Colombia

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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.
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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.
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The 59th Venice Biennale: Giardini and Arsenale
Here are some installation views of the 59th Venice Biennale taking place from 23 April to 27 November 2022 curated by Cecilia Alemani.
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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.
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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.
Slavery Images
The Image As Testimony Of The Unspeakable
An archive of historical images allows us a look into the terrible world of slavery in the Americas.
In Conversation With Salym Fayad
“We Know Very Little About Contemporary African Culture”
The 3rd African Traveling Film Festival in Colombia – MUICA – reveals how the African continent is narrated through cinema.
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Nervous System
Kölnischer Kunstverein
Cologne, Germany
20 August - 16 October 2022
Exhibitions
The Tenth National Exhibition (NE:10): “MERCY”
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas
06 October - 02 January 2022
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Ghost Island
Singapore Internatinal Film Festival
Singapore, Singapore
16 September - 30 October 2022
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Invasão Colonial ‘Yvy Opata’ A Terra Vai Acabar
Museu das Culturas Indígenas
São Paulo, Brazil
03 June - 31 December 2022
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Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo: Earth & Iron: Archival Visions of Land and Struggle
BRIC
New York City, United States
22 September - 23 December 2022
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de montanhas submarinas o fogo faz ilhas
Pivô
São Paulo, Brazil
03 September - 05 November 2022
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Cartas ao Afeto
Galeria Movimento
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
06 September - 08 October 2022
Exhibitions
Reciclos – Criando Novas Perspectivas
Unibes Cultural
São Paulo, Brazil
01 September - 16 October 2022
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D'Aguilar Art Foundation
Nassau, Bahamas
07 July - 22 September 2022
Exhibitions
April Bey: I Believe in Why I'm Here
Simon Lee Gallery
London, United Kingdom
01 September - 01 October 2022
Exhibitions
Histórias brasileiras
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
26 August - 30 October 2022
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Máquina Kalunga
Sesc Belenzinho
São Paulo, Brazil
28 July - 11 December 2022
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Deborah Joyce Holman – Unless: The Potential of Subtle Acts of Refusal
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Sam Gilliam: Between Structure and Improvisation
Ann Mbuti writes on Sam Gilliam's groundbreaking approach to painting and installation.
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Worldforming by Ghanaian Women in Architecture
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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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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.
In Conversation with Jaider Esbell
“We Also Have Something to Show—in Our Ways, with Our Rules”
Jaider Esbell, an artist and writer of Makuxi origins, talks about his artistic production and the importance of artivism.
In Focus: Cuba
“Afro-” and “-Cuban”: A Possible Nation?
How are black Cubans perceived? A walk through the history of the relationship between the visual arts and Cuban Afro identity.
12th Berlin Biennale
Susana Pilar: Reclaiming Space through Performance
A chat with Cuban artist Susana Pilar Delahante about her career and the work she presented at the 12th Berlin Biennale.
Art and Stereotypes
Playing with Race
Some curated incredibilities taking place in museums and art spaces make us realise: we are absolutely not there yet.
Contorting Meaning
Collage as Reaffirmation of Identities
Domitila de Paulo, Alberto Pereira, and Moara Tupinambá talk about why collage is central to their works.
In Conversation With Salym Fayad
“We Know Very Little About Contemporary African Culture”
The 3rd African Traveling Film Festival in Colombia – MUICA – reveals how the African continent is narrated through cinema.
White Label
How Warhol Erased the Identity of His Black Trans Sitters
Art historian Gürsoy Doğtaş analyses the power imbalances between Warhol and his BIPoC queer and trans sitters of lower Manhattan.
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Mercosul Biennial
The 11th edition of the Mercosul Visual Arts Biennial focuses on the Atlantic Triangle.
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Monterrey, Mexico
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Arte y Cambio Social - Tierras, periferias y paradigmas
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SACO Biennial of Contemporary Art
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Antofagasta, Chile
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