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Sam Hopkins (artist)

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160:(2015) (with Simon Rittmeier) – is an artist book which investigates the agency of objects in Postcolonial collections of the Global North. Hopkins and Rittmeier sift through the traces that museum objects have left behind after the fictive disappearance of a collection of African art from a European museum. 190:(2019) (with Jens MĂŒhlhoff) is an installation that combines dramatised audio fragments and stage design to celebrate the fictional offline community DEZENT. The work explores the agency of the individual and the notion of independence in a networked world 70:. His practice is characterised by modes of working together, such as collaboration, participation and co-production. Hopkins’ artworks, which tend to be project-based and involve people as the medium and the material of the work, can be described as 126:(2007 – ongoing) – In 2007 Hopkins co-initiated Slum TV, together with Julius Mwelu, Fred Otieno, Alex Nikolic and Lukas Pusch. Slum TV is a participatory media organisation that trains young men and women in the neighbourhood of 989: 166:(2015–19) (with John Kamicha) is a project about bicycles and belonging in Nairobi. Hopkins and Kamicha employ strategies of collaborative filmmaking to portray an 830: 994: 210:
2012. Hopkins, Sam and Vincenzo Cavallo, “Ghosts that Provoke Violence” in Heidenreich_Seleme, Lien and Sean O'Toole (eds), Ueber(W)unden: Art in Troubled Times.
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to re-imagine and remix the African art of the collection. With Mashup, the final exhibition of the research project, the Iwalewahaus reopened to the public.
136:(some of which are imaginary) (2010–14) – is an installation of 24 individual, silk-screen prints which displays a mixture of real and imaginary logos of 140:(NGOs) that work in Kenya. The work opens up questions about the ‘NGO aesthetic’, the manner in which humanitarian organisations represent themselves. 445: 130:
in digital image production. Slum TV members research, film and edit stories from the community, which are then shown in local public screenings.
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Vierke, Ulf. 'Archive, Art and Anarchy: From the Topological Archive to the Anarchic Archive', African Arts. (2016) 48 (2): 12–25
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wholesale markets of Guangzhou. The Qilin (2019) is an animated documentary about African businessmen working in Guangzhou.
180:. The project resulted in several artistic outcomes. GZ Calling (2017) is a 3-channel video installation that explores the 999: 137: 107: 103: 514: 99: 75: 150:. Hopkins and co-curator Dr. Nadine Siegert invited 10 artists-in residence from the African continent and the 728: 594:"Unanchored, Destabilized: About Some Artists' Books Using Photography – Q&A with Katja Gentric, part #2" 1004: 200:
2011. Hopkins, Sam and Johannes Hossfeld. Sam Hopkins: Contact Zones (vol 2). Nairobi: Native Intelligence.
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Bajorek, Jennifer. 'Beyond the “NGO Aesthetic”' Social Text (2016) 34 (2 (127)): 89–107.
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2017. Hopkins, Sam and Nadine Siegert (eds), MASHUP The Archive, Berlin: Revolver Books
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2015. Hopkins, Sam. Maasai Mbili: Contact Zones (vol 13). Nairobi: Native Intelligence.
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bicycle subculture that complicates dominant narratives about fixed Kenyan identities.
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2015. Hopkins, Sam and Simon Rittmeier. Letter to Lagat, Cologne: Strzelecki Books.
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In 2014, he was named one of the leading 100 906:"Precariat's Meeting – Announcements – e-flux" 8: 990:Alumni of the University of the Arts London 539:Redaktion, KunstnĂŒrnberg (18 March 2015). 17: 729:"Sam Hopkins: Die Dauercamperin – VISIT" 298: 66:) is an artist whose work is rooted in 995:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 94:and Kenya and holds degrees from the 7: 444:Bloomfield, Steve (9 January 2008). 985:Alumni of Oxford Brookes University 829:Baumgardner, Julie (21 July 2015). 263:Guess who’s coming to dinner (2015) 754:"Sam Hopkins: "Die Dauercamperin"" 14: 649:film-directory.britishcouncil.org 645:"British Council Film: The Qilin" 332:Bajorek, Jennifer (1 June 2016). 