EVENT LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

 Screening and Conversation with Brooklyn J. Pakathi, Frida Robles Ponce a.o. 
 as part of the exhibition Ins Dunkle schwimmen. Abysses of the Creative Imperative

The African Desperate by artist Martine Syms offers a satirical critique of art institutions focusing on interpersonal dynamics and mechanisms of evaluation, categorization and exclusion. The film follows young Black artist Palace Bryant – portrayed by Diamond Stingily – during her time at an art school in upstate New York just before and after her graduation. After her final exam, Palace reluctantly attends the semester’s last party, setting off an absurdly funny odyssey. Syms uses hallucinatory images and ironically exaggerated situations to explore the desires of the “creative class” as well as the social and economic realities of the art world, while simultaneously challenging audience expectations.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with the artists Brooklyn J. Pakathi and Frida Robles Ponce. Moderation by Nanna Heidenreich

Exact address: Schönlaterngasse 5, Staircase 8, 1st Floor, 1010 Vienna

Registration required via ka-newsletter@uni-ak.ac.at