Puerto Rico

. . . and the African perspectives

Puerto Rico
I Am Monumental: The Power of African Roots
A conversation with the Corredor Afro team on the importance of Yoruba ancestry, community, and networks of solidarity.
In Conversation with
Mariana Ramos Ortiz: Sand as a Symbol of Structural Fragility
A conversation about the political meaning of sand in the Caribbean and the game as a metaphor for a precarious life.
In Conversation with
Awilda Sterling-Duprey: (Un)Drawing the Continent Blindfolded
A chat with the Puerto Rican artist about her participation in the Whitney Biennial in New York, where she performs a series of dance-drawings.
Nuevo Programa de la Universidad de Puerto Rico
Primer Programa de Afrodescendencia y Racialidad
La nueva propuesta académica estrenara en agosto de 2021 en el Recinto de Río Piedras de la Universidad de Puerto Rico.
Corredor Afro, Puerto Rico
Taking Control of Your Own Story
A new art space in Loíza, Puerto Rico, establishes creative links between the African Diaspora and Africa. A conversation with Marta Moreno Vega, one of its founders.
In Conversation with Yina Jiménez Suriel and Pablo Guardiola
“When Crossing the Tropics, Modernity Begins to Sweat”
The exhibition one month after being known in that island in Switzerland brings together works by a variety of artists who propose different perspectives on the contemporary Caribbean.
In Conversation With Albertine Kopp
An Initiative For Caribbean Art
Newly-formed in 2019, the Caribbean Art Initiative supports art exchanges and cultural programs across the Caribbean.
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.
In Conversation with Elle Pérez
Fearless Bodies and Identities in Elle Pérez' Photography
A talk with the New Yorker photographer about the gaze of love, the fragmentation of the body, and identity.
Mail From Puerto Rico
After The Storm, Art Thrives on a Damaged but Spirited Island
Artist Lisa C Soto goes to the country of her ancestors, Puerto Rico, to explore and witness the island's contemporary art scene.
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Festivals
7ª edição da Semana Paulista de Dança
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
27 August 2025 - 31 August 2025
Biennales
2ª Bienal das Amazônias
Centro Cultural Bienal das Amazônias
Belém, Brazil
27 August 2025 - 30 November 2025
Exhibitions
Jangueando: Recent Acquisitions
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
28 August 2025 - 31 July 2026
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otras montañas, las que andan sueltas bajo el agua
Ocean Space
Venice, Italy
05 April 2025 - 22 November 2025
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Mi LUM y YO
Galería MUY
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
01 June 2025 - 31 July 2025
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Utopías Caribes
Casa Museo Quinta de Bolívar
Bogotá, Colombia
10 May 2025 - 20 July 2025
Installation
Lleébu. Amazonía colombiana: sonidos y lenguas indígenas en riesgo
Museo de Arte Moderno Medellín
Medellín, Colombia
16 July 2025 -
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Ayida
Institute for Contemporary Art
Richmond, United States
27 June 2025 - 22 February 2026
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OPEN BORDERS
TERN Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
03 July 2025 - 29 August 2025
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akâmi-
Camden Art Centre
London, United Kingdom
03 July 2025 - 21 August 2025
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Tierras reimaginadas: migración
ASU Art Museum
Tempe, United States
23 August 2025 - 02 August 2026
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O vento continua, todavia
Paço Imperial
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 June 2025 - 10 August 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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In Conversation with Catherine E. McKinley
"I Have Gathered These Images, Not Just for Me, but for You"
Ethel-Ruth Tawe talks to Catherine E. McKinley about photo archives, the female gaze, and male studio traditions.
One year without Sidney Amaral
Daily body: affectivity, violence and expressive freedom
Although the theme of race is a constant in Sidney Amaral's work, it is reductive to look at the work of the artist only from that angle.
In Conversation with the Ayllu Collective
Healing Colonial Wounds
The artistic group, formed by Latin American migrants with diverse sexual identities, creates anti-racist and decolonial actions.
In Conversation with
Brazilian curator Fabiana Lopes
We talk to independent curator Fabiana Lopes, who is currently researching the production of artists of African descent in Brazil.
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.
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.
Project Chama
Poetics of the Black Diaspora
Online platform brings together three Brazilian and one Sudanese artists to map poetics of the Diaspora in the Americas.
Argentina
Kukily: Connecting Afro-descendant Communities through Art
A chat with the collective formed in Argentina about Afro-diasporic diversity, quilombos and what it means to be a black woman in the Americas.
Award
Prince Claus announces 2019 Laureates
The Brazilian philosopher Djamila Ribeiro is one of the 2019 Prince Claus Laureates
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Residencia R.A.R.O. Bueno Aires
Buenos Aires, Worldwide
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Residencia-Micro: A Isla
Bogotá, Colombia
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Museo Chileno de Arte precolombino
Escuela Diversa de Cine Indígena
Santiago de Chile, Chile
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2025 Liu Shiming Artist Grants
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