Every Artist Must Take Sides – Resonances of Eslanda and Paul Robeson
Opening
1/25/2026, 2 PM

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With:
Manos Tsangaris, President of the Akademie der Künste
Johanna M. Keller, Head of Programming of the Akademie der Künste and Tomke Braun, Assistant to the Head of Programming – Project Directors and Co-curators
Maurits van Bever Donker and Aidan Erasmus, University of the Western Cape
Lina Brion and Anujah Fernando, Artistic Directors

Performances and Activations: Masimba Hwati, Ariel Orah, Matana Roberts
DJ set: Robert Machiri

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Exhibition: 14 Nov 2025 – 25 Jan 2026

“Every Artist Must Take Sides – Resonances of Eslanda and Paul Robeson” is a project by the Akademie der Künste in collaboration with the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, and the Haus für Poesie, Berlin.

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Funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation

Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

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