C& Center of Unfinished Business

Our author Aaliyah Lauterkranz was inspired to write a poem by Hall's pioneering thinking in the context of identity.

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.

Afterlives of History

Having started as a vlogger, the artist uses her biography to create shared reference points beyond self-referentiality.

“Auf Deutsch”

The artist purposefully contributes to the sculptural visibility of various Black narratives as part of Germany's history and culture of remembrance.

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.

Artist Portrait

Kim M Reynolds dives into the poetic work of multifaceted visual artist Manyaku Mashilo, encountering the possibility of invention.

Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Edna Bonhomme examines how a Berlin institution pays tribute to anti-colonial feminists and applauds its new international team.

Tender Photo

The artist has created a participatory digital archive around the tenderness in photographs, refusing temporal linearity by drawing out a kinship.

Ecologies

The artist discusses her practice in the context of changing climatic realities and how symbolic actions can have an impact.

Essay

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung on the psychological burden of being racialized while doing art.

African Art Hubs

How do new arts hubs from Accra to Antananarivo relate to ongoing collective efforts that have enabled production in inconceivable circumstances?

Contemporary Black Discourses

Afrofuturism and Afropessimism both seek to step outside of limiting narratives and invite self-awareness into the conversation around Black lives.

Ecologies

Ama Josephine Budge on how to resist climate colonialism through a capacious, trans-temporal Blackness.

Abattoir, U.S.A!

In Chicago, Dean helps us experience connections between animal slaughter, violence towards Black peoples, and the brutalization of captured bodies.

Casablanca International Bienniale

The biennial explores the links between various art forms and makes way for visual narratives that challenge established storytelling.

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.

Globalisto: A Philosophy in Flux

The exhibition Globalisto: A Philosophy in Flux at MAMC+ shares observations on translocality and cultural hybridity.

Dak’art Biennale 2022

Isabelle N’diaye on the biennial that aims to create the conditions to forge realms out of fire and in action.

In Conversation

The filmmaker upholds experiences of being Black and Greek and creates an archive for the community and for generations to come.

In Conversation

We talked to the collective that is questioning the selection process and intentions…

Les Ateliers de la Pensée

The 4th Les ateliers de la Pensée brought together artists and intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora at the Dakar Museum of Black Civilizations

The Evidence of Things Not Seen

The US artist’s first solo and retrospective exhibition in Germany takes the name of a Baldwin essay and features a variety of media.

In Conversation

The curator tells C& about an exhibition of Rosa-Johan Uddoh’s films, libraries as exhibition spaces, and Britain’s colonial legacy.

When Rain Clouds Gather

This exhibition at Norval Foundation shows a detailed history of pioneering Black South African female artists from 1940 to 2000.

Looking Back

While in Istanbul Baldwin used fierce artistry to unmask the USA’s façade as the custodian of freedom and democracy, explains curator Gürsoy Doğtaş.

From the Archive

From the reenactment of art conferences in Africa to South-South collaborations, we revisit articles that examine Blackness in a global art context.

In Conversation

Nandi’s aim is to enable economic participation and cultural preservation of African creative content in the age of non-fungible tokens.

In Conversation

enorê, whose work challenges the idea of fluidity by connecting digital and non-digital art, speaks to C& about visible and invisible realities.

Thread for a Web Begun at MoAD

The Malawi-born, Johannesburg-based artist creates scenes of the domestic to celebrate the feminine and the unseen.

Artist Portrait

Relentlessly questioning political power relations, Sekubulwa chooses the image of the human brain to depict postcolonial vulnerability – and hope.

The Eye Is Not Satisfied With Seeing

The US painter uses the symbolism of flowers to remember violent losses within the Black community and create tender moments that embody the senses.

In Conversation

We spoke to Nicole Rafiki, the artist behind a series of actions that…

Make Techno Black Again

Art historian Jamila Moroder argues that an exhibition in Bolzano, Italy, disconnects techno…

Black Archives Sweden

The artist explores Sweden’s iron production and its connection with the transatlantic slave…

“Auf Deutsch”

With C&, the sisters based in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf spoke about communal processes in their art.

