BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news464@english.philhist.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231003T203937 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231025T121500 SUMMARY:Sensuous Steel DESCRIPTION:“Drawing from her Kalabari heritage and the history of Europe an art\, she creates pieces that address socio-political issues and the hi story of the African Diaspora.” (Quote from the V&A Museum). My talk wil l highlight the environmental situation in the Niger Delta\, and the life of black people in the diaspora. I will focus on some of the inspirational historical artists that I have used in my work. ‘Green Leaf Barrel’\, ‘Europe supported by Africa and America’\, images inspired by William Blake and Botticelli’s ‘Primavera’. My project for the last decade ‘All the world is now richer’ is a commemorative sculpture to the Abol ition of slavery\; a historical issue that is a challenge to address and t his piece educates and shows positivity. My work ties in with postcolonial memory\, contemporary commutations and heritage politics. In the studio t hese things happen intuitively.\\r\\nSokari Douglas Camp studied Fine Art at Central School of Art and Design and at the Royal College of Art. Sokar i has represented Britain and Nigeria in National and International exhibi tions\, she has had over 40 solo shows in venues such as the National Muse um of African Art\, Smithsonian Institute and The Museum of Mankind London . Sokari was shortlisted for the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth 2003. Her public artworks Battle Bus: Living Memorial for Ken Saro‐Wiwa\, 2006\, i s monument to the writer and Niger Delta activist. Douglas Camp’s third solo exhibition at October Gallery in 2022\, Jonkonnu Masquerade\, include d a series of new works exploring the masquerade of ‘Jonkonnu’ both wi thin its Caribbean context and that of the broader African diaspora. Two l arger-than-life-sized steel interlinking sculptures\, Tussling Jonkonnu\, was part of the Kensington and Chelsea Art Week\, 2022. From June 2022 to May 2023\, Douglas Camp’s work has been at the V&A as part of the Africa Fashion exhibition. In 2005 she was awarded a CBE. She is an honorary Fel low of the University of the Arts London and of SOAS.\\r\\nIf you would li ke to obtain more information on this guest lecture or attend the talk\, p lease contact Christiane Schlote. [mailto:christiane.schlote@unibas.ch] X-ALT-DESC:

“Drawing from her Kalabari heritage and the history of Euro pean art\, she creates pieces that address socio-political issues and the history of the African Diaspora.” (Quote from the V&\;A Museum). My t alk will highlight the environmental situation in the Niger Delta\, and th e life of black people in the diaspora. I will focus on some of the inspir ational historical artists that I have used in my work. ‘Green Leaf Barr el’\, ‘Europe supported by Africa and America’\, images inspired by William Blake and Botticelli’s ‘Primavera’. My project for the last decade ‘All the world is now richer’ is a commemorative sculpture to t he Abolition of slavery\; a historical issue that is a challenge to addres s and this piece educates and shows positivity. My work ties in with postc olonial memory\, contemporary commutations and heritage politics. In the s tudio these things happen intuitively.

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Sokari Douglas Camp studied Fine Art at Central School of Art and Design and at the Royal College of Art. Sokari has represented Britain and Nigeria in Nation al and International exhibitions\, she has had over 40 solo shows in venue s such as the National Museum of African Art\, Smithsonian Institute and T he Museum of Mankind London. Sokari was shortlisted for the Trafalgar Squa re Fourth Plinth 2003. Her public artworks Battle Bus: Living Memorial for Ken Saro‐Wiwa\, 2006\, is monument to the wr iter and Niger Delta activist. Douglas Camp’s third solo exhibition at O ctober Gallery in 2022\, Jonkonnu Masquerade\, included a series of new works exploring the masquerade of ‘Jonkonnu’ both within its Ca ribbean context and that of the broader African diaspora. Two larger-than- life-sized steel interlinking sculptures\, Tussling Jonkonnu\, wa s part of the Kensington and Chelsea Art Week\, 2022. From June 2022 to Ma y 2023\, Douglas Camp’s work has been at the V&\;A as part of the Afr ica Fashion exhibition. In 2005 she was awarded a CBE. She is an honorary Fellow of the University of the Arts London and of SOAS.

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If you wo uld like to obtain more information on this guest lecture or attend the ta lk\, please contact Christia ne Schlote.

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