 pm Members of the St. Louis community across disciplines will discuss the works featured in The Progress of Love based on their personal and professional perspective. Speakers include Stefene Russell, Culture Editor for St. Louis Magazine; MK Stallings, poet and community activist; Angela Malchionno, local artist and educator, Pulitzer docents, and many more. Check pulitzerarts.org… [Read more…]
Saturday, 1:30-2:30 pm Led by Gretchen Wagner, Curator Accompany members of the Pulitzer’s curatorial staff through the exhibition. Visitors will learn about the exhibition concept, central thematic elements, and cultural context of the works on display. Location: The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts 3716 Washington Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 www.pulitzerarts.org
Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm Members of the St. Louis community across disciplines will discuss the works featured in The Progress of Love based on their personal and professional perspective. Speakers include Stefene Russell, Culture Editor for St. Louis Magazine; MK Stallings, poet and community activist; Angela Malchionno, local artist and educator, Pulitzer docents, and many more. Check pulitzerarts.org… [Read more…]
Saturday, 10:30 am Begins at The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Experience art and history dressed in your finest knickers and caps for St. Louis’ first art and tweed ride hosted by The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, the Saint LouisArt Museum, The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, and the World… [Read more…]
Saturday, 5:00-9:00 pm Join us at the Pulitzer for the closing of the exhibition, The Progress of Love. Location: The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts 3716 Washington Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 www.pulitzerarts.org
Wednesday, 7:30 pm Featuring the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra The Pulitzer and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra continue their ongoing collaborative concert series aimed at exploring the unique ways in which music, art, and architecture are experienced in the Tadao Ando building. The concerts are programmed by David Robertston, St. Louis Symphony Music Director, in direct… [Read more…]
Saturday, 7:30 pm Featuring Wura-Natasha Ogunji, artist in The Progress of Love Nigerian performance artist, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, will perform her work, A tortoise walks majestically on window ledges. The performance will explore her parents’ relationship, which began in St. Louis in the 1960s. Ogunji examines family history, making use of a myriad of family stories… [Read more…]
The Artist Talk with Zina Saro-Wiwa has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Wednesday, 6:00 pm Reception, 6:30 pm Lecture Lecture by Sohpie Calle, artist in The Progress of Love French artist Sophie Calle, whose multimedia installation is featured in The Progress of Love, will speak about her work. The lecture will be held in Steinberg Auditorium at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. Location:… [Read more…]
Wednesday, 7:30 pm Featuring the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra The Pulitzer and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra continue their ongoing collaborative concert series aimed at exploring the unique ways in which music, art, and architecture are experienced in the Tadao Ando building. The concerts are programmed by David Robertston, St. Louis Symphony Music Director, in direct… [Read more…]
Thursday, 6:00-9:00 pm The Pulitzer and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) join forces for a unique Valentine’s Day program. The Pulitzer will feature Sound Waves, a collaboration with 88.1 KDHX, which creates a soundtrack of both live and recorded music in which to discover new ways of experiencing the Pulitzer’s current exhibition, The Progress of Love. The… [Read more…]
Thursday, 6:00-9:00 pm Featuring Banning Eyre, Senior Editor of Afropop Worldwide Banning Eyre, Senior Editor of Afropop Worldwide, a radio program and online magazine dedicated to music from Africa and African Diaspora, will visit St. Louis for Sound Waves. The program combines the power of discussion with live and recorded music. Discussion begins at 7:00pm.… [Read more…]
Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm Led by Kristina Van Dyke, Director and Curator of The Progress of Love Accompany members of the Pulitzer’s curatorial staff through the exhibition. Visitors will learn about the exhibition concept, central thematic elements, and cultural context of the works on display. Location: The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts 3716 Washington Blvd. St.… [Read more…]
