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Cuba
Navigating Scarcity, Race and Religion in Cuban Photography
A group exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston features Cuban artists who defied the regime while creatively overcoming scarcity.
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Guido Llinás: the Incredible Story of an Afro-Cuban Artist in Paris
Ahead of an exhibition of his works in Paris, we revisit the life and oeuvre of the prominent artist who left Cuba to pursue artistic freedom.
Retrospective
María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Charting Global Black Diasporic Geographies
"Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold", at the Brooklyn Museum, explores diasporic identity and the global histories of Black and Asian migration.
Installation View
Coco Fusco: Tomorrow, I Will Become an Island
Retrospective of Cuban-American artist’s work traces her influence on contemporary art.
Ecology
Ríos intermitentes: A Platform for Cuban Ancestral Spiritual Practices
On the long-term exhibition project in Matanzas that amplifies the healing works and restorative actions associated with Afro-Cuban identity.
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Indiscipline and Counter-memory in Afro-Cuban Art
An exhibition about Afro-Cuban art at Harvard’s institution dedicated to the art of the African diaspora.
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Belkis Ayón and the Cuba-West Africa Connection
An essay mapping the Abakuá secret society and syncretisms in the African Diaspora through the incredible life and career of the Cuban artist.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
In Conversation with Alejandro de la Fuente
Cuba: “The Problem Is Not Silence – It’s Deafness”
The curator of “Diago: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present” on Cuban history and the island’s artistic scene.
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.
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.
Havana Biennial 2019
Art Between Censorship And Complicity
The Havana Biennial claims to attempt a decentralization of the Cuban art scene. But things aren’t always what they seem.
Poco Bonito
Challenging Conventional Notions of Cuban Art
Located on a tourist trail in Cuba, an art gallery is fighting against stereotypical representations. But things aren’t always easy.
Catalogue of Cuban Female Photographers
A New Visual Canon for Cuba
A brand-new online platform brings together the works of Cuban female photographers from the 19th century to the present.
An Island Within an Island
Haitians in Cuba – “Two Homelands, One Blood”
Filmmaker Esery Mondesir discusses his new documentary “Una Sola Sangre”, about Haitian communities in Cuba.
Installation View
Ana Mendieta in Berlin
The Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin shows the works if the legendary Cuban video artist Ana Mendieta.
Between the Official the Alternative
What Happened With the Havana Biennial?
The cancellation of this year’s Havana Art Biennial caused strong protests. But the story does not end there.
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.
Between Afro-Cuban and Diasporic Frames
Displacements in Exhibitions’ Discourses
Afro-Cuban arts narrative from Wifredo Lam to José Bedia and the use of African diasporic concepts within the global art world.
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.
Two Biennials – Two countries
Dakar and Havana
Despite their political differences, Cuba and Senegal established new programs and institutions dedicated to the arts.
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Exhibitions
Terras Crescidas
Aura Galeria
São Paulo, Brazil
27 August 2025 - 27 September 2025
Exhibitions
SEM/Cem artistas brasileiros em cartaz
Apo’strophe.arte
Vigo, Spain
28 June 2025 - 05 September 2025
Festivals
7ª edição da Semana Paulista de Dança
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
27 August 2025 - 31 August 2025
Biennales
2ª Bienal das Amazônias
Centro Cultural Bienal das Amazônias
Belém, Brazil
27 August 2025 - 30 November 2025
Exhibitions
Jangueando: Recent Acquisitions
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
28 August 2025 - 31 July 2026
Exhibitions
otras montañas, las que andan sueltas bajo el agua
Ocean Space
Venice, Italy
05 April 2025 - 22 November 2025
Exhibitions
Mi LUM y YO
Galería MUY
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
01 June 2025 - 31 July 2025
Exhibitions
Utopías Caribes
Casa Museo Quinta de Bolívar
Bogotá, Colombia
10 May 2025 - 20 July 2025
Installation
Lleébu. Amazonía colombiana: sonidos y lenguas indígenas en riesgo
Museo de Arte Moderno Medellín
Medellín, Colombia
16 July 2025 -
Exhibitions
Ayida
Institute for Contemporary Art
Richmond, United States
27 June 2025 - 22 February 2026
Exhibitions
OPEN BORDERS
TERN Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
03 July 2025 - 29 August 2025
Exhibitions
akâmi-
Camden Art Centre
London, United Kingdom
03 July 2025 - 21 August 2025
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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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In Conversation with Leticia Contreras
Reacting to Social Emergencies
Whe spoke with the Texan native artist about her work and her role as an artist, activist, and teacher.
Concreto Blues
A New Photo Series by Kiluanji Kia Henda Tackles Angola’s Urbanization
With the solo show Concreto Blues, Angola-based artist Kiluanji Kia Henda returns to the subject of the city.
Trinidad and Tobago
A k u z u r u: Art, Post-humanism and Healing
Rooted in ecological awareness and post-human perspectives, the artist’s practice addresses humanity’s role in Earth’s suffering.
In Conversation with Catherine E. McKinley
"I Have Gathered These Images, Not Just for Me, but for You"
Ethel-Ruth Tawe talks to Catherine E. McKinley about photo archives, the female gaze, and male studio traditions.
One year without Sidney Amaral
Daily body: affectivity, violence and expressive freedom
Although the theme of race is a constant in Sidney Amaral's work, it is reductive to look at the work of the artist only from that angle.
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.
In Conversation with
Brazilian curator Fabiana Lopes
We talk to independent curator Fabiana Lopes, who is currently researching the production of artists of African descent in Brazil.
In Conversation With Igor Simões
A Look at Latin American Women’s Art
Igor Simões, one of the curators of the Mercosul Biennial, speaks in an interview about the exhibit postponed because of the current pandemic.
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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Usina do Gasômetro
Ocupação da Usina do Gasômetro
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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R.A.R.O.
Residencia R.A.R.O. Bueno Aires
Buenos Aires, Worldwide
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R.A.R.O.
Residencia-Micro: A Isla
Bogotá, Colombia
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Museo Chileno de Arte precolombino
Escuela Diversa de Cine Indígena
Santiago de Chile, Chile
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