In Conversation With
Jesús Hilário-Reyes: Dissolving Notions of Group and Individual
Asia and Latin America
Andrea Chung: Dematerialization to Subvert Commodification
Installation View
Veronica Ryan: Unruly Objects

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

Arissana Pataxó, Denilson Baniwa, Gustavo Caboco Wapichana
editorial
In Conversation With
Jesús Hilário-Reyes: Dissolving Notions of Group and Individual
In their antidisciplinary practice. Artist Hilário-Reyes combines performance, installation, objects and expanded cinema.
Asia and Latin America
Andrea Chung: Dematerialization to Subvert Commodification
An essay about the artist’s use of ephemerality in order to subvert commodification while developing an art practice as social justice.
Installation View
Veronica Ryan: Unruly Objects
Show presents four decades of artistic production by Montserrat-born, British artist Veronica Ryan.
Asia and Latin America
The Forgotten Asian Histories of Latin America
Mimian Hsu and Caroline Ricca Lee are two artists whose works unveil global capitalism’s devaluation of Black, indigenous, and Asian life.
Installation View
Raíces y renacimiento: Mujeres Dominicanas en el Arte
Exhibition in New York presents 22 contemporary Dominican artists that reinterpret tradition.
Asia and Latin America
Duality as an Invitation to Multiplicity
Exhibition in Hong Kong brings together contemporary artists from Latin America, Europe, mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Afterlives of History
Cabo Verde’s Layered Temporalities Emerge in the Work of César Schofield Cardoso
Ana Nolasco explores César Schofield Cardoso’s work, examining Cabo Verde’s colonial past, memory, and the impact of global capitalism on identity.
Brazil
What’s Behind Decolonial Movements in Brazil?
Our editor-in-chief analyzes sociocultural changes in the Brazilian art field and highlights the central contribution of Black women thinkers.

