Veerle Poupeye's blog about art in the Caribbean and beyond
Devon House in 2011 (photograph: Veerle Poupeye, all rights reserved) The National Gallery of Jamaica is turning 50 this year and this article, the first in a series on the subject, reflects on the different moments, personalities and discussions that have defined its history. It is a history of which I have been a part,... Continue Reading →
Oliver Myrie - Facing Us, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 162 x 145 cm (Image Courtesy of the National Gallery of Jamaica) When The Face of Us was announced by the National Gallery of Jamaica as an upcoming juried exhibition, mid last year, I was admittedly skeptical. The recent curatorial debacles of the populist, dramatically uneven... Continue Reading →
Installation view of Narrative Evolutions exhibition, National Gallery of Jamaica, It appears that my April 23, 2023 column [in the Monitor Tribune], What About the Summer Exhibition?, helped to stir some action on the part of the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ). On May 9, it published a set of flyers on social media, in... 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 →
Katrina Coombs with Stefan Clark – Complicated Encounters (Photo: Veerle Poupeye) Hybridization, which opened on February 12, is the inaugural exhibition at CreativSpace’s new location in downtown Kingston, on the corner of Laws street and Mark Lane, just off Parade. CreativSpace, an exhibition and work space for creatives which is available for rental, was previously... Continue Reading →
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