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Donkor, Kimathi (2018) Portraiture as Politics: Afro-Lisboans. In: 1-54 FORUM: Portraiture as Politics, 4 October 2018, Somerset House, London.
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| Type of Research: | Conference, Symposium or Workshop Item |
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| Creators: | Donkor, Kimathi |
| Description: | 'Portraiture as Politics: Afro-Lisboans' was a paper presented to the 'Portraiture as Politics' workshop of the 1-54 FORUM at Somerset House on 4th October, 2018. That edition of 1-54 FORUM, titled 'Freefall' was the four-day talks programme of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. The ticketed event featured three speakers, Irvin Pascal, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami and myself, chaired by David A. Bailey MBE with an introduction by Ekow Eshun, curator of 1-54 FORUM. My talk centred on a 2013 project in which I painted portraits of two Afro-Lisboans during the 'Offline' residency in Lisbon, Portugal. I considered how questions about how handicrafts, technology and identity intersect with the political economy of contemporary art practice. A full recording of the workshop can be accessed at https://1-54-forum.captivate.fm/episode/1-54-forum-london-2018-portraiture-as-politics [Accessed 29/09/2026] |
| Official Website: | https://www.1-54.com/ |
| Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | Afro-Lisboan, Diaspora, Portraiture |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Camberwell College of Arts Research Centres/Networks > Transnational Art Identity and Nation (TrAIN) |
| Date: | 4 October 2018 |
| Funders: | 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Christies Education |
| Related Websites: | https://contemporaryand.com/en/events/1-54-forum-london-2018, https://1-54-forum.captivate.fm/episode/1-54-forum-london-2018-portraiture-as-politics, https://www.blurb.com/b/5182472-offline-entre-tr-nsitos-e-viagens |
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| Related Publications: | Offline: Between Transits and Journeys. By Andreia Páscoa and Mónica de Miranda (editors); published by XEREM Associação Cultural, (Lisbon, 2014) ISBN 978-989-97183-1-9 |
| Event Location: | Somerset House, London |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2026 11:16 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2026 11:16 |
| Item ID: | 23933 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/23933 |
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