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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.
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.
Afro-Indigenous
Keila Sankofa: Fictionalizing Gaps of the Past
A profile on the Brazilian artist and how she materializes the possible and visits the past without repeating violence.
Installation View
Crossroads of Afro-Brazilian Art
Exhibition brings together around 150 works by over 60 artists from various periods and regions of Brazil.
In conversation with
Nádia Taquary: Uncovering Afro-Brazilian Stories
A conversation with the artist about the political value of commodified objects from Afro-Brazilian culture and the power of art.
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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.
Brazil
35th Bienal de São Paulo: Choreographing New Poetic Movements for the Arts
The Biennial challenges paradigms with strong presence of non-hegemonic thinking, setting forth a complex and impactful panorama.
Installation View
O Quilombismo
Exhibition inspired by Abdias Nascimento's Quilombismo philosophy marks reopening of Berlin's House of World Cultures.
Brazil
Waleff Dias and the Identity of Black Male Bodies
Artist presents his appearance/performance “Even Vultures Are Born White” at SESC in São Paulo.
Politics
Marielle Franco: five years on, what has changed?
After the murder of the former city councilmember, there are two suspects and many changes on Brazil's political stage.
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".
Art Spaces
Why Create Art Galleries by and For Non-Whites?
Galleries founded by people of color open exclusive spaces for non-white artists in Brazil.
Installation View
Dalton Paula: Brazilian Portraits
MASP showcases portraits of Black personalities historically overlooked in Brazil
Installation View
Walter Firmo: In the Verb of Silence, the Synthesis of the Scream
Retrospective brings together more than 260 works by the Rio artist, with images that portray Black culture in Brazil.
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Installation View: Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt (INSTAR)
INSTAR collective presents Operational Factography (2022), a counter-narrative of Cuban cultural history installed in Kassel.
Afro-diasporic Memories
Diego Araúja: For a time of the expanding body
An essay about the artistic oeuvre of the Bahian artist who uses corporality to reconfigure notions of time and Afro-diasporic memory.
Uruguay
Hermosa Intervención: The Body as Transmitter of Black Stories
A chat with Uruguayan artists behind the collective whose focus is keeping the stories of Afro-women in the Americas alive.
Panamefricanism
Abdias Nascimento: An Enduring Legacy
This year, two institutions in Brazil are celebrating more than seven decades of the Afro-Brazilian artist’s international artistic contributions.
Installation View
Ayrson Heráclito: Yorùbáiano
Exhibition at Pinacoteca de São Paulo brings together 63 works by Bahian artist with themes that address colonial wounds.
Looking back
Latinx Black History Month
From Colombian picó to Haitian migration in Cuba, these are some of the stories that have shaped Afro-Latinx cultures.
Installation view
Efie. The Museum as Home
By exhibiting contemporary artworks and historical Ghanian artefacts, this exhibition explores what a museum in Germany can be today.
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In Conversation with Adrienne Elise Tarver
Invisibility as Superpower
The New York artist about Black womanhood, invisibility, and the pull of the tropics and the Caribbean.
"Auf Deutsch"
Daniel Kojo Schrade: Broadening the Understanding of Diaspora
For centuries there has been Black cultural production from countries where German is spoken, and it has been as diverse and distinct as the various regions themselves.
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events
Screenings
Sala de Vídeo: Manauara Clandestina
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
13 December 2024 - 26 January 2025
Art Fairs
AFRO-ART - Feira de Arte Negra e Indígena
Cardume Artes Visuais
Salvador, Brazil
13 January 2025 - 26 January 2025
Installation
Coletivo Coletores
Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo
São Paulo, Brazil
24 January 2025 - 25 January 2025
Exhibitions
Julia Chambi, la primera fotógrafa andino-peruana
Museo Machu Picchu - Casa Concha
Cusco, Peru
04 December 2024 - 21 February 2025
Exhibitions
SANCTUARY: Our Sacred Place
HistoryMiami Museum
Miami, United States
23 August 2024 - 26 January 2025
Exhibitions
I See All The Way Back To Where I’m Supposed To See
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
21 November 2024 - 04 January 2025
Exhibitions
José Arzola: un artista afro naif
Casa Silvana
Humacao, Puerto Rico
11 January 2025 - 25 January 2025
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
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Havana, Cuba
15 November 2024 - 28 February 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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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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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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Amazon Rainforest
Abel Rodríguez: The Namer of Plants
The Colombian artist of Nonuya origin has gained renown in the art world by using drawing to preserve the memory of Amazonian flora at risk of extinction.
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.
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What Is ‘Contemporary’ Caribbean Culture
This first online exhibition of the digital art space Mahogany Culture is a conversation with creatives in Barbados, the Caribbean and the Diaspora.
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.
Two Biennials – Two countries
Dakar and Havana
Despite their political differences, Cuba and Senegal established new programs and institutions dedicated to the arts.
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.
In Conversation with Gê Viana
Confronting the Traumas of Colonization
The Brazilian artist speaks about her indigenous and black roots as trademarks of her work permeated with different languages.
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.
opportunities
Residencies
Ebenböckhaus and Salta art
Artist-in-Residence
Munich, Worldwide
Residencies
DOS MARES
Programa de Residência Internacional HOA-DOS MARES
Marselha, France
Residencies
HOA
Programa de Residência Artística Internacional HOA-HORIZONTE
São Paulo, Brazil
Residencies
Museu de Arte Moderna
Residências MAM Rio 2025
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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