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Installation view of ’60 Years: the NCAI Collection’ at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute, Kenya.

Letter from Nairobi

An Exhibition Aims at Accessibility Against a Backdrop of Protest in Kenya’s Capital

Mūhunyo Maina reviews a pertinent exhibition at NCAI in Nairobi, following protests against the 2024 Finance Bill, exploring…

Fred Ebami, Kaper Jesse Legacy (Detail), 2024. Presented by Galerie Mam.

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ART X Lagos 2024 Reveals Theme, Gallery List and Program

The 9th edition explores future visions of Africa and its diasporas taking place from October 31st to November 3rd at The Federal Palace in Lagos.

(left) Gaëlle Choisne. Photo credit: Hugues Lawson-Body. (right) Ruche – Creole Garden in Normandie, 2024. In the background Safe Space for a passing history – Ère du Verseau 99999, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Air de Paris, Romainville, Grand Paris © Adagp, Paris, 2024

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Gaëlle Choisne is the Winner of Prix Marcel Duchamp 2024

Recognized for her delicate multidisciplinary installations, Gaëlle Choisne has been named the winner of France's most prestigious art award.

 
Portrait of Nkule Mabaso. Photo: Jacob Sweep

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Fotogalleriet Announces Nkule Mabaso as Director from 2024 to 2028

Nkule Mabaso’s strong interest in networks and their potential for institutions and artists will elevate Norway’s only kunsthalle for photography.

Elolo Bosoka: What he saw sees when he went goes strolling

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Elolo Bosoka: What he saw sees when he went goes strolling

Elolo Bosoka blends painting, sculpture, and digital media, offering a unique interpretation of everyday life through visual compositions.

 
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It Will End in Tears It Will End In Tears, SCENE 16, 2024 Courtesy Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum and Goodman Gallery Photo: Alexander Edwards

En Conversation

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum : Un mystère peint sur un mode théâtral sonde la complexité de la puissance des femmes

La peintre parle de son installation in situ au Barbican Center de Londres, réalisée en collaboration avec l’architecte Remco Osório Lobato.

Installation view at John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture & History. Courtesy of Obinna Emelike

Museum for Yoruba Culture and History

Five Things You Need to Know About the John Randle Center Before It Opens

C& author Obidike Okafor shares what to expect from the new architectural marvel in Nigeria’s art capital.

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C& lance un abonnement à Patreon

Une invitation destinée à notre vaste communauté à nous rejoindre et à nous soutenir !

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.

& Artists’ Edition by Zohra Opoku. Left and right: Give Me Back My Black Dolls (2024), shown in two of five different color variations. Photo: C&.

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Noah Davis, Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, 2014. Miguel Pimentel © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.

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Noah Davis

Noah Davis' visionary art is on view at DAS MINSK Potsdam until January 2025, showing 60 works in his first international institutional retrospective.

Zohra Opoku, Thinking Historically in the Present, 2023. Installation View 3. Photography by Sanabas Jamaluddin. Courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.

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Zohra Opoku: Empowering Children of Color to Love Themselves

In the run-up to our new edition, we spoke to the artist about her passion for fabric and photography, her childhood, and how her new work came about.

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Agape Harmani: Trauma as an Essential Part of Diaspora

In Conversation

Agape Harmani: Trauma as an Essential Part of Diaspora

Curator Nicolas Vamvouklis chats with London-based artist Agape Harmani about her latest project, her Greek-Ethiopian roots, humor, and mental health.

Sarah Ama Duah, To build, To bury to remember, 2022, exhibition view, Galerie Wedding, Berlin. photo©ceeceeberlin

“Auf Deutsch”

Sarah Ama Duah: A Journey Towards Building Contemporary Monuments

The artist purposefully contributes to the sculptural visibility of various Black narratives as part of Germany's history and culture of remembrance.

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.

Installation view, Elolo Bosoka, Flying Onions, 2024, Photo: Morel Donou, Courtesy Galerie Atiss Dakar

Table ronde

Dans le sillage de la Biennale Dak’Art 2024 : une impulsion pour la réflexion

Quatre curateurs et curatrices d’Afrique de l’Ouest se penchent sur la résilience culturelle et la symbiose collective de Dakar.

The curatorial team of the 14th Bamako Encounters: (clockwise) Lassana Igo Diarra, Nadine Hounkpatin, Manthia Diawara, Patrick Mudekereza, Soufiane Er-Rahoui, and Oyindamola (Fakeye) Faithfull. Courtesy of Bamako Encounters.

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Rencontres de Bamako 14 Reveals Artist List for 2024

30 artists have been selected for the 14th African Biennal of Photography that will be held from November 16, 2024 to January 15, 2025 in Bamako.

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