Revue Noire was a quarterly printed magazine dedicated to African contemporary art, published from 1991 to 2001 by Editions Revue Noire.

History and profile

Revue Noire was founded in 1991 by Jean Loup Pivin, Pascal Martin Saint Lóon, Bruno Tilliette, and Simon Njami.Lucy Durán (ed.), Africa Remix: Contemporary Art of a Continent (Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2007), p. 249. Their goal was to give high-quality printed attention to contemporary African art. It covered varying subjects from sculpture, painting, photography, dance, theatre, music and literature.Paula Youngman Skreslet, Northern Africa: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Englewood: Libraries Unlimited, 2000), p. 199 There were issues on African cities, AIDS, and even gastronomy. Design played a key role in forwarding its objectives and Revue Noire has been described as "glossy, fashion savvy and distinctly Parisian".Description at Chimurenga Library. Images were combined with largely informative texts that highlighted artistic responses to the international media and the touristic gaze as well as the production of discourses of cultural identity on the continent, the framing the African body, urban sites and rapidly changing dynamics between African aesthetic values and Western influences.

From the beginning Revue Noire was aimed at the widest possible audience of those with an interest in art, Africa, or intercultural subject matter. Distributed internationally, it was bilingual (English/French), sometimes adding texts in Portuguese. This language policy and its focus on specific regions - from Abidjan to London, Kinshasa to Paris, Accra, Teshie or Johannesburg to New York or Tokyo - not only facilitated access to information on African artistic production but also forged new links between artist based on the continent and those working in the diaspora.

After 34 issues, Editions Revue Noire interrupted the printing of the journal in 2001 and refocused its attention on publishing books, curating exhibitions and posting occasional online content.

Issues

The magazine focuses on artists' monographs and on specific countries or geographic areas where the editorial team produces research on arts (which include visual art, photography, music, literature, dance, theatre, fashion but also architecture and food). Some issues are focuses on a specific field. 1. Ousmane Sow and African London.Revue Noire 01 . 2. Sokari Douglas Camp, Dossier Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.Revue Noire 02 . 3. African Photography. Monography of Rotimi Fani-Kayode.Revue Noire 03 . 4. Michael Bethe Selassie, Dossier Namibia.Revue Noire 04 . 5. Ouattara, Dossier Libreville, Gabon.Revue Noire 05 . 6. La création dans les Caraibes: Cuba, Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane.Revue Noire 06 . 7. Dakar, Senegal with CD MBalax.Revue Noire 07 . 8. Cinema: Fespaco, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Dossier Guinea-Bissau.Revue Noire 08. 9. La création dans les Caraibes: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Guyana.Revue Noire 09 . 10. Cape Verde, theatre, dance and music.Revue Noire 10 . 11. South Africa; portfolios of Jackson Hlungwani, Andries Botha, Thomas Kgope, William Kentridge, Willie Bester.Revue Noire 11 . 12. Afrique Mediterranée / Afrique Noire (Farid Belkahia, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, Kivuthi Mbuno, Gera, Tokoudagba, Abdoulaye Konaté, Gouider Triki, El Siwi, Rachid Koraïchi, Kacimi).Revue Noire 12 . 13. Cameroon; portfolios of Pascale Marthine Tayou, Bili Bidjocka, Dicko, Mbezele Solo Aloys; hommage of Chris Seydou. Dossier "Artistes africains et SIDA".Revue Noire 13 . 14. Africa Dance.Revue Noire 14 . 15. Mozambique and African photographers.Revue Noire 15 . 16. Ocean Indien: Île Maurice, La Réunion, Comores and Seychelles.Revue Noire 16 . 17. Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and CD Kar Kar (Boubacar Traoré "Mali Twist").Revue Noire 17 . 18. Benin, portfolios of Georges Adeagbo, Romuald Hazoumé, C'est l'Avenir Zinsou, Kouas Gnonnou, Dakpogan.Revue Noire 18 . 19. Les artistes Africaines et le Sida with CD A Capella (Papa Wemba, Lulendo, Lokua Kanza, Ray Lema, Cheb Mami, Aminata Fall).Revue Noire 19 . 20. Paris Noir with CD Hip Hop Paris.Revue Noire 20 . 21. Kinshasa with CD RN à KIN.Revue Noire 21 . 22. Brazil, dossier dance.Revue Noire 22 . 23. African cuisine.Revue Noire 23 . 24. Ethiopia, Djibouti, Erythrea.Revue Noire 24 . 25. African Canada.Revue Noire 25 . 26. Madagascar.Revue Noire 26 . 27. African Fashion.Revue Noire 27 . 28. Zimbabwe.Revue Noire 28 . 29. Angola.Revue Noire 29 . 30. Nigeria.Revue Noire 30 . 31. African Urbis.Revue Noire 31 . 32. Togo, Ghana.Revue Noire 32 . 33/34. Morocco.Revue Noire 33/34 . 35. Joël Andrianomearisoa.Revue Noire 35 .

References

This article uses text from the Chimurenga Library under the GFDL

External links Revue Noire web-site Chimurenaga library