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Draden van ons Nederlandse Slavernijverleden (2025)
In every province of the Netherlands, residents are working together on an impressive tapestry that depicts the regional history of the colonial slavery past. For Gelderland, artist and curator Richard Kofi designed a tapestry no less than 35 meters long, which expresses both history and hope for the future.


Radical Space: Vainergill Thurnim, Diana Dzhabbar & Rohan Ayinde (2025)
In 1971, the television program Soul presented a legendary conversation between poet Nikki Giovanni and writer James Baldwin. They represent two generations reflecting on the reality of Blackness in a violent world, as well as love, family and the ways their personal experiences influence their art. In this edition of Radical Space, choreographer Vainergill Thurnim, poet Rohan Ayinde and saxophonist Diana Dzhabbar artistically continue this famous dialogue.


Keti Koti (2024)
On 30 June, we mark not only the commemoration of the abolition of slavery but also the Independence Day of Somalia and Congo. This...


Mi Alma (2023)
Junadry's dance—a fusion of West African styles, Curaçaoan tambu, waacking, and contemporary —embodies our ancestor's resilience.


THIRD. (2023)
In this video, artists Richard Kofi and Christian Guerematchi try to connect with their ancestors in the Dutch ridge of hills called...


The Non-Aligned (2023)
Invited by artist Richard Kofi, DJ Chinnamasta and performers Christian Guerematchi and Suzooki Swift explore the Afro-European identity.


KAP MET DUURZAAMHEID, WEES RECHTVAARDIG (2022)
Shivant Jhagroe calls for radical climate justice, challenging the notion that "sustainability" is anything more than a green façade.


Track: Riot (2022)
Track: R.I.O.T. onderzoekt de mechanismen van een opstand. Hoe individuen vastlopen in het systeem.


Through the Black Hole (2022)
This film is a conversation betwee Kofi and fellow artists about Kara Walker's exhibition, "A Black Hole is Everything a Star Longs to Be."


Drapetomania (2021)
Wandering through the ruins of the European Project, two figures attempt to find their way out. Their movement raptures time and space.


Hissy Fit (2021)
A ‘hissy fit’ is a fit of uncontrolled anger, such as a child may have. Together with dancers Mark ‘Brui5er’ Sheats and Michael Wanga,...


Why the Caged Bird Sings (2020)
Iris Kensmil, Richard Kofi, AiRich, Akwasi en Kunstcollectief Freymenn en 3.000 Almeerders maken een vuist tegen racisme! Laat je...


#Killmongertheinstitute (2018)
As part of the WinterLab programme of the ArtEZ Art Academy in Zwolle I developed the workshop #KillmongerTheInstitute. This two week...
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