On the occasion of the 10th Saint Etienne International Design Biennale, Akoaki curated Out of Site, a 10,000 square foot carte blanche exhibit addressing Detroit's transforming urbanity. Leveraging the curatorial opportunity to bring over thirty Detroit artists, residents and activists to the design festival in France, the exhibition foregrounded the evolving ideas, activities, and resourcefulness of the city's inhabitants. Staged against the backdrop of three full scale installations deployed first in Detroit and subsequently transplanted to France, the exhibit was animated with ten days of public programming: performances, conversations, workshops, pop actions and other experimental encounters.
2017
Biennale du Design
Saint Etienne, France
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Grants:
Knight Foundation, the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan, Ford Foundation,
Creative Many Michigan, Lear Corporation, University of Michigan Office of Research, Cité du Design, Saint Etienne International Design Biennale, Design Core Detroit
Principals:
Anya Sirota, Jean Louis Farges
Biennale Curator:
Olivier Peyricot
Design Team:
Jonathan Watkins, Sam Okolita, Patrick Ethen, Taylor Montgomery, Ian Donaldson
Production:
Jonathan Watkins, Lindsey Karasik, Sam Okolita, Patrick Ethen, Taylor Montgomery, Lindsey Karasik, Ian Donaldson, Christopher Holder, Zioma Farges-Sirota
Photography:
Anne-Laure Lechat
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