Best of 2023
From climate colonialism to new perspectives from queer artists in Mozambique, these are some of our most-read articles this year.
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.
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Edna Bonhomme examines how a Berlin institution pays tribute to anti-colonial feminists and applauds its new international team.
Art Networks in Zimbabwe
In Harare, a cathartic group exhibition celebrates the work of collectives who bridge the gap between a feeble art market and scant resources.
18th Venice Architecture Biennale 2023
In presenting a compelling interplay between reality, fiction and crisis, Lokko delivers a lesson on accountability for curatorial practices.
Abattoir, U.S.A!
In Chicago, Dean helps us experience connections between animal slaughter, violence towards Black peoples, and the brutalization of captured bodies.
C&10
To celebrate our authors' writing we've dug up a few pieces from our archive. Today, Elisabeth Wellershaus' text on the African Futures Festival 2015.
Having But Little Gold
A retrospective carefully explores Berni Searle’s main subjects – ruins, residues, and loss as a uniquely legitimate site for meditating on liberation
Casablanca International Bienniale
The biennial explores the links between various art forms and makes way for visual narratives that challenge established storytelling.
Transplantation
Amandine Nana has opened a mobile cultural space that engages with Black art practices in contemporary and historical contexts.
Nigerian Modernism
In his three-decade-long practice and through the use of varied media, Buhari has intimately reflected on himself and his sociopolitical environment.
documenta fifteen
Our author highlights the inspiring artistic positions of this year’s documenta that took place from 8 June to 25 September 2022 in Kassel, Germany.
