A. McKenzie
@alemckenzie.bsky.social
Writer | reader | painter
#Jamaica 🇯🇲- #France
#Jamaica 🇯🇲- #France
September 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its publication, STORIES FROM YARD has a new cover, new edition, @peepaltreepress.bsky.social
#books #stories #writing #Jamaica #Caribbean #reading #readers #writers #publishing #Caraibe
#books #stories #writing #Jamaica #Caribbean #reading #readers #writers #publishing #Caraibe
September 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its publication, STORIES FROM YARD has a new cover, new edition, @peepaltreepress.bsky.social
#books #stories #writing #Jamaica #Caribbean #reading #readers #writers #publishing #Caraibe
#books #stories #writing #Jamaica #Caribbean #reading #readers #writers #publishing #Caraibe
To read~
QUIET DAWN
by Jean-Claude Fignolé,
translated, w/ intro, by K. L. Glover & L. Dubois
“…offers an intriguing and painful saga of a colonial family moving through history, painting portraits of many of the towering figures from #Haiti’s colonial past.” - Amy Wilentz
@dukepress.bsky.social
QUIET DAWN
by Jean-Claude Fignolé,
translated, w/ intro, by K. L. Glover & L. Dubois
“…offers an intriguing and painful saga of a colonial family moving through history, painting portraits of many of the towering figures from #Haiti’s colonial past.” - Amy Wilentz
@dukepress.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
To read~
QUIET DAWN
by Jean-Claude Fignolé,
translated, w/ intro, by K. L. Glover & L. Dubois
“…offers an intriguing and painful saga of a colonial family moving through history, painting portraits of many of the towering figures from #Haiti’s colonial past.” - Amy Wilentz
@dukepress.bsky.social
QUIET DAWN
by Jean-Claude Fignolé,
translated, w/ intro, by K. L. Glover & L. Dubois
“…offers an intriguing and painful saga of a colonial family moving through history, painting portraits of many of the towering figures from #Haiti’s colonial past.” - Amy Wilentz
@dukepress.bsky.social
Sharing:
April 29 to May 6 ~
The 27th Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris / Brazilian Film Festival of Paris.
Info: www.jangada.org/festival-eve...
April 29 to May 6 ~
The 27th Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris / Brazilian Film Festival of Paris.
Info: www.jangada.org/festival-eve...
April 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sharing:
April 29 to May 6 ~
The 27th Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris / Brazilian Film Festival of Paris.
Info: www.jangada.org/festival-eve...
April 29 to May 6 ~
The 27th Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris / Brazilian Film Festival of Paris.
Info: www.jangada.org/festival-eve...
“James Baldwin” (vers 1945-1950) by Beauford Delaney - one of the paintings in “Paris Noir: Circulations artistiques et luttes anticoloniales, 1950 – 2000”.
The exhibition features 150 #artists & gives another view of French #art history. Incl. other works by Delaney.
@centrepompidou.bsky.social
The exhibition features 150 #artists & gives another view of French #art history. Incl. other works by Delaney.
@centrepompidou.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“James Baldwin” (vers 1945-1950) by Beauford Delaney - one of the paintings in “Paris Noir: Circulations artistiques et luttes anticoloniales, 1950 – 2000”.
The exhibition features 150 #artists & gives another view of French #art history. Incl. other works by Delaney.
@centrepompidou.bsky.social
The exhibition features 150 #artists & gives another view of French #art history. Incl. other works by Delaney.
@centrepompidou.bsky.social
Reposted by A. McKenzie
Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 7 avril pour découvrir l'œuvre de la cinéaste Sarah Maldoror ! 🎥
À l'occasion de l' #ExpoParisNoir, le Centre Pompidou rend hommage à cette cinéaste unique dont le travail documente et questionne plus que jamais le présent.
Tout le programme ici 👉 bit.ly/CP_CycleSarahMaldoror
À l'occasion de l' #ExpoParisNoir, le Centre Pompidou rend hommage à cette cinéaste unique dont le travail documente et questionne plus que jamais le présent.
Tout le programme ici 👉 bit.ly/CP_CycleSarahMaldoror
March 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 7 avril pour découvrir l'œuvre de la cinéaste Sarah Maldoror ! 🎥
À l'occasion de l' #ExpoParisNoir, le Centre Pompidou rend hommage à cette cinéaste unique dont le travail documente et questionne plus que jamais le présent.
Tout le programme ici 👉 bit.ly/CP_CycleSarahMaldoror
À l'occasion de l' #ExpoParisNoir, le Centre Pompidou rend hommage à cette cinéaste unique dont le travail documente et questionne plus que jamais le présent.
Tout le programme ici 👉 bit.ly/CP_CycleSarahMaldoror
“Umbral” (1950), by Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam, is among the works by #Caribbean #artists in the exceptional exhibition “Paris Noir: Circulations artistiques et luttes anticoloniales, 1950 – 2000”. Featuring 150 Black artists in French #art #history.
Until June 30 @centrepompidou.bsky.social.
Until June 30 @centrepompidou.bsky.social.
March 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“Umbral” (1950), by Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam, is among the works by #Caribbean #artists in the exceptional exhibition “Paris Noir: Circulations artistiques et luttes anticoloniales, 1950 – 2000”. Featuring 150 Black artists in French #art #history.
