MansA Magazine provides an editorial platform that engages directly with the artistic programming of MansA – Maison des Mondes Africains. This biannual journal brings together profiles, essays, and analyses to document the creative, aesthetic, and political dynamics shaping the African world. It spotlights those who are shaping contemporary cultural scenes and contributes to the construction of a critical narrative developed from within the African world itself, with contributors from all corners of the globe.
First edition – limited quantity · Founding issue
This first issue serves as an introduction: a journey through contemporary African imaginations. It opens with Guillaume Diop, principal dancer at the Paris Opera, whose presence on the cover embodies a dialogue between heritage, the body, and creation. Across 208 pages, artists, authors, and thinkers explore the connections between memory, the diaspora, and contemporary creation. Photography, dance, storytelling, and Afrofuturism come together to form a living archive. Part editorial manifesto, part printed publication, this issue reflects a commitment to documenting the present while envisioning possible futures, continuing the legacy of La Revue du Monde noir.
Guest Editor: Sébastien Thème
Graphic Design / Art Direction: Mariem Daou
Contributors:
Élodie Rama · Maboula Soumahoro · Badroudine Saïd Abdallah · Dach&Zephir · Hanayra Negreiros · Farah Keram · Victory Chikwadoro · Mariette Kouame · Brontez Purnell · Mélissa Dyminat · Sikou Niakate · Michael Roch · Christelle Murhula · Jeanne Autran-Edorh (studio neida) · Fabiola Büchele (studio neida) · Christelle Bakima Poundza · Joël Vacheron · Nadia Yala Kisukidi · Pascal Douglas
Specifications:
208 pages · Dimensions: 200 × 260 mm · Thickness: 14.9 mm · Weight: 0.8 kg · Bilingual (French/English)