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(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.

Year-in-Review

C& Highlights of 2024

It has been another year of expanding networks, fostering dynamic collaborations, and producing exceptional art writing.

Filipa Bossuet, MANKAKA KADI KONDA KO II, 2022. Act I, Performance at MAAT, Lisbon. Courtesy of Pedro Pina.

Afterlives of History

Filipa Bossuet: Performance as Conversation, Intimacy as Power

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

One of the young women's exhibitions previously held in Kigali. Photo: Andrew I.Kazibwe.

Impundu Arts Centre

Rwanda’s Creative Sector Holds Vast Potential Through Women Artists

Andrew I Kazibwe met with Jemima Kakizi, artist, curator, and organizer of arts mentoring programs, to speak about the potential for female artists.

Syncretical,

Portrait d’artiste

De la narration collective aux singularités des identités Nord-africaines : une plongée dans l’univers de Syncretical

L'artiste crée un dialogue entre son héritage et sa culture française natale, fusionnant traditions, culture pop et enseignements philosophiques.

Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist.

Visite du studio

Anaïs Cheleux : Relier l’identité caribéenne par la photographie et la performance

Marny Garcia Mommertz rend visite à Anaïs Cheleux dans son studio en Guadeloupe pour discuter du sirop de canne à sucre et de la Dak’art.

(Clockwise) Dalton Paula (Brasilia, Brazil, 1982), Maria Firmina dos Reis, 2022. Gold leaf and oil on canvas, 61 x 45 cm. Photo: Paulo Rezende; Abel Rodriguez. Courtesy of the artist; Karimah Ashadu, Film still – “Plateau”, Detail, 2021. Courtesy of the artist; Uche Okeke, Okpaladike and his Obu, Detail, 1961. Credit Courtesy of the artist and Skoto Gallery - New York Times; Kiluanji Kia Henda, A City Called Mirage, 2013–2017, one of fifty black and white photographs. Courtesy of the artist; Gladys Mgudlandlu, Three men in blue, not dated. Detail, body colour. Courtesy Johannesburg Art Gallery

60th Venice Biennale

A Venice Guide to Art from Africa and the Global Diaspora

The 60th Venice Biennale is about to open its doors to the public and here you will find an overview of all African and diasporic perspectives.

Madame Zo: From Re-Creation to Quest for Meaning

Female Pioneers

Madame Zo: From Re-Creation to Quest for Meaning

Fondation H is dedicating its first exhibition to an icon of the Malagasy art scene: Madame Zo. Here, Hemerson Andrianetrazafy reflects on her work.

Installation View

The BENIN BRONZES Roundtables

La restitution des bronzes du Bénin : patrimoine du passé ou une voie vers l’avenir ?

Agwu Enekwachi a récemment participé à une table ronde organisée à Abuja sur la mobilisation et les actions en faveur de la restitution promise.

Blessing Atas, The Egrets. Courtesy the artist.

Tender Photo

L’archive d’Emmanuel Iduma, une aspiration à contenir l’intime

L’artiste a créé une archive numérique de la tendresse dans la photographie, refusant la linéarité temporelle en révélant une affinité commune.

(right) Marlou Fernanda, “Like Me Know, Ego, Death”. (2022). Courtesy of the artist. (left) Marlou Fernanda, “Old Answers New Questions”. (2022). Courtesy of the artist.

Être femme et noire

Marlou Fernanda : une mise en lumière de son moi profond par l’art

L’artiste donne à voir ses dialogues intérieurs avec une force créatrice qui défie le monde de l’art néerlandais dominé par les mâles cis blancs.

The Women's Museum team delivering a community workshop in Gwembe Valley, Southern Province, Zambia.

Zambian Women’s History Museum

On How to Protect Women’s Stories

A digital museum wants to preserve Zambian culture from a female perspective and make it accessible for a broader audience.

The Africa Centre Interior. Photo: Felix Speler

Cultural Charity

The Return of the Africa Centre in London

Years after the Africa Centre in Covent Garden closed, its recently refurbished Southwark building reflects current connections to the continent.