Biennales

global art mapping

La Trienal 2024
Imagining perversely with Madeline Jiménez Santil’s Art
An essay on the hybrid work of the Dominican artist challenging the constructs imposed by the white, colonial, and heteronormative gaze.
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.
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.
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.
In Conversation with
Amanda Carneiro: Curation That Operates Outside Dominant Systems
A conversation with artistic organizer of the 60th Venice Biennale about her curatorial research in Africa.
The Amazon
Bienal das Amazônias: Portrait of a Complex Region
Titled "Bubuia: Waters as a Source of Imaginations and Desires", the first Bienal das Amazônias places Amazonian art at center stage.
Installation View
60th Venice Biennale: National Pavilions
Our highlights of the national exhibitions at one of the most prestigious Biennales in the world.
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60th Venice Biennale: Giardini
Our highlights of one of the international exhibitions at the central pavilions.
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60th Venice Biennale: Arsenale
Our highlights of one of the international exhibitions at the central pavilions.
60th Venice Biennale
A Journey into the Mind and Work of Julien Creuzet
In this conversation, dois C&AL editors, Marny Garcia Mommertz and Cristian Baena reflect on a recent press trip to Martinique alongside the artist and curators of the French Pavilion.
60th Venice Biennale
Cisco Merel: Art, Afro-Antillean Architecture and Migration
A conversation with one of the four artists representing the first Panama Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale.
Brazil
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung appointed chief curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo announced that Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung will be the chief curator of the 36th Edition of the Biennial, scheduled for the second half of 2025.
Installation View
Sesc_Videobrasil Biennial
Historic exhibition on Videobrasil's 40th anniversary brought together works by Global South artists.
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.
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C&AL’s Highlights of 2023 You Might Have Missed
From the meaning of Abya Yala and Pindorama to Astral Quilombismo, these are some of our most read articles this year.
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.
In Conversation with
Tadáskía: My Work Has a Life of Its Own
An interview with the Brazilian artist about her participation in the 35th São Paulo Bienal.
Installation View
Bienal das Amazônias
Inaugural edition of biennial includes work by more than 120 artists and collectives.
Installation View
35th São Paulo Bienal – Choreographies of the Impossible
With the participation of 121 artists, biennial brings to light new perspectives on the urgencies of today's world.
35th Bienal de São Paulo
C& 10 – C&AL 5: Celebrate with us at São Paulo Biennial!
Take part in the panel "Black Brazilian futurity in contemporary art" on September 6 in São Paulo.
In Conversation with
Eliazar Ortiz Roa: Connecting Antillean Society and Botany
A conversation with the Dominican artist, who is participating in the 23rd Paiz Art Biennial in Guatemala.
Mercosul Biennial
Biennial Foundation announces curatorial team
Raphael Fonseca, Tiago Sant'Ana and Yina Jiménez Suriel are announced as part of the artistic team of the biennial's 14th edition.
Haiti
Adler Guerrier: Dreams and Geographies that Transfigure Us
Adler Guerrier is an artist who operates within the realm of dreams where history remains but without conventional order.
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events
Exhibitions
Grafias Performadas
Centro de Animação Artística do Cazenga
Luanda, Angola
22 May 2025 -
Exhibitions
Jardim do MAM no Sesc
Sesc Vila Mariana
São Paulo, Brazil
14 May 2025 - 31 August 2025
Exhibitions
Sonia Gomes – Barroco mesmo
Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Bahia
Salvador, Brazil
12 April 2025 - 13 July 2025
Exhibitions
Exposição UGT da Paulista
Avenida Paulista
São Paulo, Brazil
01 May 2025 - 31 May 2025
Talks / Workshops
Literatura Expandida: Oralitegrafías y Mingas desde América del Sur
Hangar - Centro de Investigación Artística
Lisboa, Portugal
09 May 2025 -
Exhibitions
60+1 el pequeño gran museo de Ancón
MAC Panamá
Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
12 March 2025 - 31 December 2025
Exhibitions
Beyond Representation
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Miami, United States
07 December 2023 - 31 December 2026
Exhibitions
La verdad no es un escándalo
Museo Universitario del Chopo
Ciudad de México, Mexico
18 May 2025
Exhibitions
Ancestral: Afro-Américas
CCBB
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
08 March 2025 - 12 May 2025
Exhibitions
Pascale Marthine Tayou: Brazilism
A Gentil Carioca
São Paulo, Brazil
01 April 2025 - 10 May 2025
Exhibitions
Bermuda: Stories in Memory
masterworks / Museum of Bermuda Art
Bermuda Botanical Gardens, Bermuda
14 March 2025 - 14 May 2025
Exhibitions
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi — um maravilhoso emaranhado
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
28 March 2025 - 03 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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C& Opinion
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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In Conversation with Deri Andrade
“The Afro Project emerges in a context of historical violence”
Founder of the Afro Project, the scholar talks about how the platform came about and the importance of research on Afro-Brazilian art.
In Conversation with
Francisco Pinto and Venezuelan Afro-Indigenous History
A chat with the Afro-Venezuelan artist about his artistic practice, which incorporates elements of pop culture to talk about the Cimarrón (Maroon).
The ABCs of Dalton Paula
From Africa to Bahia and, of Course, Cuba
Artist Dalton Paula talks about his interest in drawing, Black history, performance, botany, and Afro-Brazilian religious practices.
Acervo
Museu Afro Brasil recebe obras de Marcelo D´Salete
Seis pranchas originais de Marcelo d'Salete, ilustrador e colaborador da C&AL, passam a fazer parte do acervo do Museu Afro Brasil.
In Conversation with
The curator Diane Lima
Her name brings to mind at least three projects: NoBrasil, AfroTranscendence and Diálogos Ausentes.
A Look at Koffi Mensah
Bringing out the Memory of African Identities
Burkinabé artist brings back the history of personalities who were erased from the history of the African continent.
Reflections on Achille Mbembe
Breathing Prohibited
Angolan poet, curator and cultural producer, Marcos Jinguba, talks with Brazilian artist and dancer, Luana Vitra.
Afro-Brazilian Manifestations
An Urgent Recognition
Beto Shwafaty visits an exhibition about artists of African descent and wonders why Afro-Brazilian culture is still marginalized.
In Conversation with Juana Valdés
Finding One's Own Place On the Edge of the Edge
One of the most inspiring Latinx artists of recent years talks about Cuban identity, imperial discourses – and the importance of recognition.
opportunities
Call for applications
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Open Call for Digital Art Commissions
Miami, United States
Workshops
Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio
Semana de la Educación Artística
, Chile
Awards
MAC Panamá
Primer Premio de Arte Joven MAC Panamá x Mercantil 2025
Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
Call for applications
La Nueva Fábrica
Cuéntame Historias
Santa Ana, Guatemala
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