Inventing Your Own Game

In the “post-war” period, many pioneering Black artists were largely neglected by the…

"Auf Deutsch"

We spoke to Swiss artist Deborah Joyce Holman about the key aspects of her poetic docufiction work.

Minga Decolonial Practices, Colombia

Minga Prácticas De-coloniales (Minga Decolonial Practices) is an interdisciplinary collective that wants to…

In Conversation

As the executive director of the Critical Minded initiative, Rashid Shabazz hopes to…

"Auf Deutsch"

Malcom Ohanwe sat down with artist Ransome Stanley to discuss and compare Afro-German…

“Auf Deutsch”

For centuries there has been Black cultural production from countries where German is…

In Conversation

We spoke with artist Karimah Ashadu about artistic mediums’ own sense of curiosity,…

“Auf Deutsch”

For centuries there has been Black cultural production from countries where German is…

Are We Not Makers of History?

A publication featuring artists in Portuguese-speaking countries suggests distinct artistic approaches to dealing…

Africa2020 Season

Fatimah Tuggar’s work is included in the exhibition Beyond what we see at…

Cryptoart

Four artists speak to Tash Moore about the opportunities of digital art.

The Benin Bronzes Restitution

We asked 9 art professionals from the Nigerian art scene for their thoughts…

In Conversation

Tarek Lakhrissi’s solo show Perfume of Traitors opened at VITRINE gallery in London…

Invisible Inventories

Being asked to call something an object can be troubling, as evidenced in…

Over the Radar

Despite having had limited cultural exchange, the continents of Africa and Oceania are…

In Conversation

With its fundraising campaign ongoing, 32º East | Ugandan Arts Trust is nearing…

In Conversation

ruby onyinyechi amanze crafts intricate collaged drawings that look like moments of choreographed…

Design in Westafrica 

For three generations of women born between Ghana’s independence in 1957 and the…

Good to Hear

Knowledge production has never been so swift, intersectional, and accessible. And much of…

Okwui Enwezor's last exhibition

At New York’s New Museum, the last exhibition conceived by Okwui Enwezor functions…

In Conversation

The Mozambican artist spoke to Sean O’Toole about her personal approaches to archives,…

Celebrating Female Pioneers

On the occasion of International Women's Day, our author Ethel-Ruth Tawe looks toward…

White Label

Art historian Gürsoy Doğtaş analyses the power imbalances between Warhol and his BIPoC queer and trans sitters of lower Manhattan

In Conversation with Maxwell Alexandre

The boy who was born in 1990 stepped into his inline “blades” for…

In Memory of Rosemary Namuli Karuga and Kawira Mwirichia

In the past few months two pioneering female Kenyan artists from different generations…

Black (Art) History Month

While questions around time are currently occupying many, we rummaged through our archives…

In Conversation

C& spoke to the two founders of a new institution dedicated to Black…

In Conversation

Obidike Okafor spoke to the creative producer about the legacy of founder Bisi…

In Conversation

The Washington, D.C.-based artist spoke to Sharon Pendana about his multidisciplinary practice committed…

In Conversation with Nuno Silas

We spoke to the Maputo-born artist Nuno Silas about his work in the…

Collectors' View

After a decade of collecting artworks by artists of African descent with his…

In Conversation with Bola Juju

Artist Mia Imani Harrison uses her dreams to envision new forms of collectivity.…

Marechera’s The House of Hunger

Artist Santiago Mostyn revisits The House of Hunger by Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera…

Will Furtado on Global Diaspora

Notes on how a wider scope of Blackness is taking center stage in mainstream media

Institutional Critique

Art has the power to speak or even “think” for us by giving…

Contemporary Namibian Art

In StArt Art's exhibition Finding Power, the work of artists Elisia Nghidishange, Nicky…

In Conversation with Antwaun Sargent

Still fresh from publishing his first edited photography book, The New Black Vanguard,…

Townhouse Gallery Cairo

The Townhouse Gallery in Cairo is closing down again and continues its struggle…

magazines

Maximiliano Mamani is an artist from the Argentinean Andes who gives life to…

One Long Black Sentence

nan collymore dives into the still and sophic work of Renee Gladman.

