L'Artocarpe est une nouvelle structure culturelle basée en Guadeloupe. L'initiatrice du projet, l'artiste Joëlle Ferly, a accepté de nous en ouvrir les portes de ce nouveau lieu oeuvrant pour la promotion de l'art contemporain.
Lire l'article de Jean-Jacques Seymour dans AMINA, no.479, avril 2010
Lire l'article de Jean-Jacques Seymour dans AMINA, no.479, avril 2010
L'Artocarpe is run by artists for artists. Its main purpose is to question the notion of contemporary art in relation to artworks created in the Caribbean region, which is highly charged historically and socially. Artists are invited to focus their production, challenging conventional practices borrowing references to the Western Art History, as well as establishing new avenues for creativity that could set up the premises of innovative forms of art, strong enough to be marketed on the international scene.
L'Artocarpe promotes creativity over dissemination of artworks. However, theoretical events are regularly set up to discuss, question, deconstruct, affirm new aesthetics that could be inscribed as emerging forms of art from the Caribbean region. Numerous are the international events gathering Caribbean artists to establish the new writing of Caribbean art. L'Artocarpe is to likewise, encourage the debates with art experts, such as Claire Tancons and André Rouillé, to ensure that practices receive strong theoretical support. Whenever possible, publication will take place, in the form of web summary of catalogues or essays published through partner orgasisation.