Black Cultures Matter

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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.
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.
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
Exhibitions
Francisco Galeno: o Piauí é aqui — o Piauí não é aqui
Galatea
São Paulo, Brazil
12 November 2024 - 25 January 2025
Exhibitions
Somos Aquelas por Quem Estávamos Esperando
SESC Catanduva
Catanduva, Brazil
08 August 2024 - 09 February 2025
Exhibitions
Orishas on Wood
Casa Silvana
Huamaco, Puerto Rico
16 November 2024 - 30 November 2024
Exhibitions
Amas de leche
Artpace San Antonio
San Antonio, United States
12 September 2024 - 19 January 2025
Installation
Libertas
Playa La Pascuala
Samaná, Dominican Republic
16 November 2024 -
Exhibitions
A conspiração dos ícones
Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel e Quadra
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 October 2024 - 28 December 2024
Festivals
Ocupação Preta CCBB - Honrando o Passado e Fazendo o Futuro
CCBB
São Paulo, Brazil
01 November 2024 - 30 November 2024
Exhibitions
Nhe’ẽ Porã: Memória e Transformação
Centro Cultural Vale Maranhão
São Luís, Brazil
10 August 2024 - 22 November 2024
Exhibitions
Retratistas do Morro
SESC São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos, Brazil
12 September 2024 - 20 June 2025
Festivals
Festival ZUM
IMS Paulista
São Paulo, Brazil
02 November 2024 - 03 November 2024
Exhibitions
Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino: Peso
Kunstverein Kevin Space
Vienna, Austria
06 September 2024 - 02 November 2024
Performances
The Divine Cypher
Le Safran
Amiens, France
18 November 2024 - 18 November 2024
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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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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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Inventing Your Own Game
Maren Hassinger: “We Are Not Alive To Make Money”
Will Furtado speaks to Maren Hassinger about protesting against lack of inclusion, the conditions for Black artists today, and more.
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.
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.
News
Announcement of Second Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) Congress
A creative convening and exhibition series taking place across South Florida.
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.
Two Biennials – Two countries
Dakar and Havana
Despite their political differences, Cuba and Senegal established new programs and institutions dedicated to the arts.
Video Art
From Experimentation to Video Art in FM Gustave Giresse’s Work
Since FM Gustave Giresse has discovered the medium of video, there have been no limitations in his explorations with the camera.
opportunities
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Arte Público
Programa de Intercambio Internacional para Muralistas
Quebec, Canada
Call for proposals
Paço das Artes
Temporada de Projetos 2025
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Convocatoria proyectos 2026
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Call for proposals
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de la Universidad de Chile
oídoMedio / Rincón de Escucha
Santiago de Chile, Chile
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