Publications
"Brilliant & mutli-talented, Bikoro at 28 is a force to be reckoned with! Last year´s highly successful show at Tiwani Contemporary in London was attended by Yinka Shonibare who regards her as ´one of the most important artists coming out of Africa and the Diaspora´. Bikoro's work is not only beautiful from a formal point of view, it is extraordinarily rich in its philosophical and cultural references and the ideas that it enacts combining intellectual and philosophical brilliance with visual subtlety and precision. Her works are brimming with ideas, references and symbols that develop a language to describe the universal human spirit and the complex and often brutal contemporary world that "Alice" and all of us that she represents - need to confront.
Bikoro is about universal beauty, truth and courage in the face of an often malevolent world."
Ed Cross 2013
Bikoro is about universal beauty, truth and courage in the face of an often malevolent world."
Ed Cross 2013
Recent Publications
Co-Lab Editions
Emergency Index: an annual document of performance practice vol.3
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Co-Lab Editions The Publication
Follows the journey of collaborative performances investigating new dialogues, collective and memory. presented by Marcio Carvahlo and Savvy Contemporary ISBN |
Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa
Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa
by (Author) , (Contributor) , (Contributor)
p.133-135
Featuring more than 100 extraordinary works of art from 1800 to the present, Earth Matters reveals how African individuals and communities have visually mediated their most poignant relationships with the land—whether it be to earth as a sacred or medicinal material, as something uncovered by mining or claimed by burial, as a surface to be interpreted and turned to for inspiration, or as an environment to be protected.
by (Author) , (Contributor) , (Contributor)
p.133-135
Featuring more than 100 extraordinary works of art from 1800 to the present, Earth Matters reveals how African individuals and communities have visually mediated their most poignant relationships with the land—whether it be to earth as a sacred or medicinal material, as something uncovered by mining or claimed by burial, as a surface to be interpreted and turned to for inspiration, or as an environment to be protected.
Gabon magazine | Running for cover | summer 2013
Earth Matters
issue summer 2013
written by Paul De Zardin
read article here
p.11-12
in english and french
issue summer 2013
written by Paul De Zardin
read article here
p.11-12
in english and french
Seismopolite Journal of Art & Politics
Seismopolite Journal of Art & Politics
Issue 5
Published in English & Norwegian
"How To Conjugate? Apoptosis of Identity, Orphaned Tongues and Drexciyan Moves in African Diasporic Narrative Futures"
Issue 5
Published in English & Norwegian
"How To Conjugate? Apoptosis of Identity, Orphaned Tongues and Drexciyan Moves in African Diasporic Narrative Futures"
Under The Influence | USA | Worldwide
2012 Under The Influence magazine
featuring Okwui Enwezor, Nathalie Mba Bikoro, Jelili Atiku, Cyrus Kabiru
selected texts by Emma Cavendish
Issue Nº11 | Fall/Winter 2012
featuring Okwui Enwezor, Nathalie Mba Bikoro, Jelili Atiku, Cyrus Kabiru
selected texts by Emma Cavendish
Issue Nº11 | Fall/Winter 2012
Space: Currencies in Contemporary African Art |
Museum Africa Johannesburg | South Africa
Editor: Thembinkosi GoniweCo-published by Africa World Press and Unisa Press
2012
ISBN: 978-1-86888-678-4
pp.172, Length 260mm x width 240mm
2012
ISBN: 978-1-86888-678-4
pp.172, Length 260mm x width 240mm
10ieme Edition Dak'Art 2012
Ousseynou Wade, Lucie Falque-Vert
Ato Malinda | Contact Zones | Goethe Institut | Nairobi | Kenya
2012 Ato Malinda Contact Zones
ISBN 978-9966-1553-2-0
"Identity Nudity The Political Power of Contemporary Live Art Performance in Ato Malinda; The agorical spaces of performativity between the arts and political historycisation"
