Indigenous culture

Afro-Indigenous

Afro-Indigenous Memory in the Work of Maria Lira Marques

An essay on the works of Brazilian artist Maria Lira Marques, ancestral memories, and the impact of globalization on traditional communities.

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.

Afro-Indigenous

Keila Sankofa: Fictionalizing Gaps of the Past

A profile on the Brazilian artist and how she materializes the possible and visits the past without repeating violence.

Indigenous Cultures

Indigenous Histories: Stories told, and many more still untold

MASP exhibition highlights visual and cultural productions by indigenous peoples from various places around the world.

60th Venice Biennale

Hãhãwpuá Pavilion: the Community Is More Important Than the Work Itself

A conversation with Arissana Pataxó, Denilson Baniwa, and Gustavo Caboco Wapichana, curators of the Brazilian Pavilion in Venice.

Indigenous Culture

The Return of the Tupinambá Cloak: Restitution and Internal Colonialism

The historic return of Tupinambá cloak to Brazil highlights constant struggle against colonialism and for restitution.

Andean Eroticism and the Ancestral Tables of Sarhua

A conversation with the Peruvian artist who explores themes such as Andean eroticism and the visibility of women.

C&AL’s Highlights of 2023 You Might Have Missed

From the meaning of Abya Yala and Pindorama to Astral Quilombismo, these are some of our most read articles this year.

Waleff Dias and the Identity of Black Male Bodies

Artist presents his appearance/performance “Even Vultures Are Born White” at SESC in São Paulo.

In Conversation with

Yauri Muenala: cooperation and synergy between Kichwa artists

Regarding the winning project of the 2022–2023 Mariano Aguilera Prize, currently in the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo of Quito.

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.

Installation View

MAHKU: Mirações

Major show at MASP features more than 100 works by the Huni Kuin ethnic group.

Bienal das Amazônias

Nova Bienal de Artes irá promover artistas da Amazônia Legal

Primeira edição será realizada em Belém do Pará e tem curadoria de Keyna Eleison, Sandra Benites e Vânia Leal.

What do Abya Yala and Pindorama mean?

An essay on ancestral names for the sociopolitical territory we now call Latin America.

Histories at MASP

Masp planned a year dedicated to Indigenous Histories

Masp presents indigenous contemporary art in a series of exhibitions througout 2023.

In conversation with

Paula Baeza Pailamilla: Reclaiming Indigenous Agency in Museums

A talk with the Mapuche non-binary artist about the importance of challenging the racial prejudice of the museum.

Masp announces new curators for Indigenous Art

Edson Kayapó, Kássia Borges Karajá and Renata Tupinambá are the new Curators-at-Large of Indigeneous Art at Masp

Indigenous Cultures

Gustavo Caboco: Connecting Indigenous Histories in Brazil

The indigenous diaspora in Brazil is the basis of the artist’s research which makes it a “vast field of existence and survival of histories.”

In conversation with

Edgar Kanaykõ: Photography as reclaiming

Brazilian indigenous artist talks about the relationship between image and ethno-vision, the constant construction of identity, and art as territory.

Installation View

Nakoada: Strategies for Modern Art

Exhibition at MAM Rio presents works from the museum's modernist collection in dialogue with indigenous ceramics and works by contemporary artists.

C&AL's Highlights You Might Have Missed

From the anti-racism of Cervantes to the legacy of Indigenous architecture, these are some of our most read articles.

Catrileo+Carrión

Mapuche Non-Binary Utopias

Mapuche artists formed the Catrileo+Carrión Community, dedicated to research investigative practices and multidisciplinary creation.

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Decentering the I: How to Redefine the Human

digenous knowledge has always held the solution to ecological catastrophe.

Contorting Meaning

Collage as Reaffirmation of Identities

Domitila de Paulo, Alberto Pereira, and Moara Tupinambá talk about why collage is central to their works.

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Artes da África

São Paulo, Brazil

28 March 2025 - 03 August 2025

Os Avessos do Avesso da Liberdade

Solar dos Abacaxis

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

27 March 2025 - 05 July 2025

Sculptors: Material Conversations

Miami, United States

10 April 2025 - 16 June 2025

Grafias Performadas

Centro de Animação Artística do Cazenga

Jardim do MAM no Sesc

Sesc Vila Mariana

São Paulo, Brazil

14 May 2025 - 31 August 2025

Sonia Gomes – Barroco mesmo

Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Bahia

Salvador, Brazil

12 April 2025 - 13 July 2025

Exposição UGT da Paulista

Avenida Paulista

São Paulo, Brazil

01 May 2025 - 31 May 2025

Talks / Workshops

Literatura Expandida: Oralitegrafías y Mingas desde América del Sur

Hangar - Centro de Investigación Artística

Lisboa, Portugal

60+1 el pequeño gran museo de Ancón

Ciudad de Panamá, Panama

12 March 2025 - 31 December 2025

Beyond Representation

Pérez Art Museum Miami

Miami, United States

07 December 2023 - 31 December 2026

La verdad no es un escándalo

Museo Universitario del Chopo

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Ancestral: Afro-Américas

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

08 March 2025 - 12 May 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.

C& Launches Patreon Membership

An invitation to our extended community to join and support us!

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.

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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MUNCAB inaugura novo espaço dedicado à arte afro-brasileira

"Odoyá" apresenta obras de artistas contemporâneos e mestres artesãos, com curadoria inspirada em movimentos como Afrofuturismo e Negritude.

In Conversation with

Francisco Pinto and Venezuelan Afro-Indigenous History

A chat with the Afro-Venezuelan artist about his artistic practice, which incorporates elements of pop culture to talk about the Cimarrón (Maroon).

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 Deri Andrade

“The Afro Project emerges in a context of historical violence”

Founder of the Afro Project, the scholar talks about how the platform came about and the importance of research on Afro-Brazilian art.

The ABCs of Dalton Paula

From Africa to Bahia and, of Course, Cuba

Artist Dalton Paula talks about his interest in drawing, Black history, performance, botany, and Afro-Brazilian religious practices.

On four groundbreaking African festivals

A Call to History

Cédric Vincent writes about the importance of remembering pan-African events.

In Conversation with

The curator Diane Lima

Her name brings to mind at least three projects: NoBrasil, AfroTranscendence and Diálogos Ausentes.

Reflections on Achille Mbembe

Breathing Prohibited

Angolan poet, curator and cultural producer, Marcos Jinguba, talks with Brazilian artist and dancer, Luana Vitra.

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Call for applications

Museu do Amanhã

Residência Artística: Pós-natural e outras ecologias

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cité internationale des arts à Paris

Andes Sena - Para artistas y curadores de Chile

Call for applications

Pérez Art Museum Miami

Open Call for Digital Art Commissions

Miami, United States

Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio

Semana de la Educación Artística