Black Internet

As emojis have begun to reflect our identities, Los Angeles artist and rapper…

In Conversation with Deborah Joyce Holman and Jasmine Gregory

We spoke to two of the 50 Black artists and cultural workers in…

#changethemuseum

Countless voices of persons currently working in the cultural field find a platform…

No Justice No Peace

In this current moment, which ferociously amplifies the uncertainty, pain, and disruption caused…

HERE AND NOW: Frida Orupabo

Having formed her visual language after discovering the internet in her twenties, Frida…

In Conversation with Janice Mitchell

A museum’s collection mirrors power: it shows the taste and assessment of directors…

Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone

For people of Black African heritage, identifying with Blackness is the glue that…

The Nordics: Out of the Shadows

Norway portrays itself as an open, liberal, and tolerant country, says C& writer…

Lumières d’Afriques

The touring exhibition Lumières d’Afrique stops off in Johannesburg amid a global pandemic…

In Conversation

Texan native Leticia Contreras builds landscapes in her art. To C& she spoke about the exchange and her role as an artist, activist, and teacher.

The Nordics: Out of the Shadows

Despite their colonial history, the Nordic countries don’t have as large communities of…

In Conversation with Beatriz Dias

"Plantation – Prosperity and Nightmare,” a project by the Angolan artist Kiluanji Kia…

Over the Radar

Despite having had limited cultural exchange, the continents of Africa and Oceania are…

States of Mobility

Mobility in the arts, geographical or otherwise, is often seen as almost a…

Covid19-Comment

C& is in solidarity with all the artists, independent curators, writers, other cultural…

States of Mobility

Mobility in the arts, geographical or otherwise, is often seen as almost a…

States of Mobility

Mobility in the arts, geographical or otherwise, is often seen as almost a…

Santu Mofokeng (1956 -2020)

The late Santu Mofokeng was one of the few artists who managed to…

Black Curators Forum Toronto

The first Black Curators Forum took place in Toronto, Canada, towards the end…

Inventing Your Own Game

In the post-war period, many pioneering Black artists were largely neglected by the…

Debate

On October 1st 2019 SWEAT (Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Taskforce) publicly called for…

C& Special Edition #Detroit

“Oh, hey Kanye, what’s up?” Literally the first thing I’m thinking when I…

Art and Stereotypes

We are still stumbling across curated incredibilities taking place in museums and art…

Akosua Adoma Owusu: Welcome to the Jungle

Interweaving different narratives such as hair salon dynamics and fallen celebrities, Akosua Adoma…

Inventing Your Own Game

In the “post-war” period, many pioneering Black artists were largely neglected by the…

The Netherlands: Untold Tales

The Netherlands was one of the most belligerent European colonial empires. Driven by…

The Netherlands: Untold Tales

Inspired by the “magical thinking” of his native Curaçao, Kevin Osepa uses photography…

In Conversation with Akinola Davies Jr.

Entitled HOD, Akinola Davies Jr’s recent exhibition assembled a series of nonlinear films…

In Conversation with Diedrick Brackens

Los Angeles-based artist Diedrick Brackens is a rarity in the growing virtual spheres…

The Netherlands: Untold Tales

The Netherlands was one of the most belligerent European colonial empires. Driven by…

In Conversation with Wu Tsang

Who does the museum appeal to, who does it welcome, and who does…

In Conversation with Thuli Mlambo-James and Libita Clayton

A year ago, Thuli Mlambo-James was appointed new director at Johannesburg’s renowned Bag…

In Conversation with Keyezua

For 2018’s Cape Town Art fair, Luanda-based artist Keyezua will show a series…

32nd Bienal de São Paulo

Acclaimed South African painter Helen Sebidi, who is showing at the 32nd Bienal…