Editorial

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Inside The Library

Mapping Literary Circuits with Bao Books in Tunis and Cairo

Addressing issues of access and art book distribution in the region, this hybrid space is bridging ideas across borders.

Installation view “I'll Be Your Mirror”, Artists: Alick Phiri & William Matlala, Everyday Lusaka Gallery, Lusaka 2025. Alick Phiri artworks: Monoprints on Canvas and Monoprints on paper. William Matlala artworks: Digital prints on paper. Photo Courtesy of Maingaila Muvundika.

Installation View

Alick Phiri and William Matlala: I’ll Be Your Mirror

Zambia and South Africa are linked through the practices of two photographers who navigated the constraints of postcolonial and apartheid-era regimes.

Both images: Freddie Odede, 199xorg.

Art in Crisis 

Mangrove Ecologies: Grounded Forms of Questioning in the Art/World

“Impact” is a slippery term, especially in the context of art. What constitutes it, and who gets to decide? 

Kwesi Botchway, Green Fluffy Coat, Detail, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 78.7 x 78.7 cm / 31 x 31 in. Courtesy of Gallery 1957.

Opinion

Dignity Under Duress: Black Figuration Beyond the Global Art Market

On the nuances of the so-called rise and fall of Black figurative painting.

Tristany Mundu, still from _City around the City_, 2025 © Hugo Barros

Afterlives of History

Sampling the City: Tristany Mundu’s Cypher with Linha de Sintra

The Portuguese artist of Angolan descent doesn’t statically document his native Linha de Sintra, but embraces the permanence and transience of home.

Angela Harutyunyan (left) and Paula Nascimento. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.

News

Paula Nascimento and Angela Harutyunyan Announced as Curators of Sharjah Biennial 17

The two curators will weave new narratives across geographies, histories, and imaginaries for the 17th edition, opening in January 2027.

Hassan Musa, I love you with my AK47(1), 2019. Oil on printed fabrics on wood, 121 cm x 190 cm. Photo courtesy of the Galerie Maïa Muller.

Art in Crisis

Sudan Art Archive Aims to Reclaim a Canon from Afar

As war threatens Sudan’s cultural heritage, Sudan Art Archive works to digitally preserve 50 years of art through diaspora-led stewardship.

Adama Delphine Fawundu 
An Offering at Kongo River, 2025
Fotografia de arquivo jato de tinta
60,96 x 88,9  cm
Cortesia da artista
Foto: Adama Delphine Fawundu

News

Fundação Bienal de São Paulo Announces List of Participants for its 36th Edition

The 36th Bienal de São Paulo brings together 125 participants, proposing an urgent reflection on humanity, nature, and listening.

Samson Mnisi, Arreola II, XXX, Mixed Media, 179.6 x 86 cm. Detail. Artworks © Artist. Photo © Vela Projects (Mia Thom).

Artist Portrait

Samson Mnisi: A Master Posthumously Receives His Due

A recent Samson Mnisi exhibition was a testament to how the artist could invite viewers into a spiritual place he occupied.

Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku, winner of the ellipse 2025 Prize © Courtesy ellipse art projects - 2025 ellipse prize

News

Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku Wins 2025 Ellipse Prize Focused on Ghana’s Emerging Art Scene

The multidisciplinary artist repurposes textiles to explore identity and climate - see his work at AKAA, Oct 24–26, 2025.

AMANI kukita | kung’oa – German and Tanzanian Perspectives on a Colonial Collection

Installation View

AMANI kukita | kung’oa – German and Tanzanian Perspectives on a Colonial Collection

The exhibition resurfaces a century-old collection of Tanzanian objects - art and research shed light on their colonial journey and meaning today.

Med Hondo on the set of Soleil Ô, 1970. © Med Hondo

Film & Cinema 

Image Interventions in “The African Gaze”

Extending an ongoing conversation around the evolution of image practices in Africa, Amy Sall’s The African Gaze offers further insights.

INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME

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Ecologies

C& and C&AL invited organizations, artists, and activists from Black and Indigenous perspectives to discuss, contextualize, and reflect on the relationship between neocolonial structures and the climate crisis in their local contexts.

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