essay by Nathalie Mba Bikoro
ISBN 978-9966-1553-2-0
"Identity Nudity The Political Power of Contemporary Live Art Performance in Ato Malinda; The agorical spaces of performativity between the arts and political historycisation"
essay by Nathalie Mba Bikoro
Perpendicular Brazil
2012 Perpendicular Casa E Rua
ISBN 978-85-61659-23-3
"Triangle to Perpendicular"
essay by Nathalie Mba Bikoro
ISBN 978-85-61659-23-3
"Triangle to Perpendicular"
essay by Nathalie Mba Bikoro
The Undecidable Moment; the incomplete recursive definition of Event, Place & Consistency (part III) | written by Nathalie Bikoro
The Issues in Contemporary Culture & Aesthetics
vol. 2 & 3
p.174-179
Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: Nerve, Ltd (April 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0955003709
ISBN-13: 978-0955003707
edited by Johnny Golding
vol. 2 & 3
p.174-179
Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: Nerve, Ltd (April 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0955003709
ISBN-13: 978-0955003707
edited by Johnny Golding
A Twist in the Ta(i)l(e)
A twist in the ta(i)l(e)
Berlin 3/2011
52 pages
Curated by Franceska Lesak & Bonaventure Ndikung
published by Savvy Contemporary journal Berlin
Berlin 3/2011
52 pages
Curated by Franceska Lesak & Bonaventure Ndikung
published by Savvy Contemporary journal Berlin
Reviews | Awards | Interviews | Newspaper
Interview for National TV Dakar | Senegal | 2012
Reviews
Contemporary Art Journal
vol.14
Seoul, South Korea
끝나지 않은 전쟁과 젠더_김영옥
written by Kim Hye-Kyeong
August 2013
vol.14
Seoul, South Korea
끝나지 않은 전쟁과 젠더_김영옥
written by Kim Hye-Kyeong
August 2013
Third Text
"The Art of Change in South Africa"
number 22; May 2013
vol. 27; issue 3; p. 355-366
ISBN
"The Changing Now of Things"
by Rael Jero Salley
guest editors: Nomusa Makhuba & Ruth Simbao
"The Art of Change in South Africa"
number 22; May 2013
vol. 27; issue 3; p. 355-366
ISBN
"The Changing Now of Things"
by Rael Jero Salley
guest editors: Nomusa Makhuba & Ruth Simbao
An interview with Nathalie Mba Bikoro
On public Art & the community
On public Art & the community
Six Female Artists You Should Know
Six Female Artists You Should Know
by Sharon Obuobi
published by This Is Africa, the voice of a new generation
by Sharon Obuobi
published by This Is Africa, the voice of a new generation
Month of Performance Art Berlin
The Brick Moon
written by Andrew & Caitlin Webb-Ellis
The Brick Moon
written by Andrew & Caitlin Webb-Ellis
2010
EXTRA LULEA Sweden 2010
Uttrycksfull | Expressive
http://www.tidningenextra.se/pdf/EL2011_v16.pdf
EXTRA LULEA Sweden 2010
Uttrycksfull | Expressive
http://www.tidningenextra.se/pdf/EL2011_v16.pdf
"Fight Violence with Love"
written by Rose Anna Bleasdale
a review of new live performance
"Between White Lines: a Tale of Modern Slavery"
August 2013
written by Rose Anna Bleasdale
a review of new live performance
"Between White Lines: a Tale of Modern Slavery"
August 2013
ArtAfrica - Centro De Estudos Comparatistas
Nathalie Mba Bikoro: the art of constant learning and innocence
A conversation between Nathalie Mba Bikoro and Gabriela Salgado
In english and portuguese
2013
Nathalie Mba Bikoro: the art of constant learning and innocence
A conversation between Nathalie Mba Bikoro and Gabriela Salgado
In english and portuguese
2013
True African Original
An African Spin on Lewis Caroll's 'Through the Looking Glass' from Nathalie Mba Bikoro
An African Spin on Lewis Caroll's 'Through the Looking Glass' from Nathalie Mba Bikoro
A review by Dagara Dakin in Afrique In Visu 2012
Nathalie Mba Bikoro's The Middle Passage: Alice in Wonderland
Essay by Aarti wa Njoroge 2012
Essay by Aarti wa Njoroge 2012
Amina Africa magazine
No. 518
June 2013
written by Loyola Ranarison
No. 518
June 2013
written by Loyola Ranarison
A review by Aida Coumba Diop in Walfadjiri 2012
"Przedmioty na cmentarzu czarnych ciał" written by Anna Kilian
Rzeczpospolita Polish National Newspapers 2011
Rzeczpospolita Polish National Newspapers 2011
Television
"Who are you Calling an African Artist?"
