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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.
events
Exhibitions
How to be Happy Together?
Para Site
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
12 December 2024 - 06 April 2025
Performances
Algorithm ocean true blood moves
Ancien Palais
Dakar, Senegal
07 December 2024 - 07 December 2024
Exhibitions
Shadows on the Atlantic
het scheepvaart national maritime museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
29 September 2024 -
Talks / Workshops
The Supernatural Atlas - Masterclass Lisandro Suriel
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
13 October 2024 - 13 October 2024
Biennales
Shared Horizons
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Havana, Cuba
15 November 2024 - 28 February 2025
Exhibitions
Dust
Bode
Havana, Cuba
08 December 2024 - 02 February 2025
Exhibitions
Antonio Obá: Rituals of Care
Centre d’Art Contemporain
Genève, Switzerland
16 November 2024 - 02 March 2025
Exhibitions
Ancestral: Afro-Américas
MAB FAAP
São Paulo, Brazil
29 October 2024 - 26 December 2024
Exhibitions
Francisco Galeno: o Piauí é aqui — o Piauí não é aqui
Galatea
São Paulo, Brazil
12 November 2024 - 25 January 2025
Exhibitions
Somos Aquelas por Quem Estávamos Esperando
SESC Catanduva
Catanduva, Brazil
08 August 2024 - 09 February 2025
Exhibitions
Orishas on Wood
Casa Silvana
Huamaco, Puerto Rico
16 November 2024 - 30 November 2024
Exhibitions
Amas de leche
Artpace San Antonio
San Antonio, United States
12 September 2024 - 19 January 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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Puerto Rico
A Collective Turning Point
We spoke to members of the artistic community in Puerto Rico about the ongoing protests and about the future they envision for the island.
Cuba
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.
Bolivia
LGBTQ+ Liberation in the Andes through Q’iwa and Popular Celebrations
Exhibition traces the history of character who afforded liberation to gender-diverse communities in Bolivia.
The 22nd Paiz Art Biennial in Guatemala
"History Cannot Be That of the Winners Only”
Curator Alexia Tala on one of the oldest biennials in Latin America, which will be held in the middle of this year.
Inventing Your Own Game
Maren Hassinger: “We Are Not Alive To Make Money”
Will Furtado speaks to Maren Hassinger about protesting against lack of inclusion, the conditions for Black artists today, and more.
In Conversation with the Colectivo Moriviví, Puerto Rico
“Art Is a Way to Fight Back”
The Puerto Rican artist collective fights historical erasure by painting the walls of local communities. A conversation about collaboration, community and censorship.
Echoes of the South Atlantic
Der Black Atlantic – Subject of (Counter)Memory
The project “Der Black Atlantic” (2004) apresentou Berlim
A “Road to the Sea” in Cali and Buenaventura
Memory and Amnesia in the Colombian Pacific
The project fostered dialogues between art, political action and the defense of the territory of Afro-Colombian peoples.
Video Art
From Experimentation to Video Art in FM Gustave Giresse’s Work
Since FM Gustave Giresse has discovered the medium of video, there have been no limitations in his explorations with the camera.
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Residencies
NYLAAT
NYLAAT: Artists-in-Residence
New York City, United States
Call for applications
Arte Público
Programa de Intercambio Internacional para Muralistas
Quebec, Canada
Call for proposals
Paço das Artes
Temporada de Projetos 2025
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Convocatoria proyectos 2026
Santiago de Chile, Chile
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