Johanne Affricot Appointed Curator-at-Large at American Academy in Rome
As of October 2023, Johanne Affricot has been appointed as curator-at-large at the American Academy in Rome. In 2021, she established SPAZIO GRIOT, which emphasizes visual and performing arts, music, and literature. Affricot, who has Haitian and Ghanaian roots and was born in Rome, earned her degree in Innovation and Development from Sapienza University. She also leads GRIOTmag, a platform that highlights narratives from Africa and its diaspora. Her previous curatorial work includes "Afroitalians in the Arts Today" for "Nero su Bianco" (2015) and projects like "The Expats" (2016-2017) and "Motherland" (2017). In the 2023-2024 period, she will manage her responsibilities at the Academy alongside SPAZIO GRIOT, which recently featured "Sediments. After Memory" and "Rifrazioni."
Key facts
- Johanne Affricot appointed curator-at-large at American Academy in Rome
- Role began in October 2023, officially announced now
- Founder of SPAZIO GRIOT (2021), a nomadic creative platform
- Born and raised in Rome, of Haitian and Ghanaian descent
- Degree in Innovation and Development from Sapienza University
- Artistic director of GRIOTmag
- Previously curated panel 'Afroitalians in the Arts Today' at American Academy (2015)
- Directed documentary series 'The Expats' and 'Motherland'
- Co-edited poetry collection 'Rabbia & Desiderio' and publication 'Esercizi per l’Immaginazione di Uno Spazio'
- Artistic director for 'Mirrors' performance (2018-2019) in multiple cities
- SPAZIO GRIOT programmed 'Sediments. After Memory' (2022) and 'Rifrazioni' (2023) at Mattatoio
- Recent solo exhibition 'Il Mio Filippino' (2023) at Mattatoio
- Conversation series 'Chef Binta' at Museo delle Civiltà (2022)
Entities
Artists
- Johanne Affricot
Institutions
- American Academy in Rome
- SPAZIO GRIOT
- Sapienza University
- GRIOTmag
- British Council
- Palazzo Esposizioni Roma
- MAXXI
- Mattatoio di Roma
- Museo delle Civiltà
- Ministero degli Affari Esteri
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Addis Ababa
- Ethiopia
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
- Dakar
- Senegal
- Gianicolo