PARIS, FRANCE.-Centre Pompidou presents Africa Remix
l'art contemporain d'un continent, on view through August 8, 2005. This exhibition draws together contemporary creation from all over Africa for the first time. Through the works of about one hundred known and unknown artists, “Africa Remix” reveals the various facets of creation in Africa: painting, design, video, sculpture, installation, films, photography, music, multimedia and literature.

The Centre national d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou was the birthchild of President Georges Pompidou who wanted to create an original cultural institution in the heart of Paris completely focused on modern and contemporary creation where the visual arts would rub shoulders with theater, music, cinema, books and the spoken word…

Housed in the heart of Paris, in a building whose architecture symbolizes the spirit of the 20th century designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, the Pompidou Center first opened its doors to the public in 1977. Renovated from 1997 to December 1999, it was opened again to the public on January 1 2000, with extended museum space and enhanced reception areas. Since then it has once more become one of the most frequently visited monuments in France. Some 6 million people pass annually through the Pompidou Center’s doors, making a total of over 150 million visitors during the 25 years or so of its existence.