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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.
Installation View #museumshutdown
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.
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.
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.
Coffee, Rhum, Sugar & Gold
A Postcolonial Paradox
As a system of oppression, colonialism never ceased, but re-branded – as an exhibition in San Francisco shows.
A Latin American Universe
What Is "Latinx"?
“Latinx” is an update of traditional labels usually applied to describe Latin American migrant communities in the US.
In Conversation with Zoe Samudzi
Blackness as a State of Matter
About anti-Blackness as a foundational element of the United States, narrow representations of Africa, and art awards.
In Conversation with Elle Pérez
Fearless Bodies and Identities in Elle Pérez' Photography
A talk with the New Yorker photographer about the gaze of love, the fragmentation of the body, and identity.
Ancient Space, Modern Architecture, and Contemporary Art
Indigenous Architecture in the Americas
American indigenous knowledge influenced Europeans in many ways, sometimes unexpected – among them the art of building.
The World's Game
Football and Contemporary Art
Football is more than a game. Various contemporary artists have fiercely explored the dark sides of this global passion.
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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
Exhibitions
Fourth Edition Showrooms (Online exhibition)
El Pran Projecten
Oranjestad, Aruba
30 September - 31 December 2021
Exhibitions
Fiberactive Germination
CreativSpace
Kingston, Jamaica
09 October - 30 October 2021
Biennales
La Bienal en resistencia
La Bienal en Resistencia
Guatemala City, Guatemala
01 October - 30 October 2021
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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Radical Women in Latin American Art
United By A Thread
Notable artists established ways of observing, constructing and depicting female identity in often hostile political contexts.
In Conversation with Antwaun Sargent
Tearing Down Borders Between Magazines and Museums
We spoke to the New York curator Antwaun Sargent about his international selection for the exhibition Just Pictures at projects+gallery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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.
opportunities
Awards
The Hopper Prize
The Hopper Prize
Different cities, United States
Awards
Yicca
YICCA 21/22 - International Contest of Contemporary Art
Milan, Italy
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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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