Mexico

. . . and the African perspectives

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.
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
Exhibitions
Mestre Didi – “os iniciados no mistério não morrem”
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
27 May - 31 August 2023
Exhibitions
Quando tudo terra era
HOA Galeria
São Paulo, Brazil
27 May - 08 July 2023
Exhibitions
Won’t You Celebrate with Me
Luce Gallery
New York, United States
19 May - 10 June 2023
Canto Hondo, The Deep Song
LEILA GREICHE
New York, United States
20 April - 20 May 2023
Exhibitions
Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
New York City, United States
29 April - 09 September 2023
Exhibitions
A noite suspensa ou o que posso aprender com o silêncio
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
27 May - 31 August 2023
Exhibitions
Sérvulo Esmeraldo: Linha e Luz
CCBB
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 April - 26 June 2023
Exhibitions
Balancing Act
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
24 May - 01 July 2023
Exhibitions
Sparkling Islands, Another Postcard of the Caribbean
1-54
New York City, United States
11 May - 20 May 2023
Exhibitions
Dissident Practices
Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery
New York, United States
19 April - 16 June 2023
Exhibitions
Coleção de Arte da Cidade
Centro Cultural São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
13 May - 30 July 2023
Exhibitions
Re-Connect. Art and Conflict in Brotherland
Museum der bildenden Künste
Leipzig, Germany
08 May - 10 September 2023
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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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Installation View
from underwater mountains fire makes islands
Exhibition brings together artists from across Latin America that reflect on the processes of emancipation for human beings' perceptual systems.
In Conversation with Juan Orrantia
In Search of Decolonized Images of South Africa
Two Colombian photographers in South Africa examine the notions of representation, independence processes and image subversion.
In Conversation with Maximiliano Mamani
“Creating Art from a Precarious Position Is a Challenge and an Opportunity”
The Argentinean artist gives life to the drag queen Bartolina Xixa and examines LGBT constructs, colonialism and gender concepts.
Argentina's Black Legacy
Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
The “disappearance of the black” in Argentinian identity is an intriguing mystery. Artist Adriana Bustos examines this topic.
In Conversation with Alberta Whittle
Artistic Work as a Form of Healing
The artist from Barbados on collective healing, frightening colonial legacies and the Caribbean artistic scene.
How Black is Black Enough?
The Whitening Of A President
A new exhibition in Cali evokes the history of the first – and so far the only – black president of Colombia, Juan José Nieto.
Sonia Gomes
“My Work Is Black, Feminine and Marginal”
Sonia Gomes moves us through the Brazilian landscapes of factories, post-industrial waste and African-influenced traditions.
Bitter Poetics
Sugarcane in Caribbean Art
Contemporary artists examine the ambiguous role of sugarcane in the history of the Caribbean.
The Netherlands: Untold Tales
Kevin Osepa: The Curaçao Artist Exploring Afro-Caribbean Spiritual Culture
Inspired by Curaçao's “magical thinking”, Kevin Osepa explores with photography and film religion, African diaspora, and family.
opportunities
Workshops
MAM São Paulo
Diversidade e inclusão em instituições culturais
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for proposals
Teatro La Cúpula del Parque O’Higgins
Feria Ch.ACO 14
Santiago, Chile
Awards
Art Connect Magazine
Artists to Watch 2023
Berlim, Germany
Residencies
MAM
Residência Incluir
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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