Editorial

C& Office and Reading Room, Nairobi. Photo: C&

Inside the Library

C& Reading Room, Nairobi

V for 5 introduces five books from our C& Reading Room, that are rarer and often forgotten publications but nonetheless essential to the discourse.

Isaac Julien, Once Again...(Status Never Die), 2022. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Installation View II

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present II

SB15 reflects on Okwui Enwezor’s visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and has influenced institutions and biennials around the world.

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present

Installation View

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present

SB15 reflects on Okwui Enwezor’s visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and has influenced institutions and biennials around the world.

Judy Bowman. Mom In Harlem,
2019. 36 x 48 in91.4 x 121.9 cmCourtesy of the artist.

Installation View

Judy Bowman: Gratiot Griot

Gratiot Griot is the first solo museum exhibition of artist Judy Bowman highlighting her extensive career as a storyteller of African American life.

Famakan Magassa, La Ballade Noctambule. Acrylic on canvas, 145 x 149 x 3cm. IMAGE courtesy of the artist.

News

2023 Norval Sovereign African Art Prize Goes to Famakan Magassa

In its second edition, the award recognizes Magassa's work with R500,000 and a solo exhibition at the Norval Foundation.

‘Leave the Edges’ by Baff Akoto © Rencontres Bamako

13th Edition of the Bamako Encounters

Embracing Sustainable Practices and Attitudes in Times of Political Uncertainty

Participating artist and writer Annie-Marie Akussah shares her views on the Biennale of Photography.

(left) Kapwani Kiwanga. © Bertille Chéret; (right) Installation view at Venice Biennale 2022. Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.

News

Kapwani Kiwanga to Represent Canada at 2024 Venice Biennale

With her insightful multidisciplinary work on power asymmetries, Kiwanga is recognized as one of the country’s most acclaimed contemporary artists.

(left) John Akomfrah at his London studio, 2016. © Jack Hems; (right) John Akomfrah, exhibition view at Secession, Vienna, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and Secession Vienna

News

John Akomfrah RA Will Represent UK at 2024 Venice Biennale

The artist and filmmaker has been selected for his quality in-depth art films and video installations on colonial legacies and climate issues.

Art & Conversations eGqeberha 2022 installation views (artworks by Asanda Mtana), image by Zimkhitha Xwashu

In Conversation

Zimkhitha Xwashu: South African Advocate for the Arts

In this Q&A, arts practitioner and blogger Zimkhitha Xwashu talks about her many projects to support the country’s young and upcoming artists.

Tawanda Appiah. Photo credit: Santiago Mostyn

News

Skånes konstförening Appoints Tawanda Appiah as New Curator

Independent curator, researcher and writer Tawanda Appiah returns to the Malmö art hub and will take up his new position for three years.

Installation shot at Memorial Modibo Keita, From the left, works by Adee Roberson and Fatoumata Diabaté.Photo by Annie-Marie Akussah

Installation View

13th Bamako Encounters – African Biennale of Photography

The Bamako Encounters pay a powerful tribute to the spaces in between and reflect on multiplicities of being - on view until 8 February 2023.

(left) N'Goné Fall; (right) Hou Hanru

News

Dekoloniale Berlin and C& Announce Jury Presidents for Residency 2023

For this years' Dekoloniale Berlin Residency (open to apply) writer and curator Hou Hanru and curator N'Goné Fall are the presidents of the jury.

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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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