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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.
Cuba
Indiscipline and Counter-memory in Afro-Cuban Art
An exhibition about Afro-Cuban art at Harvard’s institution dedicated to the art of the African diaspora.
Memory
Sidney Amaral: A Mirror for Afro-Brazilian History
Reflecting on the Brazilian artist’s work and his retrospective exhibition, "Sidney Amaral: A Mirror on History".
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.
Mozambique
Amarildo Rungo brings his art from the periphery to downtown Maputo
Magias do pano (Magic of the Cloth), is an individual exhibition about Xingufo, a popular ball game in the peripheral neighborhoods of Mozambique’s capital.
Colombia 
Francia Márquez: From Social Struggle to the Vice-Presidency of Colombia
On August 7, 2022, Francia Márquez took over as Vice President of Colombia. Here, we tell you what that means for the arts in the country.
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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.
Black Women Artists
Dialogue Between Cinema, Performance And The Visual Arts
With unconventional creative processes, contemporary productions by black women artists reveal intersections between languages.