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Vlisco Six Yards Garuanteed Dutch Design at Museum for Modern Art Exhibition, Arnhem

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As early as 1846, the Vlisco company, based in Helmond, served the West African market with Dutch Wax textiles. From 29 January through 6 May, 2012, the Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem will present Six Yards Guaranteed Dutch Design, an exhibition about how Vlisco’s Dutch textiles became a part of various West African cultures and found their way into international fashion, the visual arts, and photography. The exhibition Six Yards is a tribute to Vlisco textiles: over a hundred years old, born in Indonesia, designed in the Netherlands, loved in Africa, and desired in the West. These colourful fabrics make their way to fashion shows in Paris, the markets in Ghana, and galleries in London and New York. The exhibition Six Yards focuses on all the relevant angles, from their presence and meaning in the work of artist Yinka Shonibare, to the stories in the oral tradition that have come from the fabrics.

Art, design, and fashion

The exhibition has been put together by the Suze May Sho artists’ collective, whose work focuses on the areas where art, design, and fashion meet. Through these disciplines, the collective makes a voyage of discovery through the world of Vlisco fabrics, the designs, and their often surprising significance. The exhibition explores the history of the textiles and their stories, touches on Dutch (post-)colonial history, takes a look at the differences and similarities between Western and non-Western cultures, and sheds light on how visual artists, like Viviane Sassen and Yinka Shonibare, as well as top designers around the world have been inspired by Vlisco’s textiles — right up to the Spring/Summer 2012 collection.

Artists, photographers, and fashion designers with work in the exhibition:

Yinka Shonibare, Kara Walker, Ellen Gallagher, Wangechi Mutu, Fatimah Tuggar, Viviane Sassen, Lucy Orta, Hans Eijkelboom, Seydou Keïta, Andrea Spotorno, Meschac Gaba, Bodys Isek Kingelez, Collectie Arnhem, Harvey Bouterse, Acne, Marga Weimans, Dries van Noten, PetrouMan, Querijn Maurits Ver Huell en Vlisco designers.

Publication

A substantial exhibition journal will accompany the show, in addition to the richly illustrated book Vlisco Fabrics (in English), with text by Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, published by ArtEZ Press, and a publication about Vlisco edited by José Teunissen, part of a series of monographs about Dutch fashion designers, published by d’Jonge Hond, Modelectoraat ArtEZ and ArtEZ Press.

Store
For the duration of the exhibition the museum shop will carry Vlisco textiles that can be purchased in lengths of six yards. For more information about the Vlisco Six Yards Garuanteed Dutch Design, click here to visit: MMKA.

Norway: Immigrants Discriminated with Lack of “Formal Competence”

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Norway: Immigrants Discriminated with Lack of “Formal Competence”

A recent study carried out shows that 26 percent of workers in Norway with immigrant background are over-qualified for the jobs they have in terms of formal competence. It is belived that without a good knowledge and ability to speak Norwegian finding a job will be a fierce challenge.

Professor Gro Mjeldheim Sandal of the University of Bergen told newspaper Aftenposten. “There seems to be a pattern that immigrants more often than ethnic Norwegian employees find themselves in jobs for which they are over-qualified,” This occurs despite a low unemployment rate in Norway and efforts to recruit so-called “global talent” to Norway, to offset a shortage of, for example, qualified engineers and medical personnel.

The suspected discrimination can apply to immigrants from anywhere in the world, from Asia to North America, and often is linked to alleged lack of what Sandal called “formal competence.” Lack of proficiency in the Norwegian language is also often a stumbling block when immigrants seek work in Norway.

The study carried out by the European Commission’s research unit Eurostat, showed that the rate of immigrants deemed over-qualified for their jobs in relation to their education and work experience was more than double the rate for native Norwegians. Only 11 percent of ethnic Norwegians were considered over-qualified.

In Europe as a whole, 34 percent of persons who have emigrated from other parts of the world were considered over-qualified, compared to 19 percent of “native” Europeans. While the overall numbers were higher, the difference between immigrants’ and natives’ employment situation was greater in Norway.

Sandal attributed some of the difference to “uncertainty” on the part of Norwegian employers, who hesitate to hire foreigners and even opt for a less-qualified native when given a choice. Simply the presence of a non-Norwegian name can exclude persons from being called in for job interviews, Sandal noted, with that problem applying to both immigrants and persons born in Norway but with foreign names from foreign parents.

This is also the reality in other Scandinavian countries; corresponding figures showed three out of 10 immigrants over-qualified for the jobs they held in Sweden, compared to only 10 percent of native Swedes. In Denmark, 24 percent of immigrants were over-qualified compared to 14 percent of ethnic Danes.

