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(left) Photograph of Benjamin Patterson’s Variations for Double-Bass. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. Acc. n.: 2642.2008. ©2019 Digital image, The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence; (right) Portrait of Mildred Thompson, c.1960s © The Mildred Thompson Estate, Courtesy of Galerie Lelong & Co., New York

C& Special Edition #Detroit

Why They Left America

Mearg Negusse on the self-imposed exiles of US artists Mildred Thompson and Ben…

Oliver Harrington, ... And the philosophy of this administration is if it aint broke dont fix it, 1980s. Benday, ink, paper, blue pencil. Courtesy of Dr. Helma Harrington; The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

C& Special Edition #Detroit

Défier la souffrance!

Mearg Negusse dresse le portrait du caricaturiste américain Oliver Harrington et raconte sa…

Toni Morrison lecture at West Point Military Academy in March, 2013. Photo via Wikipedia.

In Memoriam

Toni Morrison (1931-2019)

Her words are like a second mother-tongue — she taught us a new…

Archival photograph of David Koloane. Courtesy Goodman Gallery

In Memoriam

David Koloane (1938-2019)

David Koloane, the South African artist known for his drawings, paintings, and collages…

Binyavanga Wainaina . Photo credit: Paul Munene

In Memoriam

Binyavanga Wainaina (1971-2019)

The Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina has passed away at the age of 48.…

 Installation View: Robert Reed: San Romano Series, Pilar Corrias, London. 12 April – 18 May 2019. Courtesy of the Robert Reed Estate and Pilar Corrias, London. Photo: Damian Griffiths.

Inventing Your Own Game

Robert Reed : de retour dans les canons de l’art américain

Après la guerre, de nombreux artistes de couleur se sont vus rejetés par…

Jack Whitten, Quantum Wall, VIII (For Arshile Gorky, My First Love in Painting), Detail, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 122,6 x 122,6 cm © Courtesy the Jack Whitten Estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Genevieve Hanson

Inventing Your Own Game

Jack Whitten : Un peintre de peintre reçoit une reconnaissance bien méritée

Après la guerre, de nombreux artistes de couleur se sont vus rejetés par…

The artist Ibrahim Ahmed and his censored work, Does Anybody Leave Heaven, 2019. Image credits: Hesham Mohamed Hassan

13th Havana Biennial

The Artists Censored in Cuba Speak Out

From the outset, the 13th Havana Biennial – the Constructing the Possible –…

Mawande Ka Zenzile, Ubuza ibhasi ibhaliwe, 2019. Diptych, Cow dung, gesso and oil on canvas; artist’s frame with gold leaf
200 x 100cm each

Biennale de Venise 2019

Le pavillon sud-africain jette une passerelle entre passé et présent

Mawande Ka Zenzile, Tracey Rose et Dineo Seshee Bopape sont les trois artistes…

Adler Guerrier, Untitled (Beckoned by the light and passage to an enabling and condotion-shapingland - stationed on Bscayne Bay), 2017. Christian Hernandez David Castillo Gallery.

Havana Biennial 2019

Art Between Censorship And Complicity

The 13th Havana Biennial takes place from 12 April to 12 May 2019…

Felicia Abban. Self Portrait IV.

Female Pioneers

Felicia Abban : en coulisse

Dans notre toute dernière série Female Pioneers, nous nous sommes intéressé·e·s à des…

Rosemary Karuga, (left) Untitled, 1998. 40x57cm. (right) Untitled, 1998. 40x57cm. Both images courtesy Red Hill Art Gallery.

Female Pioneers

Rosemary Karuga: Unearthing Hidden Artistic Treasures

In our latest series – Female Pioneers – C& looks at female artists…