Episode 6

1-54 Forum New York 2016 | Materiality, Storytelling and Grand Narratives

1-54 Forum New York

6 -7 May 2016

Materiality, Storytelling, and Grand Narratives in Contemporary African Art

Dexter Wimberly (Independent Curator) in conversation with Billie Zangewa (Artist). Billie Zangewa is an internationally celebrated Johannesburg based Malawian artist who works with fabrics, mostly silk, to create intricate tapestries. By way of her rich, elaborate silk ‘paintings’, Zangewa celebrates black femininity, self-empowerment and the importance of storytelling.

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Accompanying 1-54, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, is 1-54 Forum, the fair's programme of discussion, performance, readings and other interventions.

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