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The Space Between Want is an installation signifing layers or interpretations of history from differing perspectives. There is an inconsistency of representation and of history. Three Moments are symbolized by three aspects of perceived Bahamian attitude towards life: Caribbean sweet sex, worship and the desire for wealth, painted solidly in oils on canvas. Upside-down reflections of dock quays refer to Imperialist industry, shipping and finance and are painted on glass which is suspended in the centre of the space using shackles and chain. Composite perceptions are reflected back through the mirror from multiple angles. Sugar has been poured under each painting and serves to restrict the spaces whilst pointing to the historical and commercial linkage between the city states. <City States> is a series of international exhibitions exploring the cultural dynamics between cities and states. City States is a part of the Liverpool Biennial 2010. Caribbean Pavilion: Three Moments In Stuart Hall’s essay ‘Modernity and Its Others: Three “Moments” In The Post-war History of the Black Diaspora Arts’ , he revisits modernity through three historical art movements from the perspective of the Diaspora. In this exhibition, three moments become symbolized by three Caribbean islands; The Bahamas, Martinique and Barbados -ten artists selected on their ability to make work that responds to contemporary and historical global themes. For the first time artists from the Caribbean region are collectively making new work that responds to the city of Liverpool while maintaining a distinctive stance on what Stuart Hall might call a 21st-century Caribbean modernist aesthetic. Three Moments is selected and curated by Dominique Brebion (Martinique), Alissandra Cummins (Barbados), David A. Bailey (London, Acting Director National Art Gallery of the Bahamas), Holly Parotti (Bahamas) and Allison Thompson (Barbados) in collaboration with the ICF (International Curators’ Forum).
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