Interview

Brandon Gercara, Lip sync of thought, performance/installation, speeches by Asma Lamrabet, Françoise Vergès, Elsa Dorlin, FRAC REUNION Collection, 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

Biennale internationale de Casablanca

Brandon Gercara : « J’ai l’impression d’être en permanence dans une forme de déplacement »

Pour la Biennale de Casablanca, l’artiste explore des propositions du féminisme en tant qu’outils d’émancipation et du mieux vivre-ensemble.

Installation View of

In Conversation

Wana Udobang: Exploring the Impacts of Shared Confessions

The Lagos-based artist invites audiences to share their innermost secrets in her mobile exhibition Dirty Laundry.

cameron clayborn. nothing left to be, Exhibition view Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin, September 15, 2022-January 22, 2023, © cameron clayborn, Courtesy Simone Subal Gallery, New York, © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Thomas Bruns

In Conversation

cameron clayborn: “It is always about trying to harness energy”

Magnus Rosengarten met up with the artist to talk about the body, emotional landscapes, parents, and how all this comes together in their work.

Frederick Ebenezer Okai, Fie, 2021. Courtesy the artist. Installation View of Earthy Structures and Contingent Breakthroughs at Gyamadudu Museum, Ghana.

Redefining Pottery

Frederick Ebenezer Okai Investigates the Possibilities of Clay

The artist’s solo exhibition explores his relationship with the earth and how his pottery is woven into the complex structures of Ghanaian society.

By Imani Jacqueline Brown

In Conversation

Imani Jacqueline Brown: What remains at the ends of the earth?

The artist and activist talks about the importance of ecological resistance and how it connects to our ancestors through the earth.

Guerrilla Girls, 3 White Women, 1 Woman Of Color And No Men Of Color-Out Of 71 Artists?(Detail), 1997. Paper, Offset print, 10,7 x 15 cm. © Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln. Courtesy of the Museum Ludwig, Grafische Sammlung

In Conversation

Eboa Itondo: “One of the biggest challenges lies in institutional staffing practice”

C& talked to the recently appointed head of the Graphics Collection at Museum Ludwig about her strategies, visions, and wishes.

Ruth Ige on Blackness, Abstraction, and the Color Blue

In Conversation

Ruth Ige on Blackness, Abstraction, and the Color Blue

The artist talks about making art that is hard to decipher and the importance of portraying Blackness

Hambre Publications. Courtesy of Hambre.

#weavingnetworks

Thoughts on Collective Archives

The collectives Hambre, Kayfa ta, Jatiwangi art Factory, and the Black Archives discuss perspectives on collective publishing and archiving.

La Impresora, Installation View exhibition documenta fifteen, 2022. Courtesy of La Impresora.

#weavingnetworks

Amplifying the Voices of Local Communities

The collectives LA IMPRESORA, Más Arte Más Acción, Jalada Africa, and Sa Sa Art Projects talk about collaborative publishing and sharing practices.

Sammy Baloji, …AND TO THOSE NORTH SEA WAVES WHISPERING SUNKEN STORIES (II), 2021, installation view, 12th Berlin Biennale, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg, 11.6.–18.9.2022, photo: dotgain.info

In Conversation

Marie Hélène Pereira: “I’m very fond of conversations that take you out of the over-intellectualization of things”

Magnus Elias Rosengarten met up with the co-curator of the Berlin Biennale to talk about real encounters, global challenges, and inspirations.

Oumar Ball, Installation View Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou 2021. Courtesy of Jérôme Legrand.

En Conversation

Nyaba Léon Ouédraogo sur la Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou

Louise Thurin discute avec le cofondateur et photographe pour revenir sur l'histoire et l'importance de l'initiative lancée en 2018.

Susana Pilar, “Dibujo intercontinental [Intercontinental drawing]”, 2017. Performance   Courtesy Galleria Continua, San Gimignano. © Susana Pilar. Photo: Marnix van den Berg

12th Berlin Biennale

Susana Pilar Delahante: Reclaiming Space through Performance

A chat with Cuban artist Susana Pilar Delahante about her career and the work she presented at the 12th Berlin Biennale.