Call for contributions to the bilingual art journal:
Savvy - Art. Contemporary. African.

On September 1st the first edition of this art journal will
be launched. The aim of the journal is to revitalise an open
and academic discourse on contemporary artistic positions and
art projects related to Africa and its diaspora.

With the first issue entitled 'Where do we go from here?'
the journal strives, on the one hand, at partaking in and
steering the current debate on contemporary African art, and
on the other hand at formulating and instigating new critical
questions, positions and discourses. The terms "African art"
and "contemporary African art" are fiercely debated upon with
regards to its "contemporaneousness" and what position can/
should/ must African art claim for itself in the current art
world. This journal aims, with zeal and zest, not only at
shading light on these issues but also at paving the way for
a new generation, as well as a shift in the subject matter
from the defensive 'colonial, post-/ Neo-colonial' focus to
an offensive, self-confident and interdisciplinary cultural,
fine art and art historical nucleus.

'Where do we go from here?' is a call for participation in
this discussion.

A further focal point lies is the art scene in the German-speaking
countries. In the last decades there have been big international
and spectacular as well as small innovative exhibitions in
these countries with artists from Africa and its diaspora. The
differences in the quality of these exhibitions, the perspectives
of art and artists, as well as the methodologies of curating
contemporary African art have been of enormous divergence.

Savvy - Art. Contemporary. African. aims at establishing a
platform, wherein a vent can be created in these deadlocked
structures of dealing with contemporary African art.
Writers are cordially invited to submit articles until
01.08.2010.

The articles should be submitted in an English and a German
version and should not be longer than 3500 words.

Contact: editorial.savvygooglemail.com

The editorial board (Dr. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Simone
Kraft, Sophie Eliot, Dorina Hecht, Andrea Heister)