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Clockwise from top left: Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto Tupinambá, 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Glicéria Tupinambá; Artwork by Judith Bacci. Photo: Eduardo Nasi; Rikchari Warmi / Despierta mujer / extended version, acrylic paint on natural wood sticks of various sizes, 2019 - 2020. Photo: Victor Idrogo | ICONICA

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Encruzilhadas
The Art of Translation and Vice-Versa
An essay on art and translation via the encruzilhada, a central concept to Afro diasporic thought in Brazil.

60th Venice Biennale
Hãhãwpuá Pavilion: the Community Is More Important Than the Work Itself
A conversation with Arissana Pataxó, Denilson Baniwa, and Gustavo Caboco Wapichana, curators of the Brazilian Pavilion in Venice.

Cap 110 at Anse Caffard. Photo: Cristian Baena

60th Venice Biennale
A Journey into the Mind and Work of Julien Creuzet
C&AL editors Marny Garcia Mommertz and Cristian Baena reflect on a recent press trip to Martinique alongside the artist and the curators of the French Pavilion.

Peru
Andean Eroticism and the Ancestral Tables of Sarhua
A conversation with the Peruvian artist who explores themes such as Andean eroticism and the visibility of women.

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.

Duhigó (São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil, 1957), Nepu Arquepu [Monkey Hammock], 2019. Acrylic on wood, 185,5 x 275,5 cm. Collection Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand. Gift: Fabio Ulhoa Coelho and Monica Andrigo Moreira de Ulhoa Coelho, 2021. Photo: Edson Kumasaka

Indigenous Cultures
Indigenous Histories: Stories told, and many more still untold
MASP exhibition highlights visual and cultural productions by indigenous peoples from various places around the world.

Black Cultures Matter
Exhibition Corrects Black Gap in Brazilian Art History
This comprehensive and ambitious exhibition at SESC seeks to highlight historical contributions by Black artists to Brazilian Art.

Ismael David, Series Lord of the Third Gourd (detail), Gourds, polypropylene rope, tereré beads, 2024. Photo: Rony Gomes

Encruzilhadas
Ismael David and the Foundations of Exu
An essay on the Brazilian artist’s investigations into the effects of time and ancestry in the African diaspora.

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Remembering An Exhibition On Africa In Colombia
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Cusco, Peru
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SANCTUARY: Our Sacred Place
HistoryMiami Museum
Miami, United States
23 August 2024 - 26 January 2025
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I See All The Way Back To Where I’m Supposed To See
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
21 November 2024 - 04 January 2025
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José Arzola: un artista afro naif
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Humacao, Puerto Rico
11 January 2025 - 25 January 2025
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How to be Happy Together?
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
12 December 2024 - 06 April 2025
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Algorithm ocean true blood moves
Ancien Palais
Dakar, Senegal
07 December 2024 - 07 December 2024
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Shadows on the Atlantic
het scheepvaart national maritime museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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The Supernatural Atlas - Masterclass Lisandro Suriel
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
13 October 2024 - 13 October 2024
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15 November 2024 - 28 February 2025
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08 December 2024 - 02 February 2025
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Antonio Obá: Rituals of Care
Centre d’Art Contemporain
Genève, Switzerland
16 November 2024 - 02 March 2025
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Ancestral: Afro-Américas
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São Paulo, Brazil
29 October 2024 - 26 December 2024
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Bolivia
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Exhibition traces the history of character who afforded liberation to gender-diverse communities in Bolivia.
Mercosul Biennial
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Cuba
Belkis Ayón and the Cuba-West Africa Connection
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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.
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Will Furtado speaks to Maren Hassinger about protesting against lack of inclusion, the conditions for Black artists today, and more.
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