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Mexico
La Escuela del Fogón: the kitchen as a place for social transformation
A chat with Dea López about food, politics and art, in this project that highlights the power of food in society.
Mexico
Art and Community against Extractivism
The Colectivo Cherani (Cherani Collective) in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, is using art to create community and protect public space.
Installation View
The Mexico Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale
Featuring artists Mariana Castillo Deball, Naomi Rincón Gallardo, Fernando Palma Rodríguez, and Santiago Borja
In Conversation with Baltazar Melo
Afro-Hybrid Images in Motion
In this interview, Mexican artist Baltazar Castellano Melo talks about his work, Afro-Mestizos and the Black communities in Guerrero, Mexico. 
Inside the Library
The Black Library, Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico
A look into libraries and book collections holding some of the rarer and often forgotten publications. Featured this time: The Black Library in Mexico
Clotilde Jiménez
Queering Boxing, Undoing the “Macho”
The artist, born in Honolulu and based in Mexico, raises questions around race, class, sexuality and gender.
In Conversation with Naomi Rincón Gallardo
“Telling Stories Animated by Desire”
We spoke to the Mexican artist about her critique of Eurocentrism and extractivism from a feminist and decolonial viewpoint.
In Conversation with Koral Carballo
Afro-Descendants In Mexico: “We Were Always Here”
Mexican photographer Koral Carballo speaks about Afro-descendants in Mexico and about discovering her own identity.
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Mexican Muralists in the United States, Whitney Museum
The Whitney Museum in New York rediscovers Mexican muralists and their influence on 20th century American art.
Award
Prince Claus announces 2019 Laureates
The Brazilian philosopher Djamila Ribeiro is one of the 2019 Prince Claus Laureates
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.
Installation View
Minerva Cuevas – No Room To Play
The Mexican artist questions the construction of political roles and the significance of the public space.
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The Female Artists of Color Who Pioneered Alternative Art Spaces in Mexico
Despite the 1968 rise of protests against the regime in Mexico, narratives of indigenous feminists and artists of color were still left out
José Antonio Gómez Rosas, a Mexican Master
A Gifted Ghost Known as “El Hotentote”
An air of mystery surrounds the life of this artist, contemporary of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. It's time to rediscover his work.
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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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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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Installation View
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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