"When We See Us": Everyday Blackness with Okra Collective
Thursday, September 5, 6–9 p.m., Gegenwart
Let's open the exhibition and the Studio Gegenwart together – a new space for events, workshops, talks and performances at the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart.
All events on the opening day are free of charge, a ticket is required to visit the exhibition. Please note that only a limited number of seats are available in the Studio Gegenwart.
Saturday, May 25, 2024
3:00 PM: Studio Gegenwart doors open
3:30-3:55 PM: Everyday Blackness (25 min)
Audiovisual installation by OKRA Collective that draws on a collaborative process featuring Anti-Mass, a collective and label based in Kampala/Uganda.
4:00 PM: Pop-up Bar
4:30 PM: Welcome and introduction by the curatorial team of When We See Us
5:30-6:00 PM: Talks and Presentations of the Program accompanying the exhibition with program participants
6:30-7:00 PM: Talks and Presentations of the Program accompanying the exhibition with program participants
7:00-7:25 PM: Everyday Blackness (25 min)
Audiovisual installation by OKRA Collective that draws on a collaborative process featuring Anti-Mass, a collective and label based in Kampala/Uganda.
7:30-9:00 PM: Live DJ Set by FONCÉ (OKRA Collective)
The sound work will be presented again on a special OKRA Collective Thursday evening on September 5, 2024, 6-9 p.m. at Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart.
September
WORKSHOP
GEGENWART
15:00–16:30
Dialogue Session
The Role of Art in Shaping Historical Narratives. Mit Marilyn Umurungi
In German. In dieser Veranstaltung wird eine intersektionale, afrofeministische Sichtweise auf BIPoC-Gruppen und -Bewegungen vorgestellt, die für die Sichtbarkeit von Gemeinschaften in der Diaspora entscheidend geworden sind. Kosten: Eintritt + 5 CHF
WORKSHOP
11:00–17:00
Offenes Studio Gegenwart
Life by the river Together we will think about everyday life on the Rhine: the people, animals, plants, stones and everything else we encounter. What stories do the river and its banks tell us? What is the relationship between nature and culture around the Rhine? We will give form to our findings, reflections and impressions through paintings, drawings and frottages - outdoors if the weather is fine. Open to all. Participation free of charge.
October
CONVERSATION
18:00–21:00
Where do we go from here. Critical outlook with guests as part of "When We See Us"
The Critical Friends of "When We See Us" - historian Lorena Rizzo, curator Kadiatou Diallo and researcher Sindi-Leigh McBride - invite you to an evening with artists, activists and academics to discuss various socio-critical aspects in the discursive environment of "When We See Us", including white supremacy, questions of representation or the situatedness of the exhibition in a Swiss cultural landscape, and to discuss what a sustainable practice of international cooperation could look like. With an intervention by the Ensemble Institut Jazz and a pop-up bar. Admission: CHF 25/15
CONVERSATION
12:30–14:30
Serving Questions
Discursive menu and installation by the Hybrid Project Space collective and chef Olivier Bur
At this special lunch, questions will be served that encourage reflection on the exhibition, its themes and the institutional context. Chef Olivier Bur will complement the discussion with food. Participation free of charge, Ticket via ticket link. Limited number of participants.
WORKSHOP
GEGENWART
15:00–16:30
Dialogue Session
The Functional Art Within Community. With Kwaku Dapaah Opoku
Artist and designer Kwaku Opoku leads a conversation centered around the intersection of art and community. The session will closely examine instances where necessities sculpted African ancestral artistic practices, seamlessly integrating functionality and shaping what we now recognise as art. Costs: Entry + 5 CHF
