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About the curator
Kisito Assangni is a Togolese-French curator, consultant and producer who studied museology. Currently living between London and Paris, his research focuses primarily on psycho-geography and the cultural impact of globalisation. He investigates the modes of cultural production that combine theory and practice. Assangni is heavily involved in video, performance and experimental sound. His projects have been shown internationally, including the ZKM Museum, Karlsruhe (Germany); Whitechapel Gallery, London; Malmo Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow; Es Baluard Museum, Palma, Spain; National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul among others. He has participated in symposia, talks and events at numerous international universities and festivals. Kisito is the founder/curator of TIME is Love Screening (International video art program) and [SFIP] project - Still Fighting Ignorance & Intellectual Perfidy (Platform for critical thinking, researching and presenting Video art from Africa).

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About the curator
Kisito Assangni is a Togolese-French curator, consultant and producer who studied museology. Currently living between London and Paris, his research focuses primarily on psycho-geography and the cultural impact of globalisation. He investigates the modes of cultural production that combine theory and practice. Assangni is heavily involved in video, performance and experimental sound. His projects have been shown internationally, including the ZKM Museum, Karlsruhe (Germany); Whitechapel Gallery, London; Malmo Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow; Es Baluard Museum, Palma, Spain; National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul among others. He has participated in symposia, talks and events at numerous international universities and festivals. Kisito is the founder/curator of TIME is Love Screening (International video art program) and [SFIP] project - Still Fighting Ignorance & Intellectual Perfidy (Platform for critical thinking, researching and presenting Video art from Africa).

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Video Art from Africa

DEPART FOUNDATION IN MALIBU VILLAGE
3822 Cross Creek Rd, Suite 3844, Malibu, CA 90265

January 27 - February 28, 2018

CURATED BY KISITO ASSANGNI

On view in the main gallery:

Halida Boughriet (Algeria)
Pandore, 2014, 8'27"

Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani (Togo)
Afrikabu, 2017, 2’15’’

Kokou Ekouagou (Togo)
Life goes on, 2016, 1’24’’

Said Rais (Morocco)
Parasitisme, 2015, 7’04’’

Mohamed Thara (Morocco)
As Long As I Can Hold My Breath, 2016, 9’39’’ 

Betelhem Makonnen (Ethiopia)
(W)here is here, 2014, 2’35’’

Enoh Lienemann (Nigeria)
In My Head, 2016, 6’30’’

Tabita Rezaire (South Africa)
Premium Connect, 2017, 13’04’’

LucFosther Diop (Cameroon)
From the Shadow Ship To The Sky Ship, 2013, 4’41’’

About the curator
Kisito Assangni is a Togolese-French curator, consultant and producer who studied museology. Currently living between London and Paris, his research focuses primarily on psycho-geography and the cultural impact of globalisation. He investigates the modes of cultural production that combine theory and practice. Assangni is heavily involved in video, performance and experimental sound. His projects have been shown internationally, including the ZKM Museum, Karlsruhe (Germany); Whitechapel Gallery, London; Malmo Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow; Es Baluard Museum, Palma, Spain; National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul among others. He has participated in symposia, talks and events at numerous international universities and festivals. Kisito is the founder/curator of TIME is Love Screening (International video art program) and [SFIP] project - Still Fighting Ignorance & Intellectual Perfidy (Platform for critical thinking, researching and presenting Video art from Africa).

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