The BBC Culture Show
BBC 2 UK
24th of July at 10pm
2013
interviewed by Morgan Quaintance
in association with Tate Modern
The BBC Culture Show
BBC 2 UK
24th of July at 10pm
2013
interviewed by Morgan Quaintance
in association with Tate Modern
My Millenium TV
"Leaving the West: The Politics and Arts of Africa"
an interview with Yinka Shonibare
African Centre
African Festival 3-17th of August 2013
curated by Yinka Shonibare MBE
Covent Garden
London UK
2013
watch the programme here
"Leaving the West: The Politics and Arts of Africa"
an interview with Yinka Shonibare
African Centre
African Festival 3-17th of August 2013
curated by Yinka Shonibare MBE
Covent Garden
London UK
2013
watch the programme here
Radio
November 2011
London EAO Conference on Resonance FM with ALISN,
ArtEvict, ]performance space[
http://vimeo.com/65056881
London EAO Conference on Resonance FM with ALISN,
ArtEvict, ]performance space[
http://vimeo.com/65056881
Articles
2008 Creating Discourses; Supercream Magazine
2009 To The Ones I Love; Black International Dance; Creative Africa Network
2010 Transitstation
Copenhagen 2010; published by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
2010 EXTRA LULEA Sweden 2010
http://www.tidningenextra.se/pdf/EL2011_v16.pdf
2010 NSD Sweden 2010
http://m.nsd.se/default.aspx?id=6112666&p=Luleå
2010 Norbottens KURIREN Sweden
http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/default.aspx?articleid=5895280
2011 An interview with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung in SAVVY Contemporary Journal
2011 Czech Position, Prague
2011 Choices; African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora; London
p.57
2013 Gabon Review
Le Gabon a l'exposition "Earth Matters" aux USA
by Michel Ndong
2013 BBC World radio report 22.04
2013 Washington DC Post USA
Earth Matters takes a look at humanity's ties to the planet
20.04
2013 Arts & Culture
Artistic endeavor as bridge to coexistence
World-renowned artists to exhibit at first-ever international biennale in Israeli Arab city of Sakhnin. Event aims to promote dialogue while addressing questions of identity, place, time and individuality in age of global culture.
2013
Earth Matters Around The Web; Mining
written by National Museum of African Art
2014 African Artists
Contemporary And online magazine; platform for African art from an international perspective
2009 To The Ones I Love; Black International Dance; Creative Africa Network
2010 Transitstation
Copenhagen 2010; published by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
2010 EXTRA LULEA Sweden 2010
http://www.tidningenextra.se/pdf/EL2011_v16.pdf
2010 NSD Sweden 2010
http://m.nsd.se/default.aspx?id=6112666&p=Luleå
2010 Norbottens KURIREN Sweden
http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/default.aspx?articleid=5895280
2011 An interview with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung in SAVVY Contemporary Journal
2011 Czech Position, Prague
2011 Choices; African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora; London
p.57
2013 Gabon Review
Le Gabon a l'exposition "Earth Matters" aux USA
by Michel Ndong
2013 BBC World radio report 22.04
2013 Washington DC Post USA
Earth Matters takes a look at humanity's ties to the planet
20.04
2013 Arts & Culture
Artistic endeavor as bridge to coexistence
World-renowned artists to exhibit at first-ever international biennale in Israeli Arab city of Sakhnin. Event aims to promote dialogue while addressing questions of identity, place, time and individuality in age of global culture.
2013
Earth Matters Around The Web; Mining
written by National Museum of African Art
2014 African Artists
Contemporary And online magazine; platform for African art from an international perspective
What the people say
"Her work is gripping and mesmerising, she must be acknowledged for strenghtening the collective voice of women in art"
Sharon Obuobi
"Nathalie Bikoro is very edgy. She is Africa´s answer to performance artist Marina Abramovic"
Cherchez La Curl 2013
"Nathalie Bikoro is definitely one to watch if you’re not doing so already. Her work is an embodiment of her cultural background, steeped in symbolism and ritual. She also has the most amazing magnetic energy".
Samantha Sweeting 2011 Art-Work-Play London
"With her impressive performance actions she made a deep impression on both audiences with her visual and moving actions. Her presence in her actions is natural and at the same time exceptionally powerful.
She makes good use of her African inheritance in the story line of her actions".
WIllem Wilhelmus, Presentatioo Prize Finland | 2011
"I am still amazed by Nathalie Bikoro's performance... everything i saw and heard, will stay on my mind for a long time..."
Pauline Doutreluingne, Director of MindPirates Berlin 2012 | Brushing Borders; Hommage to Mandela
"intersected by political movements, in a ritualistic manner, the artist portrays a hallucinatory and stream-of-consciousness representation of her own experiences."
The National by Christopher Lord | 2012
"Nathalie Mba Bikoro explores the themes of memory, identity, links between status, culture and Human Rights, through an imaginary world where time and spaces merge. The development of a parallel dimension allows to confront her with characters and situations that successively rise philosophical questions peculiar to the African continent. Colonial past, tyranny, dictates of gender, traditions and mystics, with her approach both educative and allegorical, Nathalie Mba Bikoro highlights the different tones of a society shared between delusions and rituals where self-accomplishment depends on the ability to choose."