Brasil
MASP inaugura novo edifício
Edifício Pietro Maria Bardi vai abrigar cinco novos espaços expositivos.
View all
Afro-Indigenous
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.
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.
In Conversation with
Johan Samboni: Rewriting Urban Histories
A talk with the Afro-Indigenous Colombian artist on the parallels between real Life and the digital realm.
Coffee, Rhum, Sugar & Gold
A Postcolonial Paradox
As a system of oppression, colonialism never ceased, but re-branded – as an exhibition in San Francisco shows.
In conversation with Anita Ekman
An Archeology of Afro-Indigenous Issues
Anita Ekman reclaims rock art and pre-Colombian history to decolonize the way we look at the present.
In Conversation with
Francisco Pinto and Venezuelan Afro-Indigenous History
A chat with the Afro-Venezuelan artist about his artistic practice, which incorporates elements of pop culture to talk about the Cimarrón (Maroon).
events
Exhibitions
Jardim do MAM no Sesc
Sesc Vila Mariana
São Paulo, Brazil
14 May 2025 - 31 August 2025
Exhibitions
Sonia Gomes – Barroco mesmo
Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Bahia
Salvador, Brazil
12 April 2025 - 13 July 2025
Exhibitions
Exposição UGT da Paulista
Avenida Paulista
São Paulo, Brazil
01 May 2025 - 31 May 2025
Talks / Workshops
Literatura Expandida: Oralitegrafías y Mingas desde América del Sur
Hangar - Centro de Investigación Artística
Lisboa, Portugal
09 May 2025 -
Exhibitions
60+1 el pequeño gran museo de Ancón
MAC Panamá
Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
12 March 2025 - 31 December 2025
Exhibitions
Beyond Representation
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Miami, United States
07 December 2023 - 31 December 2026
Exhibitions
La verdad no es un escándalo
Museo Universitario del Chopo
Ciudad de México, Mexico
18 May 2025
Exhibitions
Ancestral: Afro-Américas
CCBB
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
08 March 2025 - 12 May 2025
Exhibitions
Pascale Marthine Tayou: Brazilism
A Gentil Carioca
São Paulo, Brazil
01 April 2025 - 10 May 2025
Exhibitions
Bermuda: Stories in Memory
masterworks / Museum of Bermuda Art
Bermuda Botanical Gardens, Bermuda
14 March 2025 - 14 May 2025
Exhibitions
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi — um maravilhoso emaranhado
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
28 March 2025 - 03 August 2025
Exhibitions
Memórias de Alagamento
Museu de Arte Moderna
Bogotá, Colombia
13 March 2025 - 01 June 2025
View all
C& Magazine
C&
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!
C&
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.
C&
C& #weavingnetworks
Thoughts on Collective Archives
Four collectives discuss perspectives on collective publishing and archiving.
GO TO C& MAGAZINE
explore
View all
Most read
In Conversation with
Francisco Pinto and Venezuelan Afro-Indigenous History
A chat with the Afro-Venezuelan artist about his artistic practice, which incorporates elements of pop culture to talk about the Cimarrón (Maroon).
In Conversation with Deri Andrade
“The Afro Project emerges in a context of historical violence”
Founder of the Afro Project, the scholar talks about how the platform came about and the importance of research on Afro-Brazilian art.
The ABCs of Dalton Paula
From Africa to Bahia and, of Course, Cuba
Artist Dalton Paula talks about his interest in drawing, Black history, performance, botany, and Afro-Brazilian religious practices.
In Conversation with
The curator Diane Lima
Her name brings to mind at least three projects: NoBrasil, AfroTranscendence and Diálogos Ausentes.
Acervo
Museu Afro Brasil recebe obras de Marcelo D´Salete
Seis pranchas originais de Marcelo d'Salete, ilustrador e colaborador da C&AL, passam a fazer parte do acervo do Museu Afro Brasil.
A Look at Koffi Mensah
Bringing out the Memory of African Identities
Burkinabé artist brings back the history of personalities who were erased from the history of the African continent.
Reflections on Achille Mbembe
Breathing Prohibited
Angolan poet, curator and cultural producer, Marcos Jinguba, talks with Brazilian artist and dancer, Luana Vitra.
In Conversation with Juana Valdés
Finding One's Own Place On the Edge of the Edge
One of the most inspiring Latinx artists of recent years talks about Cuban identity, imperial discourses – and the importance of recognition.
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.
opportunities
Call for applications
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Open Call for Digital Art Commissions
Miami, United States
Workshops
Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio
Semana de la Educación Artística
, Chile
Awards
MAC Panamá
Primer Premio de Arte Joven MAC Panamá x Mercantil 2025
Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
Call for applications
La Nueva Fábrica
Cuéntame Historias
Santa Ana, Guatemala
View all
more editorials
On four groundbreaking African festivals
A Call to History
Cédric Vincent writes about the importance of remembering pan-African events.
Trending
C&AL’s Highlights of 2024 You Might Have Missed
A selection of our most read stories of last year.
2024
An Afro-Indigenous Reawakening: The Year in Review
Our Editor-in-Chief reflects on the people and moments that made this year so unforgettable.
News
Prince Claus Impact Award Presented to Six Artists from Diverse Disciplines
The award honors artists driving social change and community work, including Sana Na N’Hada, Myrlande Constant, Rosa Chávez, and Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi.
Caribbean
Caribbean Musicality in the Work of Valerie Brathwaite
An account from Port of Spain on how Caribbean culture and nature have influenced Brathwaite’s sculptures.
24th Bienal de Arte Paiz Guatemala
The World Tree [El árbol del mundo]
Under the curation of Eugenio Viola, “The World Tree” [El árbol del mundo] reaffirms the power of contemporary art to connect diverse histories and realms of experience.
14th Mercosul Biennial
A Biennial that relates sound to space and bodies
The chief curator and one of the adjunct curators reveal more details about the concept of the Biennial in Porto Alegre.
A Limited Collection of all C& and C&AL Print Issues
Bring Home your C& Collectors Box!
We are thrilled to announce that the C& Collectors Box, until now only available to our Patreon members, is for sale!
Installation View
38º Panorama da Arte Brasileira: Mil graus
This edition of the MAM biennial presents 34 artists from 16 Brazilian states.
Haiti
Tessa Mars Links the Migratory Experience to Haitian Spirituality
In her solo show, the painter explores migration, spirituality, and identity, using ancestral knowledge from Voodoo traditions.
Mercosul Biennial
Mercosul Biennial announces artists and spaces for its next edition
The 14th edition of the Mercosul Biennial will feature 76 artists from different geographies and an extensive cultural and educational program.
Installation View
Puerto Caribe
Group exhibition features several Caribbean artists who reexamine colonial narratives in Venezuela.
VIEW MORE