Artists’ Film International showcases films, videos, and animations from all corners of the world.

Initiated by the Whitechapel Gallery in 2008, this project unites together 18 global partner organisations. Each entity selects a recent work by an artist from their respective region, fostering a cross-network exchange.

Throughout 2023, the collective of AFI partners have chosen to spotlight moving-image creations that explore the theme of Diaspora. View a rotating collection of the 10 entries every Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

In this edition, The Whitechapel Gallery introduces a film by R.I.P. Germain (born in the UK), titled “Everything’s For Sale & Everyone’s Welcome To Buy (2023),” a commission by Forma.

’As a voracious collector of cultural material, I archive the iconic and the fringe of Black culture and most of what’s between, allowing these ideas to co-mingle, and layering up exegetical resonances that inform my decision making without necessarily being immediately retrievable to the viewer. Here we get a little wedge of the cake – each clip is a false front, and the viewer can make multiple conjectures about how – therein lies the challenge.’

–  R.I.P. Germain

FEATURED ARTISTS

Damir Avdagic, Damir Avdagić, Michelle Deignan, Dejan Kaludjerović, R.I.P. Germain, Mochu, Ottonella Mocellin and Nicola Pellegrin, Sashko Protyah, Liv Schulman, Adnan Softić and Nina Softić

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Image: Still from “Everything’s For Sale & Everyone’s Welcome To Buy”, 2023·R.I.P. Germain·Single-channel video with sound, 26:27 mins·Courtesy the artist