“Afterlives of History”
Ana Nolasco explores César Schofield Cardoso’s work, examining Cabo Verde’s colonial past, memory, and the impact of global…
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Artistic Communities
Anna Adima reflects on the embrace of community and resourcefulness despite infrastructural challenges in Kampala’s rapidly expanding artistic scene.
"Afterlives of History"
The multifacted work of Unidigrazz invites us to revisit domestic scenes as a way to critically reclaim public space.
C& x Stedelijk Editorial Fellowship: Wanini Kimemiah
Fellow Wanini Kimemiah presents an editorial essay that introduces eight texts exploring the complex legacies of colonial histories in Kenya.
C& x Stedelijk Editorial Fellowship
Cynthia Nyakiro Ngunjiri presents a visual art project in process featuring plant motifs inspired by her family’s generational knowledge of medicinal.
In Conversation
The artist adapts the book The Sex Life of African Women and paints a candid picture of sexual experiences – the troublesome and the joyful.
Out Now!
We are thrilled to announce the first joint issue between C& and C&AL reflecting on neocolonial structures and the climate crisis.
Ecologies
The Colombian artist of Nonuya origin is known in the art world by using drawing to preserve the memory of Amazonian flora at risk of extinction.
In Memoriam
Heiko-Thandeka Ncube, the artist, filmmaker, educator and activist has passed away in Berlin.
The artist’s earth-based practice in the mopane woodlands is based on the reciprocity between her ancestral home and the offerings of her art works.
Installation View
The multi-chapter exhibition traces links between Asia and Africa, looking at their increased political, economic and cultural importance.
After a fellowship at Fotogalleriet in Norway, Dahir Hussein was inspired to curate a group show on identity and indoctrination.
Following her debut solo exhibition, the artist reflects on Blackness, the gift of intuition, and the potency of African spirituality in her work.
Inside the Library
Keren Lasme introduces five books from 1949, Abidjan’s only library of women writers.
The curator of the twelfth Liverpool Biennial links emancipated artistic practices to the city, generating new questions about colonial histories.
Our writer Edna Bonhomme speaks to Mae-ling Lokko about agrowaste, fungi, and her evolution as an artist.
African Art Hubs
How do new arts hubs from Accra to Antananarivo relate to ongoing collective efforts that have enabled production in inconceivable circumstances?
INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME
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Inventing your own game
In the post-war period, many pioneering Black artists were largely neglected by the Western art world…
Inventing Your Own Game
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Explore
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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Ana Nolasco explores César Schofield Cardoso’s work, examining Cabo Verde’s colonial past, memory, and…
Anna Adima reflects on the embrace of community and resourcefulness despite infrastructural challenges in…
The multifacted work of Unidigrazz, rooted in the area of Mem Martins, invites us…
As part of the Stedelijk x C& Editorial Fellowship, Wanini Kimemiah presents an editorial…
Cynthia Nyakiro Ngunjiri presents a visual art project in process featuring plant motifs inspired…
In her contribution, Mwende Ngao explores the complex relationship between urban life and nature…
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