HeyJaredAfrica Basel Conversations
The official video podcast of Africa Basel. Join artists, curators, writers and cultural thinkers in panel discussions and one-to-one conversations exploring contemporary African and diasporic art.
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- Aug 25, 2026
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Against the Hierarchy: Art, Design and Value in African Contexts (opens the original)
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In this episode of Africa Basel Conversations, designer, curator and educator Yvon Langué brings together artist and designer Toluwalase Rufai and Sandia Nassila of Salù Iwadi Studio to explore the fluid boundaries between art, design, and architecture in African contexts. Across many African worlds, objects, spaces, and materials have long carried aesthetic, social, spiritual, and functional meanings simultaneously. The conversation considers how contemporary practitioners draw on these interco
Beyond the White Cube: Artist-Led Organisations and New Exhibition Formats (opens the original)
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In this episode of Africa Basel Conversations, artists and cultural practitioners explore how artist-led organisations are creating new spaces for exhibition, exchange, and experimentation beyond traditional institutional and commercial structures. Moderated by Michelle Aliénor, the conversation brings together perspectives from BNAP Foundation, ArtHarare, and Hybrid Project Space. The panel considers how these initiatives respond to local realities while engaging with wider international discou
Can Art Reshape Ecology? (opens the original)
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In this episode of Africa Basel Conversations, artist Moffat Takadiwa and curator Sandra Obiago explore how art can reshape our understanding of ecology, consumption, labour, and global trade. Takadiwa’s practice transforms discarded materials into intricate works that challenge conventional notions of value while reflecting on the social and economic realities of Zimbabwe. The conversation considers the relationships between people, materials, and systems of production, asking how artistic prac
Publishing as Practice: Who Writes the Contemporary? (opens the original)
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In this episode of Africa Basel Conversations, editors, writers, and cultural practitioners come together to explore publishing as a vital site of knowledge production within the contemporary African art ecosystem. Moderated by Lula Ngalula of Mayi Arts, the conversation brings together perspectives from Contemporary And, The Africans Column, and Dak’Art News. Going beyond documentation, the panel considers how publishing shapes the interpretation, historicisation, and circulation of artistic pr
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