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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.

 
(left) Michelle Commander. Photo: Smithsonian NMAAHC; (right) Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Photo: Smithsonian NMAAHC

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The Smithsonian NMAAHC Announced Michelle Commander As Deputy Director

Commander is succeeding the outgoing and founding deputy director, Kinshasha Holman Conwill, and takes up her new role on 30 January.

C& Special Print Issue #Artofcritique, 2023. Photo: C&

Out Now!

New C& Special Print Issue #artofcritique Featuring our Mentees’ Texts

(EN) A celebration of the work that has been produced in the frame of the C& Critical Writing Workshops and the C& Mentoring Program since 2016.

Image by Ming Smith

News

Ming Smith Receives Lifetime Achievement Award by International Center of Photography

The ICP’s Infinity Awards honor outstanding achievements in photography and visual arts. Ming Smith and Zora J Murff are among the winners in 2023.

Critical Writing Workshop Participant in Lubumbashi, 2017. Photo: Mustache Muhanya

Out Now Soon! C& Special Print Issue #artofcritique

Re-Generation of Life – A Roundtable On Critical Art Writing

Bwanga Kapumpa, Enos Nyamor, Miriane Peregrino and Lorna Telma Zita speak to Rose Jepkorir about their motivations and practice in recent years.

Courtesy of Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre

News

The Lusaka Contemporary Art Center Opened as Zambia’s First Contemporary Art Hub

Founded by Victor Mutelekesha, the LuCAC is dedicated to contemporary Zambian artists and research into Zambian arts.

Installation View Na Chainkua Reindorf: Up To No Good at Nubile Foundation from 18 Nov 22 - 18 Feb 2023. Photo: Isaac Gyamfi. Courtesy of Nubuke Foundation.

En conversation

Na Chainkua Reindorf : des œuvres indisciplinées

L’artiste nous parle de la biennale de Venise, de sa pratique aux multiples perspectives et de son intérêt pour les cultures de mascarade.

Photography by Paul Kodio

Rencontres de Bamako – Biennale Africaine de la Photographie

Ousmane Diarra nous fait part de ses méditations sur la Biennale

L'auteur revient sur une année de bouleversements : coups d’État, guerres et embargos, mais aussi sur les liens artistiques tissés avec le monde.

Brandon Gercara. Photo: Sef Younes

Installation View

5ème Biennale internationale de Casablanca

Entitled The Words Create Images, the fifth edition takes place in two stages. Find some first impressions here on C&.

(left) Amoako Boafo. