Caribe

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.
In Conversation with
Curtis Talwst Santiago: "to me, drawing feels like a dance"
The polymath artist tells us about depicting Carnival and creating a thread between different mediums in his studio.
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.
In conversation with
Kolektif 2 Dimansyon: Poised Between the Urgent Need to be Heard and the Examine Oneself
The practice of this collective focuses on the environmental crises, demonstrating first and foremost the impossibility of emerging from the malfunctioning system the country has been embroiled in for decades.
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.
In Conversation with
Sour Grass: Creating Caribbean Connections
A talk with the creative agency focused on supporting Caribbean and Diaspora artists.
Initiative
RAY | RAYO | RAYÓN
Artists and creatives launch an Arts Education Program from and for the Caribbean.
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.
Dominican Republic
Tiempo de Zafra: Materializing Imaginations from Contemporary Realities
Points about Dominican art and pop culture based on a conversation with the Tiempo de Zafra collective.
Venice Biennale
Julien Creuzet will represent France at the Venice Biennale 2024
The French-Caribbean visual artist and poet will represent France at the 60th Venice Biennale.
In Conversation with
Wendy Nanan: Art as a Place of Freedom to Define Oneself
The artist from Trinidad and Tobago talks to us about Creolization and how she found her voice as a multicultural woman in the Caribbean.
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Installation View: Atis Rezistans – Ghetto Biennale
Haiti-based Atis Rezistans presents a multimedia installation, artist residencies, performances, screenings, and discussions in Kassel.
Installation View
The Jumbee Sea
The exhibition The Jumbee Sea contests colonial histories by reconfiguring collective memories from Saint Martin Island and the West Indies.
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.
In Conversation with Gwladys Gambie
“The Ambivalence Between Seduction and Violence is an Expression of my Rejection of the System”
Gwladys Gambie talked with C&AL as she packed for her return to Martinique after a three-month residency in Paris.
Bitter Poetics
Sugarcane in Caribbean Art
Contemporary artists examine the ambiguous role of sugarcane in the history of the Caribbean.
In Conversation with Joiri Minaya
Considerations on the “Tropical Identity”
The multidisciplinary artist from Santo Domingo appropriates colonial codes in order to invert relations of power.
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.
Resistance in Chocó
Dazhi Druade Udupanabidada Daira: “Let Us Live in Our Own Territory!”
Images from the life struggles that young artists endure in Quibdó, Colombia.
Letter From... Haiti
“The Risks Are Higher Than Ever Before”
Artist Tessa Mars reflects about the political and social situation in Haiti in the past months.
Letter From...Cuba
Casting Off the Cloak of Silence
Cuban curator Roselin Rodríguez Espinosa reflects on the popular protest against the go-vernment of the island.
Letter From... The Land of High Mountains
Emancipation Through Sound
Yina Jiménez Suriel reflects on emancipatory processes in the Caribbean.
Futura Trōpica
An Intertropical Web of Networks
The Futura Trōpica project rewrites our understanding of the tropics as a region and as a mindset.
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events
Screenings
Visions of Haiti
Barbarican
London, United Kingdom
18 October - 31 October 2023
Exhibitions
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich: Too Bright to See
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Miami, United States
13 April - 28 January 2024
Talks / Workshops
Reading Suzanne Césaire
Caribbean Cultural Institute Presents:
Online / Miami, United States
28 September 2023
Talks / Workshops
Conversa com Will Furtado e Patfudyda
Instituto Inclusartiz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21 September - 21 September 2023
Exhibitions
In front of the lake 
Elizabeth Xi Bauer Gallery
London, Afghanistan
29 September - 11 November 2023
Screenings
Sala de vídeo: Brook Andrew
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
25 August - 08 October 2023
Exhibitions
Novo Poder: passabilidade, Miss Brasil
Casa SP–Arte
São Paulo, Brazil
28 August - 07 October 2023
Exhibitions
“Las Yerbas” Apothecary
Canal Projects
New York City, United States
01 July - 31 October 2023
Exhibitions
To Sea at The Crossroads
Expositieruimte 38CC
Delft, Netherlands
14 October - 04 January 2023
Exhibitions
Myth Rights
Casa Silvana
Humacao, Puerto Rico
24 August - 09 September 2023
Exhibitions
infraestrutura, instituição, indivíduo
Galeria Jaqueline Martins
São Paulo, Brazil
19 August - 21 October 2023
Art Fairs
Affordable Art Fair
Metropolitan Pavilion
New York City, United States
20 September - 24 September 2023
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C& International
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C& "Auf Deutsch"
Deborah Joyce Holman – Unless: The Potential of Subtle Acts of Refusal
We spoke to Swiss artist Deborah Joyce Holman about tools to resist the instrumentalization of identity politics.
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C& INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME
Sam Gilliam: Between Structure and Improvisation
Ann Mbuti writes on Sam Gilliam's groundbreaking approach to painting and installation.
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C& Design in Westafrica
Worldforming by Ghanaian Women in Architecture
For three generations of women, architecture has served as an unparalleled incubation platform for worldforming possibilities.
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C& SHOW ME YOUR SHELVES!
Bree Gant: Studying Old Conversations with Ancestors
C& spoke to the artist about her practice, cities as natural phenomena, and the fantasy narrative she writes with domestic artifacts.
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C& In Conversation with Iheanyi Onwuegbucha
The Movement of People and Art on the Continent
Iheanyi Onwuegbucha talks to C&’s Obidike Okafor about the importance of mobility in daily life and art.
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C& In Conversation with Rahima Gambo
The Purpose of a Broader Narrative
With C& author Wana Udobang, Rahima Gambo speaks about education, her relationship with nature, and Boko Haram.
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Installation View
Images of Aleijadinho
The São Paulo Museum of Art brings together 37 sculptures by "Aleijadinho" along with paintings and photographs by other Brazilian artists.
In Conversation with Yoan Sorin
The Body As Emotional Amplifier
A journey through the artistic trajectory of the French artist with roots in Martinique.
Cuban Contemporary Art Collections
Good Times, But We Should Look Beyond the “Boom”
Recent exhibits of Cuban art show evidence of an international interest in the island’s artistic production – and raise questions.
Residency
Salta art 2023 Residency Program
Salta art announces the selection of artists Gabriela Mureb and Diogo da Cruz for its 2023 residency program.
In Conversation With Pêdra Costa
“My Position In The World Is At The Crossroads”
Artist talks about the concept of invisible knowledge and explains how her work decodes and transforms violence.
Call for Applications
C&AL Critical Writing Workshop in Dallas
The invitation is open to art writers in the early stages of their career.
Installation View
Ana Mendieta in Berlin
The Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin shows the works if the legendary Cuban video artist Ana Mendieta.
In Conversation with Walter Firmo
“What Matters Is The Poetry”
Photographer Walter Firmo looks back on his career in photography and talks about how he is dealing with being away from the streets.
Brazil's All-Female Poetry Slam: Slam das Minas
Performance as an act of resistance
For female performance artists, the Slams das Minas (“Girl Slams”) are spaces that bring representation and visibility to black women.
opportunities
Residencies
Observatório de Favelas, Arena Carioca Dicró
Lab Dicró 2023
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Call for applications
Arsenale Norte
Arte Laguna Prize 18
Venecia, Italy
Call for applications
revista serrote
6º Concurso de Ensaísmo serrote
todo o país, Brazil
Call for proposals
Linha Verde do Metrô
12ª Mostra 3M de Arte
São Paulo, Brazil
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