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. . . and the African perspectives

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Raíces y renacimiento: Mujeres Dominicanas en el Arte
Exhibition in New York presents 22 contemporary Dominican artists that reinterpret tradition.
Photography
Art and Identity in the Caribbean
Kosisochukwu Nnebe and Keisha Scarville are two artists exploring identity and migration in their Miami residency.
Retrospective
María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Charting Global Black Diasporic Geographies
"Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold", at the Brooklyn Museum, explores diasporic identity and the global histories of Black and Asian migration.
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Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil
Exhibition of contemporary Brazilian artists in the United States engages with political and cultural aspects of Brazilian history.
Terra Foundation and C& collaborate on writing workshops
Terra Foundation for American Art funds C& Critical Writing Workshops and C& Mentoring Program in 2023
C& facilitates writing workshops for young art writers since 2016; in 2023 they will take place in Atlanta and Dallas, United States.
Cuba
Indiscipline and Counter-memory in Afro-Cuban Art
An exhibition about Afro-Cuban art at Harvard’s institution dedicated to the art of the African diaspora.
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.
Clotilde Jiménez
Queering Boxing, Undoing the “Macho”
The artist, born in Honolulu and based in Mexico, raises questions around race, class, sexuality and gender.
Black Lives Matter, Cervantes and the Spanish Heritage
“A Legacy that Privileges Whiteness and Excludes Blackness”
A talk about statues and Black Lives Matter, the discrepancy of the Spanish heritage and the author of "Don Quixote".
In Conversation with Tiffany Alfonseca
"The Representation Of Afro-Latino Culture Is Essential"
The Dominican-American artist talks about art, her roots and her new series In Quarantine.
In Conversation with Janice Mitchell
German Museums Need to Catch Up
Museum Ludwig in Cologne questions conventional collecting cultures, starting with a critical examination of its own reputable collection of artworks from the US.
No Justice No Peace
WE ARE.
We have invited creatives and thinkers from the US, other parts of the Global Diaspora, and Africa to share their thoughts about this historical moments.
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The Other Side of Now: Foresight in Contemporary Caribbean Art
A thematic group exhibition centered on the question, “what might a Caribbean future look like?”, in the Pérez Art Museum, Miami.
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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.
DePaul Art Museum
Latinx Initiative
Multi-year effort includes research, exhibitions, and community-building
In Conversation with Florine Démosthène
Challenging the Self to Redefine the Canon
Magnus Rosengarten spoke to the artist about her work and in particular about how her own body functions as a role model.
#Seattle with Cura Club, Playthey and ScumTrust
Radical Collectivity
Three collectives focus on the ways Blackness can be explored outside of the perpetuation of trauma narratives.
A Latin American Universe
What Is Latinx?
We take a look into the implications and opportunities of the new expression, that has also been discovered by the art world.
In Conversation with Alejandro de la Fuente
Cuba: “The Problem Is Not Silence – It’s Deafness”
The curator of “Diago: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present” on Cuban history and the island’s artistic scene.
Inventing Your Own Game
Maren Hassinger: “We Are Not Alive To Make Money”
Will Furtado speaks to Maren Hassinger about protesting against lack of inclusion, the conditions for Black artists today, and more.
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.
Akosua Adoma Owusu: Welcome to the Jungle
Beauty and Power in Black Hair Culture
Interweaving different narratives, Akosua Adoma Owusu’s solo exhibition portrays the complexities of Black life.
Slavery Images
The Image As Testimony Of The Unspeakable
An archive of historical images allows us a look into the terrible world of slavery in the Americas.
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.
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events
Exhibitions
Sara Flores. Non Nete.
Museo de Arte Lima
Lima, Peru
28 March 2025 - 17 August 2025
Exhibitions
Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
01 May 2023 - 31 March 2024
Exhibitions
Ocama Aracoel
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
14 March 2024 - 11 August 2024
Exhibitions
Candida Alvarez: Circle, Point, Hoop
El Museo del Barrio
New York City, United States
24 April 2025 - 03 August 2025
Exhibitions
Edgar Calel: Ni Musmut (It's Breezing)
Bergen Kunsthall
Bergen, Norway
30 August 2024 - 05 January 2025
Exhibitions
Terrafilia
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Madrid, Spain
01 July 2025 - 28 September 2025
Exhibitions
Seein’ Sperrit
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
29 May 2025 - 28 June 2025
Performances
ATOMIC JOY
CN D
Pantin, Worldwide
04 June 2025 - 05 June 2025
Exhibitions
Regina José Galindo: Primavera Democrática
Portas Vilaseca
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
07 June 2025 - 26 July 2025
Exhibitions
Águas subterrâneas: narrativas de confluências
Frac Poitou-Charentes
Angoulême, France
23 May 2025 - 28 September 2025
Exhibitions
poemas de sal y tierra
homework experimental art space[s]
Miami, United States
12 April 2025 - 13 May 2025
Exhibitions
Paris Noir: Artistic circulations and anti-colonial resistance, 1950 – 2000
Centre Pompidou
Paris, France
19 March 2025 - 30 June 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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C& Launches Patreon Membership
An invitation to our extended community to join and support us!
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C& Opinion
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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C& On Racism
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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Minga Decolonial Practices, Colombia
Creation as a Collective Process
An interdisciplinary Colombian collective wants to express the sentiments of the indigenous communities in order to recover ethnic and cultural memories.
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A selection of our most read stories of last year.
Jamaica
The Spiritual Technologies of Jamaican Maroons
Jasmine Thomas-Girvan’s work reimagines Caribbean memory through intricate assemblages that fuse nature, myth, and ancestral knowledge.
Acervo
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.
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).
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.
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.
In Conversation with
The curator Diane Lima
Her name brings to mind at least three projects: NoBrasil, AfroTranscendence and Diálogos Ausentes.
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.
opportunities
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Pérez Art Museum
Comisiones de arte digital
Miami, United States
Call for applications
International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art
CIMAM 2025 Travel Grant Applications
Turin, Worldwide
Call for applications
Museu do Amanhã
Residência Artística: Pós-natural e outras ecologias
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residencies
Cité internationale des arts à Paris
Andes Sena - Para artistas y curadores de Chile
Paris, Chile
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