Studio Visit
Remaking Afro-Indigenous Archives with Julianny Ariza Vólquez
Afro-Indigenous
Afro-Indigenous Memory in the Work of Maria Lira Marques
Installation View
THE SOUL STATION

»The community is more important than the work itself.«

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editorial
Studio Visit
Remaking Afro-Indigenous Archives with Julianny Ariza Vólquez
Our Managing Editor Marny Garcia Mommertz, visited the studio of mixed-media artist Julianny Ariza Vólquez in Santo Domingo.
Afro-Indigenous
Afro-Indigenous Memory in the Work of Maria Lira Marques
An essay on the works of Brazilian artist Maria Lira Marques, ancestral memories, and the impact of globalization on traditional communities.
Installation View
THE SOUL STATION
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley's first Berlin solo exhibition, features an immersive video-game installation that asks deep questions, centering Black trans people.
News
Announcement of Second Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) Congress
A creative convening and exhibition series taking place across South Florida.
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C& Artists’ Edition #5 Zohra Opoku
Unveiling the new C& Artists’ Edition with Zohra Opoku.
In Conversation with
Amanda Carneiro: Curation That Operates Outside Dominant Systems
A conversation with artistic organizer of the 60th Venice Biennale about her curatorial research in Africa.
Awards
MUNCH Award: Rosana Paulino
The MUNCH Award will go to artist Rosana Paulino for its inauguration. 
C& Book #02
Poetry: Ruth Ige
Reference to the title with C&’s latest book, Ruth Ige has written a poem to share her very own relationship with Blackness.
Cuba
Guido Llinás: the Incredible Story of an Afro-Cuban Artist in Paris
Ahead of an exhibition of his works in Paris, we revisit the life and oeuvre of the prominent artist who left Cuba to pursue artistic freedom.
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Celebrating Pride
Bolivia
LGBTQ+ Liberation in the Andes through Q’iwa and Popular Celebrations
Exhibition traces the history of character who afforded liberation to gender-diverse communities in Bolivia.
In Conversation with
Josué Azor: Photography as a way of getting to know oneself
The Haitian photographer documents multiple aspects of life on the island nation as a way to learn new skills and inspire others to pursue photography.
Guatemala
Imagining Queer Futures with Martín Wannam
A conversation with the visual artist and educator, whose two works about discrimination and queer resistance are on view at the 23nd Paiz Art Biennial.
Amazon
Jota Mombaça investigates imbalanced water cycles in Germany and the Amazon
In solo show, Brazilian artist fills gallery with ceramics and mud as commentary on imbalanced water cycles.
LGBT Minorities and Exile
"Resistance is up to us"
Climate in Brazil leads LGBT artists and other progressives to consider exile – also as a form of resistance.
Unshadowed
Queer Artists Bring New Perspectives to Mozambique
Curators Onyịnye Alheri and Carolina Policarpo display collaborations between artists from Mozambique, Nigeria, and Angola.
Clotilde Jiménez
Queering Boxing, Undoing the “Macho”
The artist, born in Honolulu and based in Mexico, raises questions around race, class, sexuality and gender.
events
Exhibitions
Luzia
Museo Tamayo
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
03 October 2024 - 09 February 2025
Exhibitions
Escaping the tyranny of meaning
Mariane Ibrahim
Chicago, United States
30 August 2024 - 26 October 2024
Exhibitions
Los sueños de la luz / Les rêves de la lumière
Mariane Ibrahim
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
21 September 2024 - 18 January 2025
Exhibitions
The Long Run
Mariane Ibrahim
Paris, France
06 June 2024 - 28 September 2024
Exhibitions
“The Ocean is the Axis” (El océano es el eje)
Mariane Ibrahim
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
01 June 2024 - 14 September 2024
Exhibitions
ERRANCE
Diasporâs
Paris, France
02 October 2024 - 14 October 2024
Exhibitions
Gestures of The Unseen
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
05 September 2024 - 19 October 2024
Exhibitions
Lia D Castro: em todo e nenhum lugar
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
05 July 2024 - 17 November 2024
Biennales
35a Bienal de São Paulo – coreografías de lo imposible: Itinerancia La Paz, Bolivia
Museo Nacional de Arte
La Paz, Bolivia, Plurinational State of
16 August 2024 - 20 October 2024
Biennales
35th Bienal de São Paulo – choreographies of the impossible: Itinerância Luanda, Angola
Instituto Guimarães Rosa
Luanda, Angola
20 September 2024 - 08 December 2024
Research
The Current IV: El Caribe
TBA21 Academy
Worldwide
01 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
Exhibitions
Food, Art & Activism: Nourishing Ourselves and Each Other
M.Bassy
Hamburg, Germany
15 September 2024 - 10 November 2024
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C& News
Grada Kilomba: Opera to a Black Venus
The first comprehensive institutional solo exhibition in Germany of Grada Kilomba nterrogates concepts of violence and repetition.
