Editorial

Installation view “I'll Be Your Mirror”, Artists: Alick Phiri & William Matlala, Everyday Lusaka Gallery, Lusaka 2025. Alick Phiri artworks: Monoprints on Canvas and Monoprints on paper. William Matlala artworks: Digital prints on paper. Photo Courtesy of Maingaila Muvundika.

Installation View

Alick Phiri and William Matlala: I’ll Be Your Mirror

Ce n’est pas une exposition de héros et d’héroïnes dans la posture si souvent privilégiée dans les récits…

Both images: Freddie Odede, 199xorg.

Art in Crisis 

Mangrove Ecologies: Grounded Forms of Questioning in the Art/World

“Impact” is a slippery term, especially in the context of art. What constitutes it, and who gets to decide? 

Kwesi Botchway, Green Fluffy Coat, Detail, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 78.7 x 78.7 cm / 31 x 31 in. Courtesy of Gallery 1957.

Opinion

La dignité sous contrainte : la peinture figurative panafricaine au-delà du marché de l’art international

Des subtilités de l’essor et du déclin présumés de la peinture figurative panafricaine.

 
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

The Portuguese artist of Angolan descent doesn’t statically document his native Linha de Sintra, but embraces the permanence and transience of home.

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.

 
(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.

Myles Igwe, Ndi Nwanyi , 2024. Installation view at 14th Recontres de Bamako. Courtesy of the Bamako Biennale.

14e Biennale africaine de la photographie

L’esprit résilient de la Biennale de Bamako

Le principal festival de photographie du continent est un cri à l'autonomie africaine et une plateforme pour de nouvelles voix, écrit Obidike Okafor.

documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH, Artistic Direction documenta 16, Naomi Beckwith, Kassel 2024, Photo: Nicolas Wefers.

News

Naomi Beckwith Appointed Artistic Director for documenta 16

The Deputy Director of the Guggenheim Museum in New York will lead the next edition of documenta to be held from June 12 to September 19, 2027.

Maheder Haileselassie Tadesse, Installation view at 14th Bamako Biennale. Courtesy of Les Rencontres de Bamako.

News

Maheder Haileselassie Tadesse Wins Main Prize at Rencontres de Bamako

Additional prizes were awarded to Wilfried Vanie and Victor Adewale, with honorable mentions for Seyba Keita, Dior Thiam, and John Moussa Kalapo.

John Akomfrah (British, born 1957) . The Unfinished Conversation. 2012. Three-channel video (color, sound). 45 min. The Contemporary Arts Council of the Museum of Modern Art, The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art, and through the generosity of Bilge Ogut and Haro Cumbusyan, 2016. © 2017 John Akomfrah.

C& Center of Unfinished Business

, ainsi je rêve : ode à Stuart Hall

Inspirée par la pensée pionnière de Stuart Hall sur les questions d'identité, notre autrice, Aaliyah Lauterkranz, a écrit un poème.

C& Builds a Living Digital Archive

Grant Announcement

C& Builds a Living Digital Archive

Transforming how audiences engage with 10+ years of C& content with Mellon Foundation support.

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Bring Home your C& Collectors Box!

We are thrilled to announce that the C& Collectors Box, until now only available to our Patreon members, is for sale!

Four of the six Prince Claus Impact Awardees 2024: (clockwise) Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi, Myrlande Constant (Courtesy of Faena Art), Sana Na N’Hada, and Rosa Chávez (Portrait by Victoria Castañeda).

News

Prince Claus Impact Award Presented to Six Artists from Diverse Disciplines

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. Courtesy of La Biennale.

News

Koyo Kouoh Has Been Announced as Curator of Venice Biennale 2026

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.

Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden. Photo: Omar Tajmouati. Courtesy of MACAAL.

News

MACAAL in Marrakech Will Reopen in 2025 After Undergoing Significant Renovations

MACAAL reopens in February with a new permanent exhibition, showcasing one of the most comprehensive art collections on the continent and more.

Massoud Hayoun, Sick of foul, I’ll take the goat, 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 36x48“. Courtesy of the artist.

In Conversation

Massoud Hayoun: Making Art To Say Things Out Loud

We spoke to visual artist Massoud Hayoun about his paintings, which aim to stand in opposition to anti-human politics and nihilism.

The Anarchist Citizenship – People Made of Stories

Installation View

The Anarchist Citizenship – People Made of Stories

An exhibition centering Somali voices explores how citizenship in Somaliland, the Somali region, and its diaspora is shaped and redefined through art.

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