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
Ramificar
MAR - Museu de Arte do Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
06 August - 06 November 2022
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Xilograffiti
Sesc Consolação
São Paulo, Brazil
05 May - 04 September 2022
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TEACHER, NUH TEACH ME NUH NONSENSE
New Local Space
Kingston, Jamaica
16 July - 22 August 2022
Exhibitions
Exhibition: KAZAL – Narrating Haitian Memories
Framer Framed
Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 May - 21 August 2022
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Joseca Yanomami: nossa terra-floresta
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
29 July - 30 October 2022
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37º Panorama da Arte Brasileira – Sob as cinzas, brasa
MAM SP
São Paulo, Brazil
23 July - 15 January 2023
Exhibitions
AUTOPOIESIS: Recognizing Kin Across Antipodal Topologies
Oyoun
Berlin, Germany
03 August - 30 August 2022
Exhibitions
Sidney Amaral: um espelho na história
Almeida & Dale Galeria de Arte
São Paulo, Brazil
30 July - 24 September 2022
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Infinite Bodies: Sandra Monterroso
Casa del Lago UNAM
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
30 April - 14 August 2022
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Europe supported by Africa and America by Sokari Douglas Camp
Victoria & Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
24 July - 14 May 2023
Exhibitions
Coming Home - A retrospective of the work of Pearl Alcock
198 Gallery
London, United Kingdom
15 June - 14 August 2022
Exhibitions
Warwar Wa
Centro Cultural de España
La Paz, Bolivia, Plurinational State of
08 August - 08 October 2022
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C& International
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C& "Auf Deutsch"
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 Salym Fayad
“We Know Very Little About Contemporary African Culture”
The 3rd African Traveling Film Festival in Colombia – MUICA – reveals how the African continent is narrated through cinema.
White Label
How Warhol Erased the Identity of His Black Trans Sitters
Art historian Gürsoy Doğtaş analyses the power imbalances between Warhol and his BIPoC queer and trans sitters of lower Manhattan.
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
Mercosul Biennial
The 11th edition of the Mercosul Visual Arts Biennial focuses on the Atlantic Triangle.
“Manglaria: raíces y sujeciones”
Reimagining the Colombian Pacific
The exhibition brings together diverse perspectives on the territory and the Afro and indigenous representations in Colombia.
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.
Mãe Preta
Women and Resistance
Exhibition recounts narrative of black women who breastfed children of whites and reflects on Brazilian society.
In Conversation with Tiago Sant'Ana
"The Naturalization of Whiteness as a Life Parameter"
Artist and researcher uses materials such as sugar to discuss the naturalization and erasure of a colonial past.
Paulo Nazareth at the ICA Miami
Dismantling colonial power
The Brazilian artist offers a journey to understand the oppressive, exploitative nature of colonial history in his country.
opportunities
Call for applications
Sesc 24 de Maio
22ª Bienal Sesc_Videobrasil
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for proposals
Museums Association of the Caribbean
The Power of Museums: Relevancy, Advocacy, Transformation
Nassau, Bahamas
Awards
Fondo Común Convite 2022
Ciudades differentes, Dominican Republic
Call for papers
revista serrote
5º Concurso de Ensaísmo serrote
Diversas, Brazil
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