NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

The Republic of Haiti will be represented, for the first time, at the 54th Venice Biennale.
“Death and Fertility” is one of the two Haitian Pavilions which represents the works of three artists from Port-au-Prince, who are part of Atis-Rezistans, the artistic collection from the Grand Rue neighbourhood. The Pavilion will be dedicated to Gede, the family of spirits, which in the Vodou religion, embody both death and fertility.
Curator - Daniele Geminiani
Adjunct Curator - Leah Gordon

From June 2nd to July 28th
Tuesdays through Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Address:: Riva dei Sette Martiri, Sestiere Castello, Venezia
Stop: Giardini

http://www.deathandfertility.org/page_1/index.php

Claudel Casseus, member of Ti Moun Rezistans, has had a book published, 'Imajine', about his experiences after the earthquake. The book is a product of his one year collaboration with artist Bill Drummond.

Read about the collaboration

Buy the book

Cheby was featured in

NEW WORKS at GALERIE LAKAYE

Featuring

KILLY
CHEBY
PETION

Three Haitian artists living in Montreal, Port-au-Prince and Los Angeles

We invite you to view Haitian passion and determination in their work.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011 * 7:00-10:00 PM
Galerie Lakaye
1550 N. Curson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046
(Between Fairfax and La Brea, 1 block N. of Sunset Blvd.)

R.S.V.P. 323-460-7333 or galerie_lakaye@pacbell.net
www.galerielakaye.com

Reframing Haiti: Art, History and Performativity
From March 23-April 21, 2011, Brown University, in collaboration with the Rhode Island School of Design and the Waterloo Center for the Arts

See http://brown.edu/web/reframing-haiti/schedule.html

Street music and voodoo art in Haiti can be seen on BBC News!

Check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12129690

Andre Eugene had work in: The Global Caribbean Project 2009 Art Basel Miami dec 2009 Curated by Edouard Duval Carrié

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTuSN6olk0M

The Grand Rue Artists are presenting the world's first 'Ghetto Biennale' from 28th November - 18th December 2009

learn more about the Biennale

Eugene was showing three sculptures at Voo-Doo at the Riflemaker Gallery, Soho, London 19th January - 4th April

more about this exhibition

Eugene will be showing his work at Marxism: A Festival of Resistance at the Left in Vision exhibition

Eugene will talk about his work and present the new documentary ‘Atis Rezistans’ by Leah Gordon at the Conference of Caribbean Studies Society for Caribbean Studies 32nd Annual Conference 2nd - 4th July, 2008 Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh

Download the programme (word document)