You have the right to do everything you want as an artist.Faith Ringgold
Inside the Library
In this series, C& explores special book collections. This time, Keren Lasme shares her top five books from the queer-feminist space AWARE in Paris.
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Dedicated to the emerging scene in Ghana, the final 5 are Sena Burgundy, Reginald Boateng, Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku, Nana Frimpong Oduro, and Dela Anyah.
Formerly at Zeitz MOCAA, the curator is appointed to lead the Africa collection and enhance community engagement at Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
From the Archive
Revisiting an earlier conversation with the artist from our archive, she reflects on her own archive of experiences that shape her sense of belonging.
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March 27 – 29, 2025 New Orleans, USA
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In Conversation
C& partners with C/O Berlin for a book residency at ‘A World in Common. Contemporary African Photography’ exhibition curated by Osei Bonsu.
Dr. Zoé Whitley will curate the Focus Exhibition at the 26th Art Toronto, showcasing art from participating galleries for collectors to view and buy.
Material Culture
In a subversive reconfiguration of images and objects, the exhibition “No One Has Ever Called Their Child Hunger” conjures a cosmos.
Fadugba becomes the fourth recipient of this prestigious award, honored with a cash prize, a solo exhibition, and a residency in 2025.
Film & Cinema
Vusumzi Nkomo reflects on The Other Side of Now at Zeitz MOCAA, an exhibition that explores the past and ongoing impacts of imperial war.
“Afterlives of History”
Ana Nolasco explores César Schofield Cardoso’s work, examining Cabo Verde’s colonial past, memory, and the impact of global capitalism on identity.
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.
Events
Exhibition
M.Bassy e.V.Hamburg, Germany 30 Mar 2025 - 21 Jun 2025
Gallery SoviewAccra, Ghana 05 Apr 2025 - 31 May 2025
Rele GalleryLagos, Nigeria 08 Mar 2025 - 19 Apr 2025
OOA GalleryBarcelona, Spain 29 Mar 2025 - 27 Apr 2025
Gallery 1957Accra, Ghana 06 Mar 2025 - 26 Apr 2025
BWO GalleryDouala, Cameroon 06 Mar 2025 - 26 Apr 2025
Salon 94New York, United States 19 Feb 2025 - 29 Mar 2025
KunstpalastDüsseldorf, Germany 12 Feb 2025 - 01 Jun 2025
M.Bassy e.V.Hamburg, Germany
30 Mar - 21 Jun 2025
Gallery SoviewAccra, Ghana
05 Apr - 31 May 2025
Goethe-InstituteRwanda
Rele GalleryLagos, Nigeria
08 Mar - 19 Apr 2025
Artangel
OOA GalleryBarcelona, Spain
29 Mar - 27 Apr 2025
Gallery 1957Accra, Ghana
06 Mar - 26 Apr 2025
BWO GalleryDouala, Cameroon
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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 her contribution, Mwende Ngao explores the complex relationship between urban life and nature in a rapidly developing Nairobi.
C& Projects
15 Mar 2025 – 27 Apr 2025 Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol, Innsbruck 24 Jan 2025 – 30 Apr 2025 Theater RAMPE x ifa Library x UTOPIA Kiosk, Stuttgart 01 Feb 2025 – 07 May 2025 C& Book Residency at C/O Berlin, Berlin
15 Mar 2025 – 27 Apr 2025 Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol, Innsbruck
24 Jan 2025 – 30 Apr 2025 Theater RAMPE x ifa Library x UTOPIA Kiosk, Stuttgart
01 Feb 2025 – 07 May 2025 C& Book Residency at C/O Berlin, Berlin
C& regularly takes a look into book collections holding rare publications. Keren Lasme chooses five books from the feminist library AWU in Dakar.
Year-in-Review
It has been another year of expanding networks, fostering dynamic collaborations, and producing exceptional art writing.
Racism: a bigger picture
Exhibition Histories
Venice Biennale 2017
The award honors artists driving social change and community work, including Sana Na N’Hada, Myrlande Constant, Rosa Chávez, and Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi
Koyo Kouoh, director of Zeitz MOCAA, has been appointed to curate the main exhibition of the 61st Venice Biennale, which will open in spring 2026.
MACAAL reopens in February with a new permanent exhibition, showcasing one of the most comprehensive art collections on the continent and more.
We spoke to visual artist Massoud Hayoun about his paintings, which aim to stand in opposition to anti-human politics and nihilism.
Installation View
An exhibition centering Somali voices explores how citizenship in Somaliland, the Somali region, and its diaspora is shaped and redefined through art.
Dak'Art 2024
Haja Fanta takes a look at the important biennial, questioning its conceptual coherence while admiring its composition.
Call for proposals EUNIC
Sub-Saharan Africa
Call for papers Sprinng
Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, South Africa
Call for proposals Goethe-Institute
Rwanda
Call for entries Ngalabi Short Film Festival
![(clockwise) Manyaku Mashilo, Passage to Prayer (detail), 2023. Credit: Hayden Phipps & Southern Guild Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Tatenda Chidora, Self isolation II, 2021. Ilford Gold fibre Pearl 290gsm, 102cm x 132cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto tupinambá [Tupinambá Mantle], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Foto: Glicéria Tupinambá; Elizabeth Catlett, African American, 2009, MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, photo: Axel Schneider.](https://contemporaryand.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bildschirmfoto-2024-12-19-um-21.08.13-320x200.png)
