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Famakan Magassa, La Ballade Noctambule. Acrylic on canvas, 145 x 149 x 3cm. IMAGE courtesy of the artist.

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2023 Norval Sovereign African Art Prize Goes to Famakan Magassa

In its second edition, the award recognizes Magassa's work with R500,000 and a solo exhibition at the Norval Foundation.

(left) Kapwani Kiwanga. © Bertille Chéret; (right) Installation view at Venice Biennale 2022. Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.

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Kapwani Kiwanga to Represent Canada at 2024 Venice Biennale

With her insightful multidisciplinary work on power asymmetries, Kiwanga is recognized as one of the country’s most acclaimed contemporary artists.

(left) John Akomfrah at his London studio, 2016. © Jack Hems; (right) John Akomfrah, exhibition view at Secession, Vienna, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and Secession Vienna

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John Akomfrah RA Will Represent UK at 2024 Venice Biennale

The artist and filmmaker has been selected for his quality in-depth art films and video installations on colonial legacies and climate issues.

Tawanda Appiah. Photo credit: Santiago Mostyn

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Skånes konstförening Appoints Tawanda Appiah as New Curator

Independent curator, researcher and writer Tawanda Appiah returns to the Malmö art hub and will take up his new position for three years.

Installation shot at Memorial Modibo Keita, From the left, works by Adee Roberson and Fatoumata Diabaté.Photo by Annie-Marie Akussah

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13th Bamako Encounters – African Biennale of Photography

The Bamako Encounters pay a powerful tribute to the spaces in between and reflect on multiplicities of being - on view until 8 February 2023.

(left) N'Goné Fall; (right) Hou Hanru

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Dekoloniale Berlin and C& Announce Jury Presidents for Residency 2023

For this years' Dekoloniale Berlin Residency (open to apply) writer and curator Hou Hanru and curator N'Goné Fall are the presidents of the jury.

(left) Michelle Commander. Photo: Smithsonian NMAAHC; (right) Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Photo: Smithsonian NMAAHC

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The Smithsonian NMAAHC Announced Michelle Commander As Deputy Director

Commander is succeeding the outgoing and founding deputy director, Kinshasha Holman Conwill, and takes up her new role on 30 January.

Image by Ming Smith

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Ming Smith Receives Lifetime Achievement Award by International Center of Photography

The ICP’s Infinity Awards honor outstanding achievements in photography and visual arts. Ming Smith and Zora J Murff are among the winners in 2023.

Critical Writing Workshop Participant in Lubumbashi, 2017. Photo: Mustache Muhanya

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Re-Generation of Life – A Roundtable On Critical Art Writing

Bwanga Kapumpa, Enos Nyamor, Miriane Peregrino and Lorna Telma Zita speak to Rose Jepkorir about their motivations and practice in recent years.

Courtesy of Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre

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The Lusaka Contemporary Art Center Opened as Zambia’s First Contemporary Art Hub

Founded by Victor Mutelekesha, the LuCAC is dedicated to contemporary Zambian artists and research into Zambian arts.

Installation View Na Chainkua Reindorf: Up To No Good at Nubile Foundation from 18 Nov 22 - 18 Feb 2023. Photo: Isaac Gyamfi. Courtesy of Nubuke Foundation.

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Na Chainkua Reindorf: Unruly Artworks

The artist talks about the Venice Biennale, her multiperspective practice, and her interest in masquerade cultures.

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Rencontres de Bamako – Biennale Africaine de la Photographie

Ousmane Diarra Shares his Meditations on the Biennale

The distinguished author looks back on a year of turmoil: on coups, wars and embargos, but also on artistic connection with the world.

Brandon Gercara. Photo: Sef Younes

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5th International Biennale of Casablanca

Entitled The Words Create Images, the fifth edition takes place in two stages. Find some first impression of part one here on C&.

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(left) Amoako Boafo. Photo Robert Wedemeyer. (right) The exterior of dot.ateliers in Accra, image courtesy of Edem J. Tamakloe.

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Amoako Boafo Launches dot.ateliers in Accra

The artist opens a residency space with a gallery, studio, café and art library, designed by Sir David Adjaye to support the country's art scene.

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From the major art events that have shaped this year to a joyful celebration of Black lives and art: these are the editors favourite picks of 2022.

Amira Hanafi, A dictionary of the revolution. Vocabulary box (2014). Courtesy the Artist.

Casablanca International Bienniale

The Many Languages of Contemporary Art

The biennial explores the links between various art forms and makes way for visual narratives that challenge established storytelling.

Julien Creuzet. Photo: Viginie Ribaut

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Julien Creuzet Will Represent France at the Venice Biennale 2024

The French-Caribbean visual artist and poet will propose a totally new project for the French Pavilion.

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While we are embattled – Group Show

Take a look at the exhibition at Para Site featuring the C& Center of Unfinished Business, curated by Nomaduma Rosa Masilela and Thiago de Paula Souza

(left) Veronica Ryan. Photo: Holly Falconer (right) Turner Prize 2022: Veronica Ryan. Installation view at Tate Liverpool, 2022. Photography: Matt Greenwood

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Turner Prize Goes to Sculptor Veronica Ryan

The £25,000 prize honours Ryan's "personal and poetic way she extends the language of sculpture", to be seen at Tate Liverpool until 19 March 2023.

Dominique Fontaine (left), Photo: Kétiana Bello; and Miguel A. López (right), Photo: Daniela Morales

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Toronto Biennale Reveals Co-Curators for the 2024 Edition

Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. López co-curating the Toronto Biennale's third edition taking place from September 21 - December 1, 2024.

Brandon Gercara, Lip sync of thought, performance/installation, speeches by Asma Lamrabet, Françoise Vergès, Elsa Dorlin, FRAC REUNION Collection, 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

Casablanca International Bienniale

Brandon Gercara: “I have the impression of being in a permanent state of displacement”

For the Casablanca Biennale, the artist explores feminist propositions as a tool for achieving emancipation and better ways of living together.

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Wana Udobang: Exploring the Impacts of Shared Confessions

The Lagos-based artist invites audiences to share their innermost secrets in her mobile exhibition Dirty Laundry.

(Clockwise) May al-Ibrashy, María Medrano, Alain Gomis, Hassan Darsi, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Ailton Krenak.

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First Prince Claus Impact Awardees Announced

Ailton Krenak, María Medrano, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, May al-Ibrashy, Hassan Darsi and Alain Gomis are the first-ever winners of this new award.

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