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César Schofield Cardoso, Perpetual Cycle from Rust series, 2017. Courtesy the artist.

“Afterlives of History”

Les temporalités stratifiées du Cap-Vert émergent dans l’œuvre de César Schofield Cardoso

Ana Nolasco explore l'œuvre de César Schofield Cardoso, en examinant le passé colonial du Cap-Vert, la mémoire et…

Performance by Seyi Adelekun, Healing Forest - An Ecology of Spiritual Herbalism, KLA ART 2024 (Photo credit: Ethel Aanyu)

Communautés artistiques

L’appel de Kampala : les artistes africains et de la diaspora affluent en Ouganda

Anna Adima médite sur l’accueil de la communauté et l’ingéniosité de la scène artistique de Kampala en pleine expansion.

Unidigrazz, Meia riba kalxa, 2020. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Chris Costa.

"Afterlives of History"

Unidigrazz: A Collective Practice and a Holding Place

The multifacted work of Unidigrazz invites us to revisit domestic scenes as a way to critically reclaim public space.

 
Wanini Kimemiah, Namanga Yellows, 2020, digital photograph. Courtesy of the artist.

C& x Stedelijk Editorial Fellowship: Wanini Kimemiah

To Spring From Salted Earth

Fellow Wanini Kimemiah presents an editorial essay that introduces eight texts exploring the complex legacies of colonial histories in Kenya.

The Secret Apothecary by Cynthia Nyakiro Ngunjiri.

C& x Stedelijk Editorial Fellowship

The Secret Apothecary

Cynthia Nyakiro Ngunjiri presents a visual art project in process featuring plant motifs inspired by her family’s generational knowledge of medicinal.

 
Julien Creuzet. Photo: Cristian Baena.

60e Biennale de Venise

Un voyage dans l’esprit et l’œuvre de Julien Creuzet

Deux rédacteurs de C&AL reviennent sur leur récent voyage de presse en Martinique aux côtés de l'artiste et des conservateurs du Pavillon français.

Marie-Ann Yemsi. Credit: Daniel Nicolaevsky

News

Marie-Ann Yemsi Appointed Curator for MOMENTA 2025

With "In Praise of the Missing Image" Yemsi will curate a biennial in Montreal that aims to rethink narratives about time, history and the world.

Karen Winter Photography/ Courtesy of the French Institute of South Africa

“Reimagining Heritage, Archives and Museums: Today/Tomorrow”

What Needs to be Considered When Running a Museum in (South) Africa?

Vusumzi Nkomo attended a conference in Cape Town that explored multiple aspects of creating a fairer, more sustainable art ecosystem.

(clockwise) Tonderai Koschke, Percy Nii Nortey, Theresa Weber, Charlotte Ming, and Yangkun Shi

News

Dekoloniale and C& Announce Berlin Residents 2024

Tonderai Koschke, Charlotte Ming, Percy Nii Nortey, Yangkun Shi and Theresa Weber are the artists selected for the annual residency program in Berlin.

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung - © Jana Edisonga / Fundação Bienal de São Paulo

News

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Appointed Chief Curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo

HKW Director and SAVVY Contemporary Founder Ndikung will be chief curator of the 36th edition of the biennial, scheduled for the second half of 2025.

Chloe Quenum, Epopée, 2023. ©Arthur Pequin.

60th Venice Biennale

Azu Nwagbogu: “Restitution is not restricted to objects but includes knowledge systems”

We spoke to the curator of Benin’s first national pavilion – none other than Azu Nwagbogu – about the concept, the artists, and the biennale.

Henok Melkamzer, Untitled (Detail), 2023. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation. Photo: Shafeek Nalakath Kareem

Sharjah Art Museum

Positioning Telsem in Global Art History with Henok Melkamzer

A comprehensive survey offers insights into the Ethiopian painter’s career and makes the case for multiple modernisms.

Nidhal Chamekh, Ismaël, 2023. Plaster and steel. 160h x 117w x 100d cm. Courtesy the artist and Selma Feriani.

En Conversation

Nidhal Chamekh : «je me dirige instinctivement vers des terrains peu explorés»

Nidhal Chamekh aborde divers aspects de sa vie et de son approche de la création artistique dans cet entretien.

Whitney Biennial is On and Here is All you Need to Know

(EN) News

Whitney Biennial is On and Here is All you Need to Know

With works by more than 70 artists and collectives, New York's Whitney Museum is opening the doors for its biannual signature event.

All that it holds. Tout ce qu’elle renferme. Tudo o que ela abarca. Todo lo que ella alberga, 2023. Published by C& and Kerber Verlag.

C&‘s Second Book is Out Now!

« All that it holds. Tout ce qu’elle renferme. Tudo o que ela abarca. Todo lo que ella alberga. »

Get your copy now! The book is a curated selection of texts representing a plurality of voices on contemporary art from Africa and the diaspora.

Elizabeth Catlett, Which Way, 1973, Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust, Mexico, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023 Elizabeth Catlett, photo: Axel Schneider

MMK Tower

Tracing the Immeasurable Legacy of Elizabeth Catlett

Maria Ines Plaza Lazo bears witness to Catlett's artistic skill and commitment to social justice in the late artist’s most comprehensive show to date.

Sonya Clark, Detail of Madam C.J. Walker. Photo: Grid_o2. Courtesy of High Museum of Art.

High Museum of Art

Eyes Not Looking Just Right: On Sonya Clark’s Mid-Career Survey

Enos Nyamor visited "We Are Each Other" in Atlanta focused on the Clark's community-centric and participatory projects.

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