Mexico

. . . and the African perspectives

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.
Installation View #museumshutdown
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.
Another 68!
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.
events
Art Fairs
SP Arte
ARCA
São Paulo, Brazil
20 October - 24 October 2021
Exhibitions
Brasilidade Pós-Modernismo
CCBB
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
01 September - 22 November 2021
Exhibitions
Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: Oriana
Pivô
São Paulo, Brazil
05 September - 06 November 2021
Exhibitions
Iván Argote – Chaflierplatz
Dortmunder Kunstverein
Dortmunder, Germany
18 September - 21 November 2021
Exhibitions
Fourth Edition Showrooms
El Pran Projecten
Oranjestad, Aruba
30 September - 31 December 2021
Exhibitions
Gabriel Rico: Unity in Variety
Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego
San Diego, United States
25 September - 23 January 2022
Exhibitions
MX 21-Resistance, Reaffirmation & Resilience Exhibition
Mexic-Arte Museum
Austin,, United States
17 September - 17 February 2022
Exhibitions
Gabriella Sanchez: Partial Pictures
MOLAA
Long Beach, United States
22 August - 01 January 2022
Exhibitions
The Art of Ester Hernández and Shizu Saldamando
National Museum of Mexican Art
Chicago, United States
10 September - 06 February 2022
Exhibitions
DESOBECIÊNCIA – Arte e ciência no tempo presente
Margs
Porto Alegre, Brazil
18 September - 21 November 2021
Exhibitions
Mário Macilau: Sombras do Tempo
Galeria MOVART
Lisboa, Portugal
23 September - 11 November 2021
Exhibitions
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Pivô Satélite
São Paulo, Brazil
23 September - 28 October 2021
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Deborah Joyce Holman – Unless: The Potential of Subtle Acts of Refusal
We spoke to Swiss artist Deborah Joyce Holman about tools to resist the instrumentalization of identity politics.
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C& INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME
Sam Gilliam: Between Structure and Improvisation
Ann Mbuti writes on Sam Gilliam's groundbreaking approach to painting and installation.
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C& Design in Westafrica
Worldforming by Ghanaian Women in Architecture
For three generations of women, architecture has served as an unparalleled incubation platform for worldforming possibilities.
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C& SHOW ME YOUR SHELVES!
Bree Gant: Studying Old Conversations with Ancestors
C& spoke to the artist about her practice, cities as natural phenomena, and the fantasy narrative she writes with domestic artifacts.
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C& In Conversation with Iheanyi Onwuegbucha
The Movement of People and Art on the Continent
Iheanyi Onwuegbucha talks to C&’s Obidike Okafor about the importance of mobility in daily life and art.
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C& In Conversation with Rahima Gambo
The Purpose of a Broader Narrative
With C& author Wana Udobang, Rahima Gambo speaks about education, her relationship with nature, and Boko Haram.
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In Conversation with
South-African painter Helen Sebidi
At the 32nd Bienal de São Paulo, she chats about home, land, history and ancestral tears.
In Conversation with Liliana A. Romero, Lilophilia
“My Art is a Cry for Help, a Call to Action”
The London based Colombian talks to us about her life as an artist, activist and as a Black woman.
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.
Exhibition
Take Me to the River
A multimedia exhibition by the Goethe-Institut and the Prince Claus Fund Art and culture responds to the climate crisis.
C& Center of Unfinished Business
Decentering the I: How to Redefine the Human
digenous knowledge has always held the solution to ecological catastrophe.
Collective Nacional Trovoa
“We Don’t Accept Scraps From The White Art Circuit”
Group of artists and curators gathers for a rally of visual arts produced solely by black and non-white women.
Installation View
Beatriz González in Berlin - Retrospective 1965-2017
KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin examines the work of one of Colombia's most emblematic artists.
Curadoria
Hanayrá Negreiros é a nova curadora de moda do MASP
Negreiros está a frente do projeto MASP Renner, que convida artista e estilistas brasileiros para criarem peças em conjunto que depois passam a integrar o acervo do museu.
In Conversation with Maxwell Alexandre
“There is a Future Changing the Imagination of Subalterity”
The Brazilian artist Maxwell Alexandre summed up the stages of his trajectory in a conversation with C& América Latina.
opportunities
Awards
The Hopper Prize
The Hopper Prize
Different cities, United States
Awards
Yicca
YICCA 21/22 - International Contest of Contemporary Art
Milan, Italy
Call for applications
Instituto Moreira Salles
Bolsa IMS de Pesquisa em Fotografia
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
Festival ZUM 2021
Convocatória de Fotolivros
São Paulo, Brazil
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