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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
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A Gentil Carioca
São Paulo, Brazil
15 February 2025 - 08 March 2025
Performances
A Dance For Madalena
Folk Art Museum
New York City, United States
07 March 2025 - 09 March 2025
Exhibitions
From Brazil With Love
Wunika Mukan Gallery
Lagos, Nigeria
08 February 2025 - 23 February 2025
Biennales
Mawali–Taqsim: Improvisation as a Space and Technology of Humanity
Various venues
Zanzibar, Tanzania, United Republic of
11 February 2025 - 13 February 2025
Exhibitions
An unmistakable softness
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
23 January 2025 - 08 March 2025
Exhibitions
Ocupação Leda Maria Martins
Itaú Cultural
São Paulo, Brazil
07 December 2024 - 30 March 2025
Exhibitions
Mestre Didi: Spiritual Form
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
13 March 2025 - 13 July 2025
Exhibitions
Candida Alvarez: Circle, Point, Hoop
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
24 April 2025 - 03 August 2025
Exhibitions
Artistas do vestir: uma costura dos afetos
Itaú Cultural
São Paulo, Brazil
27 November 2024 - 23 February 2025
Exhibitions
Espelhos d'água viva
Solar dos Abacaxis
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 November 2024 - 08 March 2025
Conferences
Salón ACME No. 12
Salón ACME No. 12
Ciudad de México, Mexico
06 February 2025 - 09 February 2025
Exhibitions
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Galerie Imane Farès
Paris, France
25 January 2025 - 15 March 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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MAHKU: Mirações
Major show at MASP features more than 100 works by the Huni Kuin ethnic group.
In Conversation with Yilmaz Dziewior
Museum Ludwig: In Search of a Broader Audience in Cologne
Museums, particularly throughout the United States, have begun to reassess their collections based on gender and race ratios.
Images and Justice
How Do Black Lives Matter in MoMA’s Collection?
In this essay, Thomas J. Lax examines the links between racial violence and its visual documentation and relevance.
Installation View
Two Modernities Speaking Through Lines
In “Convergences/ Divergences”, the art of the indigenous Ye'kwana dialogues with modern art in the language of geometry.
In Conversation with Renata Felinto
The art of Black Atlantic I
The Brazilian artist talks about Afro-Brazilian artistic productions.
In Conversation with Beatriz Dias
Memorial in Lisbon: Recovering History That Was Made Invisible
A project by artist Kiluanji Kia Henda was selected for the construction of the Memorial in Homage to Enslaved Persons in Lisbon.
Call for applications
C& x NAM Critical Writing Workshop, New Orleans
This open call invites New Orleans-based Black writers to participate in a three-day C& x NAM Critical Writing Workshop led by tutors Nohora Arrieta Fernández, and Sherae Rimpsey.
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Black Art in Brazil: An Uncertain Future
After taking steps to generate public policies for the Brazilian black art scene, the challenge is being able to maintain them.
Installation View
Puerto Caribe
Group exhibition features several Caribbean artists who reexamine colonial narratives in Venezuela.
opportunities
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Casa de las Americas
Epistemic Insurrections of Contemporary Afrodiasporic Thought
La Habana, Cuba
Residencies
Pivô, Salta Art
Pivô Research Program
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
The Field
NXTHVN Artist Fellowship
New York City, Worldwide
Residencies
Ebenböckhaus and Salta art
Artist-in-Residence
Munich, Worldwide
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