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John Akomfrah: “If there is a problem with hybridity, for me, it is that it participates in this hierarchization of the world”

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John Akomfrah: “If there is a problem with hybridity, for me, it is that it participates in this hierarchization of the world”

It's still C&10 and we retrieved another treasure from our archive: a conversation…

(clockwise) Kisha and LaDarayon by Gilleam Trapenberg; Diena by Alexandre Silberman; Chotu Lal Upside-down by Carl Francois van der Linde; me nana fie by Serena Brown; Shaun Ryder by Jake Green.

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Winners of Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023 Announced

The prestigious prize 2023 goes to Alexandre Silberman, Gilleam Trapenberg, Jake Green, Carl Francois van der Linde, and Serena Brown.

Seeds and Souls

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Seeds and Souls

The exhibition in Copenhagen proposes new explorations into the connections between botanical histories, colonial legacies and diasporic experiences.

(left) Christelle Oyiri. Photo: Lucid Interval; (right) Christelle Oyiri, Gentle Battle, 2022, installation view, Tramway, Glasgow

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Christelle Oyiri Awarded PONTOPREIS MMK 2024

Paris-based interdisciplinary artist and Djane Christelle Oyiri is honored for her clear and free observations of everyday life.

Benediction, 2023, by Daniel Arnan Quarshie. Presented by Gallery 1957

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ART X Lagos Announces Theme and Program for 2023

A wide-ranging fair programme features special exhibitions, ART X Live! and ART X Talks, and the debut of ART X Cinema to be held from 2-5 November.

Mário Macilau, A candle man, from Faith series, 2018. Courtesy of Ed Cross.

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Mário Macilau Receives James Barnor Photography Prize 2023

Mário Macilau has been awarded the prestigious prize for his series Faith documenting the practice of animism in contemporary Mozambique.

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The BENIN BRONZES Roundtables

The Return of the Benin Bronzes: Part of the Past or Pathway to the Future?

Agwu Enekwachi recently participated in a roundtable discussion in Abuja on the impetus and action around the promised return of the Benin Bronzes.

Thelma Golden.Photo: Julie Skarratt. Courtesy of LACMA.

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Thelma Golden Wins Gish Prize 2023

The 30th Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize goes to Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Rafiki, Only the fool fights the sun (cropped), 2022. Courtesy the artist.

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New Triennale “Southnord Artfest” Announced in Stockholm

Southnord Artfest, hosted by Kulturhuset, brings together Black and Afro Nordic artists. It takes place between 26 Oct 2023 and 14 Jan 2024.

At Akademie Schloss Solitude Aderemi Adegbite works on his news series »Al-Shaafi (The Healer)« in which the uses the Islamic slates to reflect on the disconnection of the spiritual self from the physical self, 2023, photo: Daphne van de Burgwal.

In Conversation

Aderemi Adegbite: Embracing Solitude and Empowering Communities

Artist-curator Aderemi Adegbite shares his insights on the crucial role of language and culture in our postcolonial moment

3rd Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou (BISO) – The Fire of Origins

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3rd Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou (BISO) – The Fire of Origins

Inspired by the writer Emmanuel Dongala, Le Feu des origins, will run until 4th November in Ouagadougou celebrating contemporary crafts and art.

M’hammed Kilito, from the series

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14th LagosPhoto Festival Announces Places, Artist List and Theme

Running from October 27 to December 31, LagosPhoto Festival announces its first expansion beyond Lagos hosting 38 national and international artists.

INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME

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Ecologies

C& and C&AL invited organizations, artists, and activists from Black and Indigenous perspectives to discuss, contextualize, and reflect on the relationship between neocolonial structures and the climate crisis in their local contexts.

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