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Members of the African Choir, London, 1891. By London Stereoscopic Company (left to right: Frances Gqoba; Katie Manye [later known as Katie Makanya]; Paul Xiniwe9 © Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Courtesy of Hulton Archive, and Autograph ABP, London. Supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Black Chronicles IV

Chronicling Black Lives in History

In April of this year, the British Association of Black Photographers initiated yet…

Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Installation view at Douala Art Fair 2018 at Canal Olympia, Bessenguè. Photo: Peres Projects

1st Douala Art Fair

The Promises of a First Edition

From June 1 to 3, 2018, Douala, Cameroon’s economic capital, hosted the first…

Firelei Báez, For Marie-Louise Coidavid, exiled, keeper of order, Anacaona, 2018. Oil on canvas, Installation view, 10.Berlin Biennale, Akademie der Künste (Hanseatenweg), Berlin. Courtesy Firelei Báez, Kaci Gupta Gallery, Chicago. Photo: Timo Ohler

10th Berlin Biennale

We’re Not What You Think We’re Not

In contrast to most biennials, constructed from the vision and concept of a…

Helen Salomão, Full Boom, 2016. Courtesy of the artist.

Axé Bahia

The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis

The book offers a comprehensive framework that combines history with cultural and art…

Juan Andres Milanes Benito, Microwave for one, 2017. Photo: C&

Dak’Art 13 - Biennale de l'Art Africain Contemporain

Creating New Realities through Experimentation

Entitled L’heure Rouge (The Red Hour), Dak’Art 13 has invited 75 artists from…

Firelei Báez, Untitled (detail), 2018. Photo: John Lusis. Courtesy the artist and Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago.

“Joy Out of Fire”

The Powerful Women of Firelei Báez

In her polychrome murals, the Dominican artist revives forgotten images and depicts remarkable…

Bahar Behbahani and Almagul Menlibayeva, Ride the Caspian, 2011.  2-channel video installation, HD colour, surround sound, wall-mounted digital photographs. Sound: OMFO, Negar Behbahani. Co-produced by Sharjah Art Foundation with a grant from the Art and Culture Network Program, Open Society Institute Budapest and the support of Priska C Juschka Fine Art. Sharjah Art Foundation 

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March Meeting 2018

What Does Resistance in the Arts Look Like Today?

From the New Museum Triennial’s Songs for Sabotage to the Triennial of Photography…

Jared Onyango, Me in a Square, Performance at Goethe Institut Nairobi. Photo Courtesy of the Goethe Institut.

Jared Onyango: Me in a Square

Using Ritual to Create New Meanings for the Black Skin

At the Goethe-Institut in Nairobi, artist Jared Onyango captured the violent nature of…

Collective Zbel Manifesto, A Dinner in Town. Courtesy of Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden in Marrakesh, Morocco.

MACAAL Marrakech

Morocco Opens its First Museum for Contemporary Art

At the end of February 2018, Morocco opened its first museum for contemporary…

LaToya Ruby Frazier, Pat Brunty, the caretaker standing behind No Contest 1994, Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum, Joshua Tree, CA, Gelatin silver print (2017)

Powerful Reminders of Underserved Communities

LaToya Ruby Frazier’s Pictures Show How People Live Without Water

In LaToya Ruby Frazier’s first commercial show in New York, the artist exhibits…

Demonstration against the murder of Patrice Lumumba, Prague1961. Archive of Piyasiri Gunaratna

"Biafra of Spirit" in Prague

Film and Clashing Political Agendas in 1960s Czechoslovakia

In the 1960s Czechoslovakia’s aspiration to a “socialism with a human face” and…

Musa N. Nxumalo, Anthology of Youth, Doowap 2, 2016. Giclee Print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag. Courtesy Smac Gallery

African Biennale of Photography

Bamako Hypothesizes the Future without Neglecting the Past

Entitled Afrotopia, the 11th Rencontres de Bamako – African Biennale of Photography brought…


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