Photo of the Day: Beyonce COVERS DT Magazine Looking So Sexy

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Beyonce COVERS DT Magazine With Looking So Sexy

She’s back, looking so hot and sexy just weeks after delivering baby Ivy Blue Carter. And look at that picture of Beyonce on the cover of DT Magazine. Isn’t she just banging hot and sexy right there?

Beyonce on DT Magazine

Beyonce COVERS DT Magazine With Looking So Sexy

Beyonce COVERS DT Magazine With Looking So Sexy

Claudia Unterweger – Austria’s First Black News Presenter

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Claudia Unterweger (39) is the first black TV News presenter in Austria. She was born to an African-American father and an Austrian mother. Since February 2011 she is one of the News presenters of “Zib-flash”, a program of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF.

Claudia Unterweger - Austria's First Black News Presenter

Unterweger caused a stir in 2011 because of the simple fact that she had a different skin color than the general population. “I define myself as black, or as an African-Austrian woman,” says the Vienna-born Unterweger.


She sees herself as a part of the media history. “Arabella Kiesbauer (an Afro-Austrian) was over 30 years on the screen and was already a pioneer in the entertainment field. We are now taking a step forward and I hope that many more steps will follow.”

Unterweger continues. “I personally call and see myself as an Afro-Austrian, a black Austrian, but also as part of a whole generation of black people who grew up here in Austria, but who are still perceived as an anomaly.”

She doesn’t want to talk about the word role model, she prefers to talk about her own experiences. As a teenager, she would have liked it to see a lot more black people in the public space. That’s why it was a “magic moment” for her when she first saw Arabella Kiesbauer on the screen. At that moment it was clear for her that she is not alone.

The feeling of not being alone she also had in the club Pamoja, a movement of the young African diaspora in Austria, where young black people are involved in politics. There for the first time she had the experience that she was not an “exotic appearance,” but belonged to a community, she says in an interview in Die Presse

When asked in an interview if she had ever been affected by racism and prejudice, she replies, “yes, because racism is a daily reality in Austria, especially because of the current political climate . I had the good fortune that it didn’t play a role in my personal career. But I am aware that black women in Austria are confronted with immense prejudice. You have to be far more better than others to be taken seriously. This situation costs an insane amount of power, so much power that it can be beneficial to others to get ahead personally.”

See the first black news anchors in Europe

Source: Afro-Europe Blog

Maita Marimo At Africa Fashion Week London

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Hello Afrocosmopolitan fashion lovers, we have another designer to show you in this post today, and it is no other person than Maita Marimo who showcased at the last edition of Africa Fashion Week London.

As Africa fashion grows, designers have worked on the quality of clothes that they make and the kind of styles that they are now putting out. This has won them many customers who were usually not fans of Africa fashion and were always on the lookout for western designed pieces. These changes have also resulted in an increase in Africa Fashion Week events where African fashion and African inspired fashion are being showcased in important cities around the world.

Bwlow are all the pieces that were showcased by Maita Marimo at the maiden edition of Africa Fashion Week London. Check them all out and see whether you will find any piece that you will pick from them and add to your collection. You can also use these pieces as a source of inspiration to style the clothes you already have, create new pieces for yourself, or to use for your own collection, if your are an African designer, or one that is inspired by African fashion.

SEE ALSO: Nollywood Actress Genevieve Nnaji Chic Street Style.

Maita Marimo At Africa Fashion Week London
Maita Marimo At Africa Fashion Week London
Maita Marimo At Africa Fashion Week London
Maita Marimo At Africa Fashion Week London
Maita Marimo At Africa Fashion Week London
Maita Marimo At Africa Fashion Week London

What do you think of these pieces showcased by Maita Marimo at the premiere edition of Africa Fashion Week London? Did you find any pieces that you want to add to your collection immediately? Let us know what do you think by leaving a comment below.

Take a peep at the Afrocosmopolitan Youtube channel and subscribe to it so you can get our video updates as soon as they are uploaded. You can also follow Afrocosmopolitan on Instagram and like our Facebook Page. We are also on Twitter, on Pinterest, as well as on YouTube. We cannot wait to connect with you and start interacting on another level. In the meantime, feed your eyes with various African celebrity styles and update your wardrobe with some of the looks.

Flavour ft. Tiwa Savage – Oyi – Remix

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Flavour ft. Tiwa Savage - Oyi - Remix

Nabania’s new video featuring Tiwa Savage. The video, Oyi is a remix from one of flavour’s previous album. Ofcourse you all know Mr flavour like remixing his songs just the way you like it.

Enjoy!!!

