Between the Official the Alternative
What Happened With the Havana Biennial?
The cancellation of this year’s Havana Art Biennial caused strong protests. But the story does not end there.
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Ana Mendieta in Berlin
The Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin shows the works if the legendary Cuban video artist Ana Mendieta.
Axé Bahia
The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis
The book combines history with cultural and art historical approaches, featuring vivid and enticing descriptions of life in Bahia.
Documenta 14
Regina José Galindo and the Weapons Industry
Jota Mombaça looks into how Galindo points at the entanglement of the apparatuses of art and war in the context of a major art event.
Religion as Inspiration
Eneida Sanches – Trance and Dimensional Displacement
Among black women artists from Brazil, she is one of the few who discusses in her works a closeness with the sacred.
“Joy Out of Fire”
The Powerful Women of Firelei Báez
The Dominican artist revives forgotten images and depicts remarkable women in her polychrome murals.
Afro-Brazilian Manifestations
An Urgent Recognition
Beto Shwafaty visits an exhibition about artists of African descent and wonders why Afro-Brazilian culture is still marginalized.
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Dak’Art 2018 – Ancien Palais de Justice
Entitled “L'heure Rouge” (“The red hour”), Dak'Art 2018 – La Biennale de Dakar has opened in Senegal. Running until the 2nd of June 2018.
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Mercosul Biennial
The 11th edition of the Mercosul Visual Arts Biennial focuses on the Atlantic Triangle.
Between the Official the Alternative
What Happened With the Havana Biennial?
The cancellation of this year’s Havana Art Biennial caused strong protests. But the story does not end there.
Dak'Art 2018: In Conversation with Oneika Russell
Riding the Waves of Time
For the 2018 Dak’Art Biennale, the Jamaican artist explores Caribbean identitities in relation to one of its key elements: the sea.
Remembering the documenta 14: Athens
In the Surrounds of History
Jota Mombaça observed for C& the multiple events surrounding the documenta 14.
The Politics of Textile Art
The Unexpected Power of Threads
Two recent books focus on artists using textiles as a way of traversing politics and creating meaning.
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Biennales
Artistas-curadores da 33ª Bienal de São Paulo anunciam suas propostas expositivas
Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo, Parque Ibirapuera
São Paulo, Brazil
07 September - 09 December 2018
Exhibitions
Isso é Coisa de Preto – 130 Anos da Abolição da Escravidão
Museu Afro Brasil
São Paulo, Brazil
12 May - 29 July 2018
Exhibitions
African Mobilities
A.M. Architekturmuseum der TU München
Munique, Germany
26 April - 26 August 2018
Talks / Workshops
Entre lanças e contas
MAMAM
Recife, Brazil
19 May - 19 May 2018
Exhibitions
De mujeres – Cuerpos espacios y violencias
Galería Cafam de Bellas Artes
Bogotá, Colombia
12 May - 14 July 2018
Exhibitions
Cinco novas exposições estão em cartaz no Museu Afro Brasil
Museu Afro Brasil
São Paulo, Brazil
21 April - 10 June 2018
Exhibitions
Fotografias de Seydou Keïta
Instituto Moreira Salles
São Paulo, Brazil
17 April - 29 July 2018
Screenings
O fio da memória
Instituto Moreira Salles
São Paulo, Brazil
11 May - 13 May 2018
Conferences
Contemporary And (C&) / Jota Mombaça C& América Latina Launch
HAU Hebbel am Ufer
Berlin, Germany
22 May -
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C&
C& In Conversation with Nina Chanel Abney
Using Bright Colors to Tell Dark Realities
The Chicago native explains how she deals with terrible news and creating a universal language for the digital generation.
C&
C& C& Center of Unfinished Business
“Germanomania” and the Myth of Nationalism
How the title still proves relevant in understanding the continuity of racist thoughts and racial myths in Germany and Europe.
C&
C& The Bandjoun Station
Just think of David Hockney meeting Arte Povera meeting Barthélémy Toguo
A very special, truly international Collection around 300 kilometers from Yaoundé in Cameroon, reaches out to fans of contemporary art...
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C& in conversation with keyon gaskin
Disrupting Expectations
The performative work of the Portland-based artist is not restricted to theater or gallery spaces. In a world that often deval
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In Conversation with
Brazilian artist Jaime Lauriano
His work investigates the issue of violence in Brazil and results from in-depth research at libraries and public archives.
Axé Bahia
The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis
The book combines history with cultural and art historical approaches, featuring vivid and enticing descriptions of life in Bahia.
Installation View
Ana Mendieta in Berlin
The Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin shows the works if the legendary Cuban video artist Ana Mendieta.
In Conversation with
Argentine semiotician Walter Mignolo
“Decolonial aesthetics/aesthesis has become a connector across the continents”, says the scholar at Duke University.
Between the Official the Alternative
What Happened With the Havana Biennial?
The cancellation of this year’s Havana Art Biennial caused strong protests. But the story does not end there.
Blacks, Chinese And Natives in Peruvian Graffiti
Speaking Walls
In Peru, young artists are exploring their roots – while trying to change the way the Latin American country regards itself.
Remembering the documenta 14: Athens
In the Surrounds of History
Jota Mombaça observed for C& the multiple events surrounding the documenta 14.
Installation View
Dak’Art 2018 – Ancien Palais de Justice
Entitled “L'heure Rouge” (“The red hour”), Dak'Art 2018 – La Biennale de Dakar has opened in Senegal. Running until the 2nd of June 2018.
In Conversation with
The curator Diane Lima
Her name brings to mind at least three projects: NoBrasil, AfroTranscendence and Diálogos Ausentes.
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opportunities
Call for applications
Rhodes Faculty of Humanities
Decolonial Aesthesis Creative Lab
Grahamstown, South Africa
Workshops
MASP
Ciclo de Oficinas: Histórias Afro-atlânticas
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
Instituto Adelina
Residência do Instituto Adelina
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
Catchupa Factory
Catchupa Factory – Novos Fotógrafos 2018
Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde
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