959:Sam Hopkins – official website 257:Nairobi: A State of Mind (2012) 138:Non-governmental organizations 1: 104:University of the Arts London 805:"Sam Hopkins – DAK'ART 2014" 334:"Beyond the "NGO Aesthetic"" 266:Post African Futures (2015) 1021: 272:Precariat’s Meeting (2017) 260:Dakar Biennale (2014) (20) 733:visit.innogy-stiftung.com 704:"The Qilin · DOK Leipzig" 100:Oxford Brookes University 784:www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at 760:(in German). 13 May 2019 350:10.1215/01642472-3467990 275:Urbane Kunst Ruhr (2019) 860:www.goodman-gallery.com 96:University of Edinburgh 464:"Deconstructing Logos" 90:Hopkins was raised in 881:"LAGOS BIENNIAL 2017" 269:Lagos Biennale (2017) 108:Academy of Media Arts 1000:British male artists 931:"Urbane KĂŒnste Ruhr" 780:"Aktuelles Programm" 252:Selected exhibitions 398:"Sam Hopkins – KHM" 344:(2 (127)): 89–107. 935:Urbane KĂŒnste Ruhr 885:The Lagos Biennial 144:Mashup the Archive 856:"Goodman Gallery" 809:biennaledakar.org 545:kunstnuernberg.de 519:Stedelijk Studies 246:978-3-95763-398-9 236:978-3-942680-72-1 226:978-9966-071-05-7 206:978-9966-1553-1-3 195:Selected writings 188:Die Dauercamperin 57: 56: 53:Artist Researcher 1012: 947: 946: 944: 942: 927: 921: 920: 918: 916: 902: 896: 895: 893: 891: 877: 871: 870: 868: 866: 852: 846: 845: 843: 841: 826: 820: 819: 817: 815: 801: 795: 794: 792: 790: 776: 770: 769: 767: 765: 750: 744: 743: 741: 739: 725: 719: 718: 716: 714: 700: 694: 693: 691: 689: 666: 660: 659: 657: 655: 641: 635: 634: 632: 630: 616: 610: 609: 607: 605: 589: 583: 582: 580: 578: 563: 557: 556: 554: 552: 536: 530: 529: 527: 525: 511: 505: 504: 502: 500: 494:www.fellow-me.de 486: 480: 479: 477: 475: 468:Contemporary And 460: 454: 453: 441: 435: 434: 432: 430: 420: 414: 413: 411: 409: 394: 388: 387: 385: 383: 368: 362: 361: 329: 323: 322: 320: 318: 311:Bedford + Bowery 303: 18: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1014: 1013: 1011: 1010: 1009: 965: 964: 956: 951: 950: 940: 938: 929: 928: 924: 914: 912: 904: 903: 899: 889: 887: 879: 878: 874: 864: 862: 854: 853: 849: 839: 837: 828: 827: 823: 813: 811: 803: 802: 798: 788: 786: 778: 777: 773: 763: 761: 752: 751: 747: 737: 735: 727: 726: 722: 712: 710: 702: 701: 697: 687: 685: 669:Siemons, Mark. 668: 667: 663: 653: 651: 643: 642: 638: 628: 626: 618: 617: 613: 603: 601: 591: 590: 586: 576: 574: 571:StrzeleckiBooks 565: 564: 560: 550: 548: 538: 537: 533: 523: 521: 513: 512: 508: 498: 496: 488: 487: 483: 473: 471: 462: 461: 457: 450:The Independent 443: 442: 438: 428: 426: 422: 421: 417: 407: 405: 396: 395: 391: 381: 379: 370: 369: 365: 331: 330: 326: 316: 314: 305: 304: 300: 295: 282: 254: 197: 158:Letter to Lagat 120: 88: 72:Social Practice 35: 32: 23: 12: 11: 5: 1018: 1016: 1008: 1007: 1005:Kenyan artists 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 967: 966: 963: 962: 955: 954:External links 952: 949: 948: 922: 910:www.e-flux.com 897: 872: 847: 821: 796: 771: 745: 720: 695: 661: 636: 611: 584: 558: 531: 506: 481: 455: 436: 415: 389: 377:Foreign Policy 363: 324: 313:. 17 July 2015 297: 296: 294: 291: 290: 289: 286: 281: 278: 277: 276: 273: 270: 267: 264: 261: 258: 253: 250: 249: 248: 238: 228: 218: 216:978-1431404971 208: 196: 193: 192: 191: 185: 171: 161: 155: 141: 131: 119: 118:Selected works 116: 87: 84: 80:Foreign Policy 62:(born 1979 in 55: 54: 51: 47: 46: 41: 37: 36: 33: 29: 25: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1017: 1006: 1003: 1001: 998: 996: 993: 991: 988: 986: 983: 981: 980:Living people 978: 976: 973: 972: 970: 961: 958: 957: 953: 936: 932: 926: 923: 911: 907: 901: 898: 886: 882: 876: 873: 861: 857: 851: 848: 836: 832: 825: 822: 810: 806: 800: 797: 785: 781: 775: 772: 759: 755: 749: 746: 734: 730: 724: 721: 709: 705: 699: 696: 684: 680: 677:(in German). 676: 672: 665: 662: 650: 646: 640: 637: 625: 624:www.adkdw.org 621: 615: 612: 599: 595: 588: 585: 572: 568: 562: 559: 546: 542: 535: 532: 520: 516: 510: 507: 495: 491: 485: 482: 469: 465: 459: 456: 451: 447: 440: 437: 425: 419: 416: 403: 399: 393: 390: 378: 374: 371:Staff, F. 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Kenyan
Rome
Kenya
Social Practice
Global
Foreign Policy
Britain
University of Edinburgh
Oxford Brookes University
University of the Arts London
Academy of Media Arts
Cologne
Mathare
Non-governmental organizations
Iwalewahaus
diaspora
idiosyncratic
Guangzhou
labyrinthine
ISBN
978-9966-1553-1-3
ISBN
978-1431404971
ISBN
978-9966-071-05-7
ISBN
978-3-942680-72-1
ISBN
978-3-95763-398-9
"This Exhibit Will Permanently Redefine Your Idea of Art From Africa"

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