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   [Date]: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 17:03:14 +0100
   [From]: Africaserver <info@africaserver.nl>
     [To]: Cultural Exchange via Internet <forum1@herz.kbx.de>
[Subject]: Re: [forum1] Re: Dar es Salaam in Delft Blue- virtual photo

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>From: Dianne d'Alpoim Guedes <guedes@thehub.com.au>
>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999
>Subject: Re: Dar es Salaam in Delft Blue- virtual photo exhibtion


Dear Dianne,
Thanks for your comment on our virtual exhibitions with work of
contemporary African painters. Roughly two years I am (we are) busy to
realize this series. 
Originally it was meant to pay special attention to African artists living
in Holland and to assist them in obtaining publicity. Because strangely
enough the small number of specialized galleries on African art mainly deal
with "traditional" art or deal with artists living in Africa and forgetting
about those living in Holland. 
Most of the important (Dutch) modern art musea are in fact european / north
american geared msuea. Thus they limit modern art in a Eurocentric manner
to two continents and excluding African ( and Asian and Latinamerican)  art.

I am glad you liked Arms into Art http://www.africaserver.nl/nucleo. It took me
one year to realize this virtual exhibition. Due to llogistical anf d
financial reasons. Also I had hoped to have the virtual exhibition being
produced and made in Maputo/Mozambique. However that turned out too
complicated and costly for the time being.
For a while I was slightly concerned people might find the exhibition too
politically correct. Which would be an unfair judgement despite the
political background and the fact the artists re-use landmines,
limpetmines, kalashnikovs etc. 
Their work is very strong and shows the resilience of a people. The quality
of the sculptures is outstanding.
Again to promote the group of artists we wrote a cv plus picture of all 14
participating artists and a story about the association of artists itself.
Thus we hope to facilitate their entry 
in Europe and elsewhere.
It might be interesting for you to know that 2 Mozambican artists connectec
to the Nucleo de Arte are at present in Amsterdam.
regards Fons Geerlings

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