Revue Noire is a specialist publisher of books and web material relating to African

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and culture, based in France. From 1991 to 2001, Editions Revue Noire published the printed quarterly magazine ''

Revue Noire Revue Noire is a specialist publisher of books and web material relating to African contemporary art and culture, based in France. From 1991 to 2001, Editions Revue Noire published the printed quarterly magazine ''Revue Noire (magazine), Revue Noi ...

''. Since 2001 it has specialized in books, exhibitions, and online content.

History

''Revue Noire'' was created in 1991 in Paris with the objective of demonstrating that "there is art in Africa". The name relates to the '' Revue Blanche'', a French magazine of the Fifties, to

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and to Paris of the Thirties when there was a discussion about "revues nègres"."Revue Noire. La testimonianza di N'Goné Fall", (ed. Irene Amodei and Iolanda Pensa) in ''Africa e Mediterraneo'' 55, August 2006, p. 13. The magazine was founded by Jean Loup Pivin,

Simon Njami Simon Njami (born 1962 in Lausanne) is a writer and an independent curator, lecturer, art critic and essayist. Career Writing Njami published his first novel, ''Cercueil et Cie'', in 1985, followed by ''Les Enfants de la Cité'' in 1987, and '' ...

, Bruno Tilliette and Pascal Martin Saint Léon; over time the editorial board has also included Pierre Gaudibert,

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(only for the first issue), Everlyn Nicodemus,

N'Goné Fall N'Goné Fall is a Senegalese curator, editor, and cultural policies consultant. Early life and education N'Goné Fall was born in 1967 in Dakar Senegal where she grew up. She graduated with honors from the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris ...

(editor assistant in 1994 and chief editor in 1999),

Clémentine Deliss Clémentine Deliss (born 1960) is a London-born curator, researcher and publisher. Biography Clémen Mary Deliz born in 1960 in London to French-Austrian parents. She studied art in Vienna, Austria, and holds a B.A. in Social Anthropology and a ...

, and Isabelle Boni-Claverie. The contributors to the magazine change according to the theme and the country on which the magazine focusses;

Yacouba Konaté Yacouba Konaté (born 4 May 1953) is an Ivorian curator, writer and art critic. He is a professor of philosophy at the Université de Cocody in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Career He is a member of l'Académie des Arts, des Sciences et des Cultures d ...

has been among the collaborators. Between 1991 and 2001 the magazine published 34 issues. In 2001 ''Revue Noire'' was continued as a publishing house and online magazine; it stopped its paper quarterly publication. In 2010 a new editorial project was launched. ''Revue Noire'' is a magazine but also a publishing house, a production company for documentary films, short films, videos, and music. Some issues of the magazine include music

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, exhibitions and events.

Notes

Bibliography

* Irene Amodei and Iolanda Pensa (eds), "Revue Noire. La testimonianza di N'Goné Fall", in ''Africa e Mediterraneo'', no. 55, August 2006, pp. 13-16.

External links

Revue Noire web-site
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