Restitution

Can the French restitution of some of Benin’s royal treasures constitute a new beginning? Mati Diop’s new film, Dahomey, delves this question.

60th Venice Biennale

For Dagmawit Abebaw Hunz the inaugural pavilion of Ethiopia shines, but also brings up colonial wounds and art-world inequalities.

Njabala Foundation

On a curatorial trip to Kampala, curator Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo shares her impressions in a letter to a loved one in Nairobi.

Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

C&'s Nan Collymore visited the highly acclaimed exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and found many things to fall in love with.

60th Venice Biennale

Marny Garcia Mommertz and Cristian Baena reflect on a recent press trip to Martinique alongside the artist and curator of the French Pavilion.

“Reimagining Heritage, Archives and Museums: Today/Tomorrow”

Vusumzi Nkomo attended a conference in Cape Town that explored multiple aspects of creating a fairer, more sustainable art ecosystem.

High Museum of Art

Enos Nyamor visited "We Are Each Other" in Atlanta focused on the Clark's community-centric and participatory projects.

Lagos Biennial 2024

Joseph Omoh Ndukwu examines the 4th edition of Nigeria's seminal biennial, which aimed to create a space to dream alternate paths in a systemic crisis

Kunsthalle Basel

On a research trip through Switzerland, Khanya Mashabela delved into the works of the two artists exhibiting at Kunsthalle Basel.

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.