Ozarts | 2012
"Bikoro's work is attracting a lot of interest from major museums. For such a young artist her potential is seemingly unbounded as she continues to add to and develop her living story the Alice in Wonderland series. At each turn her deeply intellectual work continues to build a dialogue with some of the most complex and important academic debates on identity. Inspired by the work of Foucault and Hegel among others Bikoro is a truly philosophical artist whose use of photo etching combined with site specific performance art creates work which is both beautiful and challenging to its audience."
ECFA | 2012
"Nathalie has a fascinating story of survival and perseverance from a complex childhood and upbringing. She was diagnosed with Leukaemia at an early age, and survived through intense bullying, a kidnapping and years of sexual abuse. It is almost surreal how one person can go through so much and still rise. Her life journey gives meaning to the saying, what doesn't kill you can only make you stronger."
True African Original 2013
"Challenging, compelling, experimental, open, loose, dangerous, unstable and engulfing, Nathalie bites the serpent"
Moyo Kediji 2013
"The survivor. Showing history the reality.Yearning in this second chance for earth. Until we actually can notice friendship.There are no words. All gratitude! ♥ "
Marina Lahti 2013
"What I found in Frida Khalo, I found in Nathalie. I have an enormous warm feeling in my heart. Rarely I am so moved these days by artistic expression of this depth. Her artistic integrity grabbed me and I welcome it with open arms."
Merle Van Den Bosch 2012
"Nathalie electrified the audience.... She is an example of how contemporary artists can be at the forefront of environmental advocacy."
Paul De Zardain 2013
Sharon Obuobi
"Nathalie Bikoro is very edgy. She is Africa´s answer to performance artist Marina Abramovic"
Cherchez La Curl 2013
"Nathalie Bikoro is definitely one to watch if you’re not doing so already. Her work is an embodiment of her cultural background, steeped in symbolism and ritual. She also has the most amazing magnetic energy".
Samantha Sweeting 2011 Art-Work-Play London
"With her impressive performance actions she made a deep impression on both audiences with her visual and moving actions. Her presence in her actions is natural and at the same time exceptionally powerful.
She makes good use of her African inheritance in the story line of her actions".
WIllem Wilhelmus, Presentatioo Prize Finland | 2011
"I am still amazed by Nathalie Bikoro's performance... everything i saw and heard, will stay on my mind for a long time..."
Pauline Doutreluingne, Director of MindPirates Berlin 2012 | Brushing Borders; Hommage to Mandela
"intersected by political movements, in a ritualistic manner, the artist portrays a hallucinatory and stream-of-consciousness representation of her own experiences."
The National by Christopher Lord | 2012
"Nathalie Mba Bikoro explores the themes of memory, identity, links between status, culture and Human Rights, through an imaginary world where time and spaces merge. The development of a parallel dimension allows to confront her with characters and situations that successively rise philosophical questions peculiar to the African continent. Colonial past, tyranny, dictates of gender, traditions and mystics, with her approach both educative and allegorical, Nathalie Mba Bikoro highlights the different tones of a society shared between delusions and rituals where self-accomplishment depends on the ability to choose."
Ozarts | 2012
"Bikoro's work is attracting a lot of interest from major museums. For such a young artist her potential is seemingly unbounded as she continues to add to and develop her living story the Alice in Wonderland series. At each turn her deeply intellectual work continues to build a dialogue with some of the most complex and important academic debates on identity. Inspired by the work of Foucault and Hegel among others Bikoro is a truly philosophical artist whose use of photo etching combined with site specific performance art creates work which is both beautiful and challenging to its audience."
ECFA | 2012
"Nathalie has a fascinating story of survival and perseverance from a complex childhood and upbringing. She was diagnosed with Leukaemia at an early age, and survived through intense bullying, a kidnapping and years of sexual abuse. It is almost surreal how one person can go through so much and still rise. Her life journey gives meaning to the saying, what doesn't kill you can only make you stronger."
True African Original 2013
"Challenging, compelling, experimental, open, loose, dangerous, unstable and engulfing, Nathalie bites the serpent"
Moyo Kediji 2013
"The survivor. Showing history the reality.Yearning in this second chance for earth. Until we actually can notice friendship.There are no words. All gratitude! ♥ "
Marina Lahti 2013
"What I found in Frida Khalo, I found in Nathalie. I have an enormous warm feeling in my heart. Rarely I am so moved these days by artistic expression of this depth. Her artistic integrity grabbed me and I welcome it with open arms."
Merle Van Den Bosch 2012
"Nathalie electrified the audience.... She is an example of how contemporary artists can be at the forefront of environmental advocacy."
Paul De Zardain 2013