Black History Month Florence returns from 6 February to 4 May 2025, now in its 10th edition, an event sponsored by the City of Florence and MAD - Murate Art District. The theme of the 2025 edition of Black History Month Florence is Tempo Rubato (Stolen Time), a concept that presents itself as a dual invitation to reflection and criticism.
A month dedicated to Afro culture, with a focus on integration and intercultural mediation. From 6 February, the MAD Murate Art District hosts the exhibitions: Devouring Stones by Georges Adéagbo and William Demby: Tremendous Mobility.
A rich programme, including three exhibitions, lectures, and many other events, available on the Festival website.
A programme full of events, including three exhibitions, conferences, musical reviews and performances, book presentations, children's workshops and much more! Check out the Festival website!
It is an exhibition by artist Georges Adéagbo (Benin) developed for the tenth edition of Black History Month Florence. Drawing upon the theme of this edition of Black History Month Florence, “Tempo Rubato”, — a meditation on stolen time and histories — "Divorando le Pietre" draws its title from the saying “Il tempo divora le pietre” (time devours stones), pushing for a reflection on how time ignores the cycles that we associate with humanity. Employing complex understandings of collage which remix time and geography, the exhibition is a meditation on artistic and spiritual traditions as a disruption of long-held social and spiritual perceptions.
It is an exhibition project entirely dedicated to the rediscovery of the archive of author, journalist, musician, and actor William Demby, a prominent figure of postwar Italy who deserves attention and further exploration.
The project is an extension of the multiyear residency of The Recovery Plan at Murate Art District in the form of the research platform Black Archive Alliance initiated in 2021. The exhibition draws upon the research of Melanie Masterton Sherazi and Shelleen Greene along with a range of recent scholarly contributions to Demby.