Oops! Octavia Spencer Takes a Spill at the NAACP Awards

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Oops! Octavia Spencer Takes a Spill at the NAACP Awards

Oops, this is so sad watching Octavia Spencer take a spill off the stage as she lost her footing. At her latest stop on the awards show circuit, Octavia Spencer found herself in need of a little help.

While posing for pictures at Friday’s NAACP Image Awards, Spencer lost her footing and took a spill off the stage.

But the actress, who stunned in a floor-length blue Tadashi Shoji gown, was back on her feet in no time after getting a hand from her The Help cast mates and crew (one of whom appeared to tumble with her).

Oops! Octavia Spencer Takes a Spill at the NAACP Awards

Despite her fall, the actress walked away from Los Angeles’s Shrine Auditorium on top: She took home honors for her supporting role in the period drama, which has been one of the most decorated films of the red carpet season.

Her film also earned the top honor of the night, winning best film, and co-star Viola Davis was awarded the lead actress prize.

Maybe Spencer will make a red-carpet comeback next week at the Academy Awards, in which she’s up for honors again in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Oops! Octavia Spencer Takes a Spill at the NAACP Awards

Photo of the Day: Chinese Woman Grabs President Obama’s Butt During Visit

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Chinese Woman Grabs President Obama's Butt During Visit
Obama’s Butt

This is so hilarious. A chinese woman entertained and amused herself by grabbing president Obama’s butt while he was on a visit there. The woman woman smiled as she grabbed the butt but kudos to the US president, Barack Obama for keeping his cool while the woman was at it.

Norway: Study Show Ethnic Discrimination Common Among Employers

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A study in Norway has shown that Ethnic discrimination is common among employers resulting to immigrants not getting jobs they are qualified for.

Norway: Study Show Ethnic Discrimination Common Among Employers

Report has shown that Job seekers with Norwegian names stand a much better chance of getting a job than applicants with more unfamiliar names.

A recent study carried out by Arnfinn H. Midtbøen from the Institute for Social Research (ISF) and Jon Rogstad from the Institute for Labour and Social Research (Fafo), found that applicants with Pakistani names stand a 25 percent lesser chance of getting called to an interview.

According to Norwegian Equality Minister Audun Lysbakken, “the study tells me that we have a serious discrimination problem in Norwegian working life.”

The researchers wanted to scrutinize discrimination in the workplace by sending out 1,800 fabricated job applications in response to real job ads in six different lines of business.

For each ad, the researchers replied with one application using a Norwegian name and another using a Pakistani-sounding name. The fabricated applicants were given near-identical profiles in terms of age, skills and work experience.

All of the would-be applicants fulfilled them minimum criteria for the job and had perfect, native-level Norwegian language skills.

According to the researchers, the Pakistan men are more discriminated than the women, and that private sector employers reject an applicant with a Pakistan name than the public sector does.

Lysbakken said, “The report shows that we can leave behind any questions as to whether we have a discrimination problem and instead focus on what we can do about it.” He added that he was angry and concerned at what he referred to as reality’s way of allocating quotas.

The equality minister Lysbakken also said Norwegian society had failed badly in providing equality of opportunity to well-educated young people who had been born in Norway to immigrant parents.

“And there’s no more effective way of telling people they’re not part of the Norwegian community, which is why we have to do something to meet this challenge,” he said.

A new white paper on integration slated for publication this year would provide an important platform from which to tackle the problem, said Lysbakken.

Norway: Teenage Asylum Seeker stabbed to Death

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Norway: Teenage asylum seeker stabbed to death as he was unable to survive the injuries even after being rushed to the hospital.

On Wednesday the 15th of February 2012, a man was charged over an incurable stabbing of a teenage asylum seeker in Sandnes, South-Western Norway.

Norway: Teenage Asylum Seeker stabbed to Death

According to the police, the teenager was stabbed in the chest in an outdoor area at the Dale asylum centre. The police added that the incident took place after a conflict involving mainly Chechen residents at the centre.

The victim was rushed to Stavanger university hospital; he could not survive the injuries which led to his death.  He was pronounced death at 11pm on Wednesday just over an hour after police were alerted to the incident.

According to prosecutor Henrietta Kvinnsland, a number of witnesses have been questioned in connection with the attack, yet the police were unable to say whether the victim was a resident at the Dale asylum centre. At first the police said he lived in another district, though it was not fully certain.

Prosecutor Henrietta Kvinnsland added that for the sake of the investigation, and out of respect to the next of kin, the victim’s nationality or identity will not be publicize. She also said apart from the Chechen, there were also other nationalities involved.

The Dale asylum centre is situated on the grounds of an old psychiatric hospital since 1993, and is home to 300 asylum seekers.

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