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Fashion and Art in Dialogue
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José Luis Macas: Bartering and Reciprocity with the Land
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Josué Azor: Photography as a way of getting to know oneself

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C& and C&AL Joint Print Issue: Ecologies
With texts in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, K’iche' and Limbum.
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Fashion and Art in Dialogue
The third season of the MASP Renner fashion program assembled nine artists and designers of different generations.
Biennale Architettura 2023
Brazilian Pavilion receives the Golden Lion for Best National Participation
The project, which involves indigenous and Afro-Brazilian artists, places the land at the center of the debate.
In Conversation with
José Luis Macas: Bartering and Reciprocity with the Land
A conversation with the artist, professor, and researcher about the historical legacy of indigenous peoples in his art.
35th Bienal de São Paulo
Bienal de São Paulo announced the first partial list of artists
The selection is composed of 43 names, consisting of 37 artists, four duos and two collectives.
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.
Call for Applications
C&AL Critical Writing Workshop in Dallas
The invitation is open to art writers in the early stages of their career.
In conversation with
Samera Paz: Art, Community and Vulnerability
Based in the USA with Colombian roots, the artist discusses art as social change and its perils.
In Conversation with
Dissident and Divine Bodies in the Work of the Artist Ode
Ode is a multidisciplinary Brazilian artist whose work sanctifies queer bodies in a dazzling way.
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Exhibitions
Mestre Didi – “os iniciados no mistério não morrem”
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
27 May - 31 August 2023
Exhibitions
Quando tudo terra era
HOA Galeria
São Paulo, Brazil
27 May - 08 July 2023
Exhibitions
Won’t You Celebrate with Me
Luce Gallery
New York, United States
19 May - 10 June 2023
Canto Hondo, The Deep Song
LEILA GREICHE
New York, United States
20 April - 20 May 2023
Exhibitions
Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
New York City, United States
29 April - 09 September 2023
Exhibitions
A noite suspensa ou o que posso aprender com o silêncio
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
27 May - 31 August 2023
Exhibitions
Sérvulo Esmeraldo: Linha e Luz
CCBB
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 April - 26 June 2023
Exhibitions
Balancing Act
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
24 May - 01 July 2023
Exhibitions
Sparkling Islands, Another Postcard of the Caribbean
1-54
New York City, United States
11 May - 20 May 2023
Exhibitions
Dissident Practices
Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery
New York, United States
19 April - 16 June 2023
Exhibitions
Coleção de Arte da Cidade
Centro Cultural São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
13 May - 30 July 2023
Exhibitions
Re-Connect. Art and Conflict in Brotherland
Museum der bildenden Künste
Leipzig, Germany
08 May - 10 September 2023
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C& International
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C& "Auf Deutsch"
Deborah Joyce Holman – Unless: The Potential of Subtle Acts of Refusal
We spoke to Swiss artist Deborah Joyce Holman about tools to resist the instrumentalization of identity politics.
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C& INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME
Sam Gilliam: Between Structure and Improvisation
Ann Mbuti writes on Sam Gilliam's groundbreaking approach to painting and installation.
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C& Design in Westafrica
Worldforming by Ghanaian Women in Architecture
For three generations of women, architecture has served as an unparalleled incubation platform for worldforming possibilities.
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C& SHOW ME YOUR SHELVES!
Bree Gant: Studying Old Conversations with Ancestors
C& spoke to the artist about her practice, cities as natural phenomena, and the fantasy narrative she writes with domestic artifacts.
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C& In Conversation with Iheanyi Onwuegbucha
The Movement of People and Art on the Continent
Iheanyi Onwuegbucha talks to C&’s Obidike Okafor about the importance of mobility in daily life and art.
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C& In Conversation with Rahima Gambo
The Purpose of a Broader Narrative
With C& author Wana Udobang, Rahima Gambo speaks about education, her relationship with nature, and Boko Haram.
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from underwater mountains fire makes islands
Exhibition brings together artists from across Latin America that reflect on the processes of emancipation for human beings' perceptual systems.
In Conversation with Juan Orrantia
In Search of Decolonized Images of South Africa
Two Colombian photographers in South Africa examine the notions of representation, independence processes and image subversion.
In Conversation with Maximiliano Mamani
“Creating Art from a Precarious Position Is a Challenge and an Opportunity”
The Argentinean artist gives life to the drag queen Bartolina Xixa and examines LGBT constructs, colonialism and gender concepts.
Argentina's Black Legacy
Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
The “disappearance of the black” in Argentinian identity is an intriguing mystery. Artist Adriana Bustos examines this topic.
In Conversation with Alberta Whittle
Artistic Work as a Form of Healing
The artist from Barbados on collective healing, frightening colonial legacies and the Caribbean artistic scene.
How Black is Black Enough?
The Whitening Of A President
A new exhibition in Cali evokes the history of the first – and so far the only – black president of Colombia, Juan José Nieto.
Sonia Gomes
“My Work Is Black, Feminine and Marginal”
Sonia Gomes moves us through the Brazilian landscapes of factories, post-industrial waste and African-influenced traditions.
Bitter Poetics
Sugarcane in Caribbean Art
Contemporary artists examine the ambiguous role of sugarcane in the history of the Caribbean.
The Netherlands: Untold Tales
Kevin Osepa: The Curaçao Artist Exploring Afro-Caribbean Spiritual Culture
Inspired by Curaçao's “magical thinking”, Kevin Osepa explores with photography and film religion, African diaspora, and family.
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Workshops
MAM São Paulo
Diversidade e inclusão em instituições culturais
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for proposals
Teatro La Cúpula del Parque O’Higgins
Feria Ch.ACO 14
Santiago, Chile
Awards
Art Connect Magazine
Artists to Watch 2023
Berlim, Germany
Residencies
MAM
Residência Incluir
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Contemporary And 10! C& TEN! 
Celebrating the C& Cosmos
2023 marks a special year for Contemporary And (C&): the platform will be turning TEN!  
Installation View
Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil
Exhibition of contemporary Brazilian artists in the United States engages with political and cultural aspects of Brazilian history.
Curaçao
Marlou Fernanda: Foregrounding the Inner Self through Art
The Curaçao-born Rotterdam-based artist goes from painting, to set design and performance to express her complex inner self.
60th Venice Biennale
Adriano Pedrosa was appointed curator of the 60th Venice Biennial
Pedrosa, artistic director of MASP, will be the first South American curator of the Venice Biennale.
Installation View
States of Becoming
Exhibition brings together artwork by African artists who have lived in the USA
Histories at MASP
Masp planned a year dedicated to Indigenous Histories
Masp presents indigenous contemporary art in a series of exhibitions througout 2023.
In conversation with
Paula Baeza Pailamilla: Reclaiming Indigenous Agency in Museums
A talk with the Mapuche non-binary artist about the importance of challenging the racial prejudice of the museum.
Award
Argentinian La Chola Poblete is Deutsche Bank's “Artist of the Year” 2023
As part of the award, La Chola Poblete will present her first solo exhibition in Europe at Berlin’s PalaisPopulaire in the fall of 2023.
Brazil
What does the attack on works of art in Brasilia mean?
Reflections on the extreme right's tactics against cultural heritage in Brazil and around the world.
Dominican Republic
Tiempo de Zafra: Materializing Imaginations from Contemporary Realities
Points about Dominican art and pop culture based on a conversation with the Tiempo de Zafra collective.
In Converstion with
Cholita Chic: Visualizing the Cholitas of the Future
An interview with the anonymous artistic duo based in Arica, a Chilean city near the border with Peru.
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