Until June 30 @centrepompidou.bsky.social.
Until June 30 @centrepompidou.bsky.social.
April 10 & 11, seminar, Poitiers, France:
L’humour et le rire dans la littérature et les arts de la #Caraïbe
Humor and Laughter in #Caribbean #Literature and #Arts
caracol.hypotheses.org
L’humour et le rire dans la littérature et les arts de la #Caraïbe
Humor and Laughter in #Caribbean #Literature and #Arts
caracol.hypotheses.org
Observatoire des littératures caribéennes – Carnet de recherche de l'association CARACOL
caracol.hypotheses.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
April 10 & 11, seminar, Poitiers, France:
L’humour et le rire dans la littérature et les arts de la #Caraïbe
Humor and Laughter in #Caribbean #Literature and #Arts
caracol.hypotheses.org
L’humour et le rire dans la littérature et les arts de la #Caraïbe
Humor and Laughter in #Caribbean #Literature and #Arts
caracol.hypotheses.org
Flowers and the city.
March 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Flowers and the city.
Exhibition “Music + Life” runs until May 18 @ the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris - 1st retrospective of artist Dennis Morris in France.
Highlights “the full collection of his photographs capturing his youth in London, while also celebrating his iconic portraits” of Bob Marley, others.
Highlights “the full collection of his photographs capturing his youth in London, while also celebrating his iconic portraits” of Bob Marley, others.
March 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Exhibition “Music + Life” runs until May 18 @ the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris - 1st retrospective of artist Dennis Morris in France.
Highlights “the full collection of his photographs capturing his youth in London, while also celebrating his iconic portraits” of Bob Marley, others.
Highlights “the full collection of his photographs capturing his youth in London, while also celebrating his iconic portraits” of Bob Marley, others.
Reposted by A. McKenzie
Kingston is my birthplace and my happy place. Nice to see it getting some love in T magazine with some f my faves highlighted within. The Caribbean Capital That’s a Creative Superpower—
A guide to Kingston, Jamaica, with tips from four insiders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/t...
A guide to Kingston, Jamaica, with tips from four insiders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/t...
The Caribbean Capital That’s a Creative Superpower (Gift Article)
From beachfront cookshops to tranquil mountain hideaways, a guide to Kingston, Jamaica, with tips from four insiders.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Kingston is my birthplace and my happy place. Nice to see it getting some love in T magazine with some f my faves highlighted within. The Caribbean Capital That’s a Creative Superpower—
A guide to Kingston, Jamaica, with tips from four insiders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/t...
A guide to Kingston, Jamaica, with tips from four insiders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/t...
March 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
February 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by A. McKenzie
Afternoon listening. RIP Roberta
February 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Afternoon listening. RIP Roberta
February 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sharing ~ Call for Papers
Alice Diop’s Cinema: (Re)formulating the Real /
Le cinéma d’Alice Diop : (Re)formuler le réel
Center for French and Francophone Studies
Duke University
April 11th, 2025
Info (in French & Eng.): www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
#film #history #cinema #arts #language
Alice Diop’s Cinema: (Re)formulating the Real /
Le cinéma d’Alice Diop : (Re)formuler le réel
Center for French and Francophone Studies
Duke University
April 11th, 2025
Info (in French & Eng.): www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
#film #history #cinema #arts #language
Le cinéma d’Alice Diop : (Re)formuler le réel
Le cinéma d’Alice Diop : (Re)formuler le réel Center for French and Francophone StudiesDuke University11 avril 2025En présence d’Alice Diop English version to follow. Ces cinq dernières années, Alice Diop s’est imposée comme une figure majeure...
www.fabula.org
February 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Reposted by A. McKenzie
Monday thought:
February 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Monday thought:
February 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
ART IS THE ANSWER
- seen at the Boghossian Foundation / #Alechinsky exhibition (“Alechinsky, pinceau voyageur”, until March 16), #Brussels.
#art #artists #painting
- seen at the Boghossian Foundation / #Alechinsky exhibition (“Alechinsky, pinceau voyageur”, until March 16), #Brussels.
#art #artists #painting
February 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
ART IS THE ANSWER
- seen at the Boghossian Foundation / #Alechinsky exhibition (“Alechinsky, pinceau voyageur”, until March 16), #Brussels.
#art #artists #painting
- seen at the Boghossian Foundation / #Alechinsky exhibition (“Alechinsky, pinceau voyageur”, until March 16), #Brussels.
#art #artists #painting
Work by Beauford Delaney is included in the epic exhibition WHEN WE SEE US: A CENTURY OF BLACK FIGURATION IN PAINTING (at Bozar, #Brussels, Feb. 7 - Aug. 10).
“Untitled (Man in African Dress)” was painted c. 1970.
#art #artists #history #arthistory
“Untitled (Man in African Dress)” was painted c. 1970.
#art #artists #history #arthistory
February 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Work by Beauford Delaney is included in the epic exhibition WHEN WE SEE US: A CENTURY OF BLACK FIGURATION IN PAINTING (at Bozar, #Brussels, Feb. 7 - Aug. 10).
“Untitled (Man in African Dress)” was painted c. 1970.
#art #artists #history #arthistory
“Untitled (Man in African Dress)” was painted c. 1970.
#art #artists #history #arthistory