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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events
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
Exhibitions
Memórias de Alagamento
Museu de Arte Moderna
Bogotá, Colombia
13 March 2025 - 01 June 2025
Exhibitions
María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold
Getty Center
Los Angeles, United States
18 February 2025 - 04 May 2025
Biennales
14ª Bienal do Mercosul
Diversos locais
Porto Alegre, Brazil
27 March 2025 - 01 June 2025
Exhibitions
ficciones patógena
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
New York City, United States
14 March 2025 - 27 July 2025
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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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Asia and Latin America
Andrea Chung: Dematerialization to Subvert Commodification
An essay about the artist’s use of ephemerality in order to subvert commodification while developing an art practice as social justice.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brazil
Celebration and Resistance in Ventura Profana’s Films
An essay by abigail Campos Leal on Ventura Profana’s films as celebrations that challenge hegemonic spaces.
Reflections on Achille Mbembe
Breathing Prohibited
Angolan poet, curator and cultural producer, Marcos Jinguba, talks with Brazilian artist and dancer, Luana Vitra.
In Conversation With
Biophillick: Connecting Ancestries Through Technology
An interview with the indigenous Mexican multimedia artist based in Brazil.
In conversation with Hélio Menezes
Representativeness beyond representation
Hélio Menezes speaks in an interview about the understanding of Afro-Brazilian art, a topic of his research since 2011.
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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