Artists
Wilson Bigaud, Murat Brierre, Bourmond Byron, Préfète Duffaut,
J. E. Gourgue,
Jacques Hyppolite, Edgar Jean-Baptiste, Wesner La Forest,
Joseph Jn Laurent,
Peterson Laurent, André Normil, Sénèque Obin, André Pierre,
and Odilon Pierre
The FIAF Gallery presents a special exhibition of Haitian
paintings from the personal collection of the parrain of
this year’s World Nomads Haiti festival: Academy Award-winning
American film director Jonathan Demme. Known for his films Silence
of the Lambs and the recent Rachel Getting Married,
Demme curates the exhibition featuring the works of ten Haitian
artists. A long-time Haitian art enthusiast and avid collector,
Demme has been a fervent advocate for Haiti through the years.
He’s embraced Haiti both through his films and his collaborations
with Haitian writers such as Edwige Danticat and musicians
such as RAM and Wyclef Jean.
Though each of the self-taught artists showcased in the
exhibition has a unique style of painting, their topic—the
rich cultural landscape of daily life in Haiti—unites them,
presenting a detailed and poignant portrait of their country. |
Reception:
Rum courtesy
of Rhum
Barbancourt (Crillon Importers) and wine courtesy
of Chamarré
 |
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World
Nomads Haiti Sponsors: American
Airlines, the official airline of FIAF; Afrique & Caraïbes
en créations– CulturesFrance; and Organisation
internationale de la francophonie |
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Spring
2009 Sponsors: American Airlines, the official airline of
FIAF; Cultural Services of the French Embassy; Florence Gould
Foundation; Herbert J. Seligmann Charitable Trust
Photos: Haitian
Art
Courtesy of Jonathan Demme |
