RTG Contradiction Studies Logo

Visual Arts as cultural Symbiosis: A talk with Agnes Essonti Luque

Agnes Essonti Luque & Nelson Sindze Wembe (RTG Contradiction Studies)

03/06/2025 2:00 pm 4:00 pm

online

As part of the block seminar “Afropolitanism and Afropean: belonging to Europe and The world”, the multifaceted, interdisciplinary, world-renowned Afrospanish artist Agnes Essonti Luque will participate in a discussion on her work and her understanding of the concepts of Afropolitan and Afropean. This talk is scheduled to bring students closer to the reality of multiple belongings and their impact on artistic work (in this case, the visual arts). It also demonstrates the strong commitment of the RTG Contradictions Studies to establish connections between academia and the artistic milieu.

Moderation: Nelson Sindze Wembe (RTG Contradiction Studies)

The talks can be attended online through this link: https://uni-bremen.zoom-x.de/j/62383950016?pwd=GQSDQpTynajsQRM0fVf3Wuat6tx3Ac.1

Back to overview
hierarchy of norms

“If social contradictions are reflected in law, law cannot form a hierarchy of norms free of contradictions.”

Andreas Fischer-Lescano
city

“The city is a laboratory not only of modernity, but also of contradiction.”

Julia Lossau
articulate

“Contradictions need to be articulated in order to exist.”

Martin Nonhoff
decolonial scholarship

“Creating decentralizing and decolonizing scholarship on contradiction, contradictory phenomena, and contradicting processes is a challenging task.”

Kerstin Knopf
relational

“At first I thought contradiction was always a relational thing; but the more I ponder it, the more I think contradiction creates relation.”

Ingo H. Warnke