The Modern Art Museum and the Latin American Film Center NYC present Echoes of Césaire, a film presentation in conjunction with the Modern’s special exhibition "Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940."
Echoes of Césaire, curated by LAFC’s Head Programmer Aerin Chaklai, exhibits the profound influence of Aimé Césaire and Suzanne Roussi Césaire on the Negritude movement, highlighting how their work at the intersection of Caribbean politics and Surrealism has paved the way for modern Afrosurrealism and Afrofuturism.
The program begins on July 20 with Too Bright to See, an experimental short film by Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, which serves as an ode to Suzanne Césaire and draws from the filmmaker’s extensive research on her influential muse. Following this, Aimé Césaire: un homme, une terre by Sarah Maldoror delves into Aimé Césaire’s pivotal role as a founder of the Négritude movement.
The final two films on July 27, Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki and John Coney’s Space is The Place, represent Afrosurrealist and Afrofuturist cinema respectively. These films illustrate the lasting impact of the Césaires’ exploration of Caribbean identity and their resistance to colonialism, which helped catalyze the emergence of these artistic movements.
The Modern Art Museum and the Latin American Film Center NYC present Echoes of Césaire, a film presentation in conjunction with the Modern’s special exhibition "Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940."
Echoes of Césaire, curated by LAFC’s Head Programmer Aerin Chaklai, exhibits the profound influence of Aimé Césaire and Suzanne Roussi Césaire on the Negritude movement, highlighting how their work at the intersection of Caribbean politics and Surrealism has paved the way for modern Afrosurrealism and Afrofuturism.
The program begins on July 20 with Too Bright to See, an experimental short film by Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, which serves as an ode to Suzanne Césaire and draws from the filmmaker’s extensive research on her influential muse. Following this, Aimé Césaire: un homme, une terre by Sarah Maldoror delves into Aimé Césaire’s pivotal role as a founder of the Négritude movement.
The final two films on July 27, Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki and John Coney’s Space is The Place, represent Afrosurrealist and Afrofuturist cinema respectively. These films illustrate the lasting impact of the Césaires’ exploration of Caribbean identity and their resistance to colonialism, which helped catalyze the emergence of these artistic movements.
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