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Tristany Mundu, still from _City around the City_, 2025 © Hugo Barros

Afterlives of History

Sampling the City: Tristany Mundu’s Cypher with Linha de Sintra

Through performance, sonic explorations and film, artist Tristany Mundu brings us intoconversation with his city through works such…

Angela Harutyunyan (left) and Paula Nascimento. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.

News

Paula Nascimento et Angela Harutyunyan nommées commissaires de la 17ᵉ édition de la Sharjah Biennial

Les deux commissaires façonneront de nouveaux récits à travers géographies, histoires et imaginaires pour la 17ᵉ édition, prévue pour janvier 2027.

Hassan Musa, I love you with my AK47(1), 2019. Oil on printed fabrics on wood, 121 cm x 190 cm. Photo courtesy of the Galerie Maïa Muller.

Art in Crisis

Sudan Art Archive Aims to Reclaim a Canon from Afar

As war threatens Sudan’s cultural heritage, Sudan Art Archive works to digitally preserve 50 years of art through diaspora-led stewardship.

 
Adama Delphine Fawundu An Offering at Kongo River, 2025 Fotografia de arquivo jato de tinta 60,96 x 88,9 cm Cortesia da artista Foto: Adama Delphine Fawundu

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La Fundação Bienal de São Paulo annonce la liste des participant·e·s de sa 36e édition

La 36e Biennale de São Paulo réunit 125 participant·e·s et propose une réflexion urgente sur l’humanité, la nature et l’écoute.

Samson Mnisi, Arreola II, XXX, Mixed Media, 179.6 x 86 cm. Detail. Artworks © Artist. Photo © Vela Projects (Mia Thom).

Artist Portrait

Samson Mnisi: A Master Posthumously Receives His Due

A recent Samson Mnisi exhibition was a testament to how the artist could invite viewers into a spiritual place he occupied.

 
Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora

Installation View

Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora

The multi-chapter exhibition traces links between Asia and Africa, looking at their increased political, economic and cultural importance.

Margaret Abeshu, Installation view at 'Indoctrination: Multivalent Gestures', curated by Dahir Hussein, 18 March - 30 April 2023, Fotogalleriet, Oslo.

In Conversation

Dahir Hussein Explores the Plurivalent Nature of Indoctrination

After a fellowship at Fotogalleriet in Norway, Dahir Hussein was inspired to curate a group show on identity and indoctrination.

Velma Rosai, The Ways of My Serpent Mother are Strange (detail), 2022. Oil and acrylic on paper, 42 x 29.5 in / 45 x 33 in. Courtesy of Sarah Brook Gallery.

En Conversation

Velma Rosai-Makhandia : s’inspirer des espaces intérieurs

À la suite de sa première exposition personnelle, l’artiste discute de Blackness, du don de l’intuition et de la puissance de la spiritualité africain

1949 Library. Photo: Keren Lasme.

Inside the Library

1949, Abidjan

Keren Lasme a choisi cinq ouvrages chez 1949, l’unique bibliothèque dédiée aux femmes écrivaines à Abidjan.

Lorin Sookool, project on going, 2022. Image by Tanja Hall.

In Conversation

Khanyisile Mbongwa: Wind, Woundedness, and World-Making

The curator of the 12th Liverpool Biennial links emancipated artistic practices to Northern England, generating new questions about colonial histories

Mae-ling Lokko, Grounds for Return, 2021. Photo: Selma Gurbuz. Courtesy of the artist.

Ecologies

Changing Perspectives on Waste

Our writer Edna Bonhomme speaks to Mae-ling Lokko about agrowaste, fungi, and her evolution as an artist.

(Clockwise) Guest Artist Space Foundation in Lagos by Yinka Shonibare; Black Rock Senegal in Dakar by artist Kehinde Wiley; dot. Ateliers in Accra by Amoako Boafo; Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre by Victor Mutelekesha; Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute by Michael Armitage.

African Art Hubs

Des institutions développent des scènes artistiques qui répondent à des besoins artistiques communs

Comment les nouveaux centres artistiques d’Accra à Antananarivo interagissent avec les efforts collectifs actuels ?

Photo: Nappy/Pexels

Contemporary Black Discourses

Navigating Pain and Possibility

Afrofuturism and Afropessimism both seek to step outside of limiting narratives and invite self-awareness into the conversation around Black lives.

Torkwase Dyson, Liquid A Place, 2023. Homme Adams Park 72500 Thrush Road, Palm Desert at Desert X. Photography courtesy of Lance Gerber.

Ecologies

Situer la Blackness dans les écologies intimes

Ama Josephine Budge réfléchit à la manière de résister au colonialisme climatique.

Agnes Waruguru, Small Things to Consider, Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, 2020. Courtesy the artist.

In Conversation

Agnes Waruguru : un temps dédié à la réflexion et à l’action

À l’occasion du lancement de notre nouvelle C& Artists’ Edition, nous revenons sur notre rencontre en 2020 avec Agnes Waruguru.

Agnes Waruguru, Messengers of a Midnight dream, 2023. Etching on Arches Rives BFK white Cotton Rag paper, 26 x 32.5 cm.

C& Artists’ Editions

Out Now! C& Artists’ Editions #4: Agnes Waruguru

We are thrilled to announce our new C& Artists' Edition with Agnes Waruguru!

1-54 New York 2017 @Katrina Sorentino

News

1-54 New York Announces Gallery and Artist Lists

At this year's New York edition, taking place from 18-21 May, 26 galleries presenting the work of over 80 artists from Africa and its Global Diaspora.

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