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Euridice Kala, detail of I, the Archive, Villa Vassilieff, Paris, 2020. Photo by Aurélien Mole

In Conversation

Euridice Kala: Rethinking the Archive

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

The Nominees for 2021 (clockwise from left top) Lamin Fofana © Isabel O’Toole; Calla Henkel und Max Pitegoff © Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff;  Sandra Mujinga © Sjur Einen Sævik; Sung Tieu © Diana Phammatter

Preis der Nationalgalerie

Preis der Nationalgalerie Reveals Shortlist for 2021

Lamin Fofana and Sandra Mujinga are among the nominees for the 2021 Preis…

(Clockwise from top left) Samson Kambalu; Ibrahim Mahama; Nicole Eisenmann; Teresa Margolles; Paloma Varga Weisz; Goshka Macuga

Fourth Plinth Public Art Commission

Samson Kambalu and Ibrahim Mahama Shortlisted Among Six Artists

The shortlist for the famous public art commissions consist of Ibrahim Mahama, Samson…

Mariana Ibrahim Photo: Sofia Giner.

New Gallery

Mariane Ibrahim Opens a Paris Space

Alongside Chicago, Paris marks the second location and the debut in Europe of…

Some of the pioneering Women. (Clockwise) Safi Faye, during the shooting of

Celebrating Female Pioneers

Where are the Women Image-Makers in African History?

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

Image above: Marsha P.Johnson (left) and Sylvia Rivera (right) at Gay Pride Parade, 1973. Photo: Leonard Fink. From the film

White Label

How Warhol Erased the Identity of His Black Trans Sitters

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

Kader Attia, Curator 12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
Photo: F. Anthea Schaap

Berlin Biennale

Kader Attia Appointed as Curator of the 12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

For over two decades, Kader Attia has worked with the concept of “repair” in his artistic practice.

View of Precious Okoyomon, Earthseed at the Museum Für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, 2020. Courtesy of the artist, the Museum Für Moderne Kunst, and Quinn Harrelson / Current Projects. Photo: Axel Schneider.

Frieze New York

Precious Okoyomon wins 2021 Frieze Artist Award

For Frieze New York 2021, Okoyomon will present a performance-activated installation conceived specifically for The Shed.

Pintei o Éden de Preto, 2020. Courtesy of the David Zwirner Gallery

In Conversation with Maxwell Alexandre

“There is a Future Changing the Imagination of Subalterity”

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

Galerie 31 project, Installation view « On fait des dessins dans la terre », 2021. Works by Naomi Lulendo and Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien   © Nicolas Brasseur

Installation View

On Fait Des Dessins Dans La Terre

Eva Barois De Caevel curated a collective exhibition with works by Naomi Lulendo,…

Black Quantum Futurism at Community Futures Lab (Philadelphia). (Image: Kenzi Foto)

Arts at CERN

Black Quantum Futurism Wins Collide Residency

Camae Ayewa and Rasheedah Phillips aka Black Quantum Futurism will complete the CERN…

Kawira Mwirichia posing with her Kenya Kanga Flag, 2019. Quote by Ivy Gatibaru “Penzi Langu Halali,” meaning “My love is valid” in Swahili. Image from the artist’s Instagram.

In Memory of Rosemary Namuli Karuga and Kawira Mwirichia

The Legacies of Two Pioneering Female Artists Help Us Fill Kenya’s Historical Fractures

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

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