C&
C& Visite du studio
Anaïs Cheleux : Relier l’identité caribéenne par la photographie et la performance
Marny Garcia Mommertz rend visite à Anaïs Cheleux dans son studio en Guadeloupe pour discuter du sirop de canne à sucre et de la Dak’art.
C&
C& News
C& Launches Patreon Membership
An invitation to our extended community to join and support us!
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C& Opinion
Five Things You Need to Know About the John Randle Center Before It Opens
C& author Obidike Okafor shares what to expect from the new architectural marvel in Nigeria’s art capital.
C&
C& On Racism
Every Straw Is a Straw Too Much
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung on the psychological burden of being racialized while doing art.
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C& #weavingnetworks
Thoughts on Collective Archives
Four collectives discuss perspectives on collective publishing and archiving.
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Between Afro-Cuban and Diasporic Frames
Displacements in Exhibitions’ Discourses
Afro-Cuban arts narrative from Wifredo Lam to José Bedia and the use of African diasporic concepts within the global art world.
Crisis in the Arts
Museu Afro Brasil Faces Funding Shortage
Threat of closure reveals financial fragility of renowned space for Afro-Brazilian culture.
Installation View
11th Berlin Biennale: KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Images of this year's Berlin Biennale in the KW in Berlin-Mitte.
History Lesson
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese cultural theorist committed himself to a life-long project of decolonizing the African humanities.
Indigenous Culture
The Return of the Tupinambá Cloak: Restitution and Internal Colonialism
The historic return of Tupinambá cloak to Brazil highlights constant struggle against colonialism and for restitution.
Transatlantic Connections
Latin-American and African art scenes
The Argentinian curator Gabriela Salgado talks about the South-to-South connections in the context of international art.
Akosua Adoma Owusu: Welcome to the Jungle
Beauty and Power in Black Hair Culture
Interweaving different narratives, Akosua Adoma Owusu’s solo exhibition portrays the complexities of Black life.
An Island Within an Island
Haitians in Cuba – “Two Homelands, One Blood”
Filmmaker Esery Mondesir discusses his new documentary “Una Sola Sangre”, about Haitian communities in Cuba.
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Become a Moon Member on C& Patreon and receive an exclusive and bespoke little treasure chest: our C& Collector’s Box!
opportunities
Call for proposals
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
Bienal de Arquitectura 2025: Proyectos Uruguayos
, Uruguay
Workshops
MASP
Lugar, corpo e pessoa numa perspectiva afro-centrada
online, Brazil
Call for papers
OBOE Journal
Call for papers: Visual Art Biennials on the African Continent
, Worldwide
Call for applications
Burnaway
2025 Mood Ring Open Call
Online, United States
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In Conversation with
Paul-Aimé William: Afro-Feminism and Curation in Guiana-Abya-Yala
Guianese curator speaks about Black radical imagination and curation models that challenge Eurocentric traditions.
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Get Your C& Collector’s Box Now!
Become a Moon Member on C& Patreon and receive an exclusive and bespoke little treasure chest: our C& Collector’s Box!
Afro-Indigenous
Keila Sankofa: Fictionalizing Gaps of the Past
A profile on the Brazilian artist and how she materializes the possible and visits the past without repeating violence.
Installation View
Crossroads of Afro-Brazilian Art
Exhibition brings together around 150 works by over 60 artists from various periods and regions of Brazil.
Brazil
Conceptual Team for the 36th Bienal de São Paulo Announced
The team assembled by chief curator Ndikung is made up of Keyna Eleison, Thiago de Paula Souza, Alya Sebti, Anna Roberta Goetz and Henriette Gallus.
In Conversation with
Raily Yance and the Power of Everyday Objects
The Venezuelan artist explains how to understand cultural changes in Maracaibo through everyday objects.
Installation View
Funk: A Cry of Boldness and Freedom
Rio Art Museum (MAR) presents story of Brazilian funk music through rhythm’s constant reinvention.
In conversation with
Nádia Taquary: Uncovering Afro-Brazilian Stories
A conversation with the artist about the political value of commodified objects from Afro-Brazilian culture and the power of art.
Installation View
60th Venice Biennale: National Pavilions
Our highlights of the national exhibitions at one of the most prestigious Biennales in the world.
Call for applications
CCI x C& Critical Writing Workshop (ONLINE)
Announcing CCI x C& online critical writing workshop on art, led by Grace Aneiza Ali, Chris Cyrille and Abdiel D. Segarra Ríos.
Installation View
60th Venice Biennale: Giardini
Our highlights of one of the international exhibitions at the central pavilions.
Installation view
60th Venice Biennale: Arsenale
Our highlights of one of the international exhibitions at the central pavilions.
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