Exceeding Return

Gallery Momo presents Exceeding Return, which is currently ongoing till May 27 by multifaceted Canadian and Trinidadian artist Curtis Talwst Santiago. The artist’s practice explores issues of transculturalism, memory and ancestry in the contemporary diaspora experience. Santiago’s infinity series of miniature dioramas in reclaimed ring boxes consider the absence of certain narratives in dominant culture […]

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Jean Michel Basquiat: Demystifying Myths

In the two films Basquiat (1996) directed by Julian Schnabel and Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010) directed by Tamra Davis, we get two different representations of Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). I will through the medium of film, discuss how far the portrayals of Basquiat by his acquaintances can demystify the myths that surrounded him. In […]

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