Interview

Detail from Rashid Jogee,(Making of:) Dudziro Series, 2013. Oil on Canvas.

C& in conversation with Raphael Chikukwa

‘We are working towards realizing more exchange between Zimbabwe and the world’

C& in conversation with Raphael Chikukwa, curator of the Pavilion of Zimbabwe at…

Edson Chagas, From the 'Found not taken' series, March, 2013, Luanda, Angola. © E. Chagas

In Conversation with Edson Chagas

“Most of my work is series. It’s a method that reflects how I feel things.”

Angola was awarded the Golden Lion for the best pavilion at the 55th…

‘An artist doesn’t need to go anywhere. Creating art is being. You can be wherever you are.’

In Conversation: The Sudanese artist Fadlabi and Senegalese artist Issa Samb

‘An artist doesn’t need to go anywhere. Creating art is being. You can be wherever you are.’

First solo exhibition in Europe by the Senegalese artist Issa Samb. The Sudanese…

The Salon Urbain de Douala (SUD) is an exception among festivals of contemporary African art. Sponsored by the Cameroonian organization doual’art, SUD’s goal is not so much to give pride of place to African artists as it is to give art pride of place in the lives of the residents of Douala. The theme of the third edition of the triennial (December 3-10, 2013) was “Douala Métamorphoses.”

C& in conversation with Igo Lassana Diarra

What happens to politically engaged culture during a crisis?

For Bamako-based cultural manager Igo Lassana Diarra, the crisis in Mali turns art…

Kemang Wa Lehulere, 'Remembering the Future of a Hole as a Verb 1' (Installation/Performance at Kwazulu Natal Society of Arts, Durban, 2010), chalk on black acrylic paint, nails, plastic string, soil, afro-combs, red velvet pillows. Courtesy: the artist and Lombard Freid Gallery.

C& talks to the artist Kemang Wa Lehulere

‘I’m continually under construction, trying to understand my practice along with the world around me…’

Known for his evolving body of performance work, wall drawings and artist collaborations,…

‘It was African and Kabuki-like at the same time’

A conversation with Naomi Beckwith and the artist Senga Nengudi

‘It was African and Kabuki-like at the same time’

35 years ago Senga Nengudi's famous public performance 'Ceremony for Freeway Fets' took…

Misheck Masamvu, 'Broken silence' (detail), oil on canvas, 290cm 165cm. Courtesy: the artist.

A conversation between curator Yvette Mutumba and Misheck Masamvu

‘It is important to tell your own story as it happens’

A conversation between curator Yvette Mutumba and Misheck Masamvu, our first artist to…

A conversation with the artist Dineo Seshee Bopape

‘The center is everywhere depending on your position’

Her surreal, room-invading installations and videos make Dineo Seshee Bopape one of the…


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