Veerle Poupeye's blog about art in the Caribbean and beyond
Detail of landing page, Rupture: Interventions of Possibility Recently, a new, online exhibition of work by Jamaican artists was launched, under the title Rupture: Interventions of Possibility. It features work by Katrina Coombs, Zachary Fabri, Timothy Yanick Hunter, Zinzi Minott, Oneika Russell, and Soshanna Weinberger, and it was curated by Gervais Marsh, an art writer... Continue Reading →
Brad Pinnock - Stupid Box, 2022, video installation, at New Local Space, Kingston This new series puts the spotlight on the exciting young artists who have emerged in Jamaica in recent years, many of them as graduates of the Edna Manley College. The features will be based on studio visits (virtual and actual) and interviews,... Continue Reading →
These days, I go to the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) when there are public events and as a result, I visit only very rarely. I have actually visited twice since the start of the year, very briefly for the opening of the Art of Reggae exhibition on February 19, and for a longer visit... Continue Reading →
Gaston Tabois - Roadmenders (1956), Collection: National Gallery of Jamaica (photo: courtesy of Alison Tabois) I vividly remember my first encounter with Gaston Tabois (1924-2012), at least in terms of the impression he made on me rather than for the occasion itself. It must have been in late 1984 or early 1985, when I had... Continue Reading →
As one who writes about art for a living, it is important for me to be aware of the rapidly changing cultural, political and technological context in which I operate. Perhaps the most transformative development of our times is the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), which is a source of great anxiety and controversy, but... Continue Reading →
Detail of Lest We Forget (Photo: Veerle Poupeye) On February 27, I attended the unveiling of the Lest We Forget monument at the Joy Spence Appleton Rum Experience in Nassau Valley, St Elizabeth. The monument, which commemorates the persons who were enslaved at Appleton, was designed and executed by a young Jamaican sculptor, Trishaunna Henry,... Continue Reading →
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