Colombia

. . . and the African perspectives

In Conversation with
Johan Samboni: Rewriting Urban Histories
A talk with the Afro-Indigenous Colombian artist on the parallels between real Life and the digital realm.
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.
In conversation with
Samera Paz: Art, Community and Vulnerability
Based in the USA with Colombian roots, the artist discusses art as social change and its perils.
Colombia 
Francia Márquez: From Social Struggle to the Vice-Presidency of Colombia
On August 7, 2022, Francia Márquez took over as Vice President of Colombia. Here, we tell you what that means for the arts in the country.
documenta 15
Installation View: Más Arte Más Acción
Más Arte Más Acción connects the Colombian rainforest and its peoples with the German forest in a series of projects in Kassel.
Colombia
Oscar Murillo: Abstraction, Contradiction and Commercial Disposition
A portrait of the artist who provides shelter to the new generations of Afro-descendent artists in Colombia and Latin America through his critical artistic work.
Colombia
FICCA: A Festival of African Cinema in Medellín
The seventh edition of FICCA is scheduled to open in September in Medellín, Colombia, under the theme “Land” and includes more than 40 films.
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.
In Conversation with Liliana A. Romero, Lilophilia
“My Art is a Cry for Help, a Call to Action”
The London based Colombian talks to us about her life as an artist, activist and as a Black woman.
Pacific Lumbung
Más Arte Más Acción at documenta 15
The Colombian art organization reinvents itself as it prepares to participate in documenta 15 in 2022.
Minga Decolonial Practices, Colombia
Creation as a Collective Process
An interdisciplinary Colombian collective wants to express the sentiments of the indigenous communities in order to recover ethnic and cultural memories.
Muntú Bantú, Colombia
Memory Is at the Heart
The only Afrodiasporic Memory Center in Colombia is located in Chocó, the department with the largest Afro-descendant population in the country.
Installation View
Forgetting is Forbidden, Colombia
Images of the celebration of Black History Month at the Centro Cultural Colombo Americano in Cali, Colombia.
In Conversation with Carmenza Banguera
Black Head
Colombian artist Carmenza Banguera examines the paradoxes of self-representation of a black woman living in a racist country.
In Conversation with Eliana Muchachasoy Chindoy
“How Can Artists Help the Communities?”
The Colombian artist talks about neo-Amazonian art, the need for creating artistic spaces in indigenous territories and the problems with cultural appropriation in the arts.
In Conversation with Jim C. Nedd
A Musical Portal to Africa in the Caribbean
A talk about the Colombian Caribbean musical culture of the “Picó” and multiple identities in the Caribbean in relation to Africa.
In Conversation with Juan Orrantia
In Search of Decolonized Images of South Africa
Two Colombian photographers in South Africa examine the notions of representation, independence processes and image subversion.
Decolonizing the Humboldt Forum
“The Indians Are Coming”? The “Indians” Have Come To Reclaim!
The platform "Devuelve, pe!” adds a Latin American perspective to the criticisms against the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.
In Conversation with Fabrice Monteiro
“Get Rid Of The United Nations And Make Place For The United Cultures”
The Belgian-Beninese photographer about images of Africa, Afrofuturism, his experiences in Colombia and his deep aversion towards borders.
Installation View #museumshutdown
Té de Bogotá
Group exhibition in the wildpalms gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany.
National Artists' Salon, Colombia
A View From the Other Side of Things
The “Salón Nacional de Artistas” in Bogotá explores different views on contemporary art inside and outside Colombia.
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.
“Manglaria: raíces y sujeciones”
Reimagining the Colombian Pacific
The exhibition brings together diverse perspectives on the territory and the Afro and indigenous representations in Colombia.
In Conversation With Leonor Espinosa
Transformation Between Art And Cuisine
The Colombian chef, artist and activist portrays the memory and the customs of marginalized communities in the Colombian Pacific.
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Exhibitions
Coco Fusco: Tomorrow, I Will Become an Island
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
18 September 2025 - 11 January 2026
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Sara Flores. Non Nete.
Museo de Arte Lima
Lima, Peru
28 March 2025 - 17 August 2025
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Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
01 May 2023 - 31 March 2024
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Ocama Aracoel
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
14 March 2024 - 11 August 2024
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Candida Alvarez: Circle, Point, Hoop
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
24 April 2025 - 03 August 2025
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Edgar Calel: Ni Musmut (It's Breezing)
Bergen Kunsthall
Bergen, Norway
30 August 2024 - 05 January 2025
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Terrafilia
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Madrid, Spain
01 July 2025 - 28 September 2025
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Seein’ Sperrit
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
29 May 2025 - 28 June 2025
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ATOMIC JOY
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Pantin, Worldwide
04 June 2025 - 05 June 2025
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Regina José Galindo: Primavera Democrática
Portas Vilaseca
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
07 June 2025 - 26 July 2025
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Águas subterrâneas: narrativas de confluências
Frac Poitou-Charentes
Angoulême, France
23 May 2025 - 28 September 2025
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poemas de sal y tierra
homework experimental art space[s]
Miami, United States
12 April 2025 - 13 May 2025
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Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung on the psychological burden of being racialized while doing art.
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Creation as a Collective Process
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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).
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.
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.
In Conversation with
The curator Diane Lima
Her name brings to mind at least three projects: NoBrasil, AfroTranscendence and Diálogos Ausentes.
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.
Reflections on Achille Mbembe
Breathing Prohibited
Angolan poet, curator and cultural producer, Marcos Jinguba, talks with Brazilian artist and dancer, Luana Vitra.
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Pérez Art Museum
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Miami, United States
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International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art
CIMAM 2025 Travel Grant Applications
Turin, Worldwide
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Museu do Amanhã
Residência Artística: Pós-natural e outras ecologias
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Cité internationale des arts à Paris
Andes Sena - Para artistas y curadores de Chile
Paris, Chile
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