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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
Sound Botanica
Henie Onstad
Høvikodden, Norway
18 March - 07 August 2022
Exhibitions
Não Consigo Respirar
Fama Museu
Itu, Brazil
11 December - 31 March 2022
Exhibitions
Temporão
Goethe-Institut
Salvador, Brazil
23 November - 01 March 2022
Exhibitions
Retratos Quilombolas
Centro Cultural Vale Maranhão
São Luís, Brazil
07 December - 09 April 2022
Exhibitions
Ostentar é estar viva
Galeria Luisa Strina
São Paulo, Brazil
26 October - 22 January 2022
Exhibitions
Cisco Jiménez. Anatómica
Museo Amparo
Puebla, Mexico
13 November - 18 April 2022
Exhibitions
Mundos dentro de un mundo
Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo
San José, Costa Rica
29 October - 26 February 2022
Exhibitions
Reflections on Emancipation and Post Colonial Society
Caribbean Museum for the Arts
Frederiksted, Virgin Islands, U.S.
01 December - 31 December 2021
Exhibitions
Maternar
MUAC (Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo)
México DF, Mexico
20 November - 12 June 2022
Exhibitions
Textured Lines
NLS
Kingston, Jamaica
04 December - 23 December 2021
Exhibitions
Transoceanic Visual Exchange (online exhibition)
Transoceanic Visual Exchange
St. George, Barbados
24 November - 30 January 2022
Exhibitions
Dualidad Antillana: Cuba & Puerto Rico
Caribbean Museum for the Arts
Frederiksted, Virgin Islands, U.S.
08 October - 31 December 2021
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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 Paola Torres Núñez
“It Has Been My Choice To Live A Nomadic Life”
The artist intervenes Peruvian textiles using technology, in order to examine concepts as interpretation and misrepresentation.
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.
Brazil Today
Fear Is Moving In
Even in the parts of Brazilian everyday-life, where things still seem to be in order, the repressive rhetoric of Bolsonaro is taking hold.
In Conversation with the Ayllu Collective
Healing Colonial Wounds
The artistic group, formed by Latin American migrants with diverse sexual identities, creates anti-racist and decolonial actions.
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.
In Conversation with
South-African painter Helen Sebidi
At the 32nd Bienal de São Paulo, she chats about home, land, history and ancestral tears.
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.
In Conversation with
Brazilian artist Jaime Lauriano
His work investigates the issue of violence in Brazil and results from in-depth research at libraries and public archives.
Viagem de Pesquisa
Projeto do curador Hélio Menezes vence Convocatória de Artes Visuais
Hélio Menezes foi selecionado na 2ª edição da Convocatória de Artes Visuais para viagem de pesquisa curatorial à Alemanha e à França.
opportunities
Call for papers
Institute of Fine Arts Latin America
Movement and Presence: The Visual Culture of the Americas
New York City, United States
Call for applications
CATAPULT
CATAPULT Arts Grant
Kingston, Jamaica
Call for applications
Andrómeda 3.20
4ta Convocatoria - Galería Andrómeda
México DF, Mexico
Call for papers
Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
Poéticas negras na arte contemporânea
online, Brazil
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