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.
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.
Encruzilhadas
The Art of Translating and Vice Versa
An essay on art and translation via the encruzilhada, a central concept to Afro diasporic thought in Brazil.
Cuba
Navigating Scarcity, Race and Religion in Cuban Photography
A group exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston features Cuban artists who defied the regime while creatively overcoming scarcity.
Bienal das Amazônias
Bienal das Amazônias anuncia curadora de sua segunda edição
A equatoriana Manuela Moscoso, atual Diretora Executiva do Centro de Pesquisa e Alianças em Arte, em Nova York, foi selecionada para fazer a curadoria da próxima Bienal das Amazônias.
36th Bienal de São Paulo
Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, chief curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, announces its title and curatorial concept.
Studio Visit
Anaïs Cheleux: Connecting Caribbean Identity Through Photography and Performance
We visit Anaïs Cheleux in her Guadeloupe studio to chat about sugar-cane syrup and her work at this year's Off Biennale in Dakar.
Installation View
Orgullo Nacional
The Orgullo Nacional [National Pride] exhibition showcases recent works by José Morbán and challenges the Dominican national ego and the ways in which history and identity are “constructed” or “erected” from positions of power.
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.
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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
How to be Happy Together?
Para Site
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
12 December 2024 - 06 April 2025
Performances
Algorithm ocean true blood moves
Ancien Palais
Dakar, Senegal
07 December 2024 - 07 December 2024
Exhibitions
Shadows on the Atlantic
het scheepvaart national maritime museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
29 September 2024 -
Talks / Workshops
The Supernatural Atlas - Masterclass Lisandro Suriel
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
13 October 2024 - 13 October 2024
Biennales
Shared Horizons
various
Havana, Cuba
15 November 2024 - 28 February 2025
Exhibitions
Dust
Bode
Havana, Cuba
08 December 2024 - 02 February 2025
Exhibitions
Antonio Obá: Rituals of Care
Centre d’Art Contemporain
Genève, Switzerland
16 November 2024 - 02 March 2025
Exhibitions
Ancestral: Afro-Américas
MAB FAAP
São Paulo, Brazil
29 October 2024 - 26 December 2024
Exhibitions
Francisco Galeno: o Piauí é aqui — o Piauí não é aqui
Galatea
São Paulo, Brazil
12 November 2024 - 25 January 2025
Exhibitions
Somos Aquelas por Quem Estávamos Esperando
SESC Catanduva
Catanduva, Brazil
08 August 2024 - 09 February 2025
Exhibitions
Orishas on Wood
Casa Silvana
Huamaco, Puerto Rico
16 November 2024 - 30 November 2024
Exhibitions
Amas de leche
Artpace San Antonio
San Antonio, United States
12 September 2024 - 19 January 2025
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Grada Kilomba: Opera to a Black Venus
The first comprehensive institutional solo exhibition in Germany of Grada Kilomba nterrogates concepts of violence and repetition.
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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.
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C& Launches Patreon Membership
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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.
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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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Thoughts on Collective Archives
Four collectives discuss perspectives on collective publishing and archiving.
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Puerto Rico
A Collective Turning Point
We spoke to members of the artistic community in Puerto Rico about the ongoing protests and about the future they envision for the island.
Cuba
Belkis Ayón and the Cuba-West Africa Connection
An essay mapping the Abakuá secret society and syncretisms in the African Diaspora through the incredible life and career of the Cuban artist.
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.
The 22nd Paiz Art Biennial in Guatemala
"History Cannot Be That of the Winners Only”
Curator Alexia Tala on one of the oldest biennials in Latin America, which will be held in the middle of this year.
Inventing Your Own Game
Maren Hassinger: “We Are Not Alive To Make Money”
Will Furtado speaks to Maren Hassinger about protesting against lack of inclusion, the conditions for Black artists today, and more.
In Conversation with the Colectivo Moriviví, Puerto Rico
“Art Is a Way to Fight Back”
The Puerto Rican artist collective fights historical erasure by painting the walls of local communities. A conversation about collaboration, community and censorship.
Echoes of the South Atlantic
Der Black Atlantic – Subject of (Counter)Memory
The project “Der Black Atlantic” (2004) apresentou Berlim
A “Road to the Sea” in Cali and Buenaventura
Memory and Amnesia in the Colombian Pacific
The project fostered dialogues between art, political action and the defense of the territory of Afro-Colombian peoples.
Video Art
From Experimentation to Video Art in FM Gustave Giresse’s Work
Since FM Gustave Giresse has discovered the medium of video, there have been no limitations in his explorations with the camera.
opportunities
Residencies
NYLAAT
NYLAAT: Artists-in-Residence
New York City, United States
Call for applications
Arte Público
Programa de Intercambio Internacional para Muralistas
Quebec, Canada
Call for proposals
Paço das Artes
Temporada de Projetos 2025
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Convocatoria proyectos 2026
Santiago de Chile, Chile
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