All this indicates that it’s possible to live as an artist on the continent, without needing to be validated by the West.Baloji
C&’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY
2023 marks a special year for Contemporary And (C&): the platform has turned TEN!
News
Nairobi-based artist and writer Wanini Kimemiah is the first young editor of the editorial fellowship hosted by C& and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Retrospective
HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, is showing a retrospective of seven pieces by artist and choreographer Ligia Lewis from November 15 to 19.
Curators Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. López reveal their first pick of artists for the 3rd edition of the Toronto Biennial running in Fall 2024.
C&10
It's still C&10 and we retrieved another treasure from our archive: a conversation between John Akomfrah…
The prestigious prize 2023 goes to Alexandre Silberman, Gilleam Trapenberg, Jake Green, Carl Francois van der Linde, and Serena Brown.
Installation View
The exhibition in Copenhagen proposes new explorations into the connections between botanical histories, colonial legacies and diasporic experiences.
Paris-based interdisciplinary artist and Djane Christelle Oyiri is honored for her clear and free observations of everyday life.
A wide-ranging fair programme features special exhibitions, ART X Live! and ART X Talks, and the debut of ART X Cinema to be held from 2-5 November.
Mário Macilau has been awarded the prestigious prize for his series Faith documenting the practice of animism in contemporary Mozambique.
The BENIN BRONZES Roundtables
Agwu Enekwachi recently participated in a roundtable discussion in Abuja on the impetus and action around the promised return of the Benin Bronzes.
The 30th Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize goes to Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem.
Southnord Artfest, hosted by Kulturhuset, brings together Black and Afro Nordic artists. It takes place between 26 Oct 2023 and 14 Jan 2024.
Events
Exhibition
rhizomeAlgiers, Algeria 02 Dec 2023 - 02 Jan 2024
DAS MINSKPotsdam, Germany 03 Dec 2023
Fondation HAntananarivo , Madagascar 28 Apr 2023 - 29 Feb 2024
Conferences
The Africa InstituteSharjah, United Arab Emirates 14 Dec 2023 - 16 Dec 2023
Nuku StudioTamale, Ghana 04 Nov 2023 - 29 Feb 2024
La GalleryLabadi, Accra, Ghana 10 Oct 2023 - 30 Dec 2023
ArtHAUSMampong, Akuapem, Ghana 14 Oct 2023 - 14 Jan 2024
Exhibitions
Nubuke FoundationAccra, Ghana 11 Nov 2023 - 16 Mar 2023
rhizomeAlgiers, Algeria
02 Dec - 02 Jan 2024
DAS MINSKPotsdam, Germany
03 Dec
Fondation HAntananarivo , Madagascar
28 Apr - 29 Feb 2024
The Africa InstituteSharjah, United Arab Emirates
14 Dec - 16 Dec 2023
Nuku StudioTamale, Ghana
04 Nov - 29 Feb 2024
La GalleryLabadi, Accra, Ghana
10 Oct - 30 Dec 2023
ArtHAUSMampong, Akuapem, Ghana
14 Oct - 14 Jan 2024
Nubuke FoundationAccra, Ghana
11 Nov - 16 Mar 2023
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Artist-curator Aderemi Adegbite shares his insights on the crucial role of language and culture in our postcolonial moment
Inspired by the writer Emmanuel Dongala, Le Feu des origins, will run until 4th November in Ouagadougou celebrating contemporary crafts and art.
C& Projects
Our mobile reading room offering an extraordinary, sometimes disconcerting selection of books that are linked to the topic of colonialism
Running from October 27 to December 31, LagosPhoto Festival announces its first expansion beyond Lagos hosting 38 national and international artists.
For her powerful work, the Antwerp-based artist wins the 2025 Nasher Prize exclusively awarded to contemporary sculpture.
Racism: a bigger picture
Exhibition Histories
Venice Biennale 2017
The artist talks about her collage practice in relation to intuition and the meaning of a hybrid identity.
This edition will host over 60 international exhibitors, its largest number to date and more than 170 artist from Africa and the Global Diaspora.
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Edna Bonhomme examines how a Berlin institution pays tribute to anti-colonial feminists and applauds its new international team.
To celebrate our authors' writing we've dug up a few pieces from our archive. Here, Zineb Sedira on "identity" and the “burden of representation".
The actor, writer, and producer reflects on dominant cultural narratives and the complex lives of Black and queer characters on screen and stage.
The artist and curator discusses how the positions of marginalized people give us access to particular forms of knowledge about our societies.
Call for applications Pro Helvetia
Switzerland
Call for entries Victoria and Albert Museum
Residencies Nuku Studio
Tamale, Ghana
Prizes Kuenyehia Trust for Contemporary Art
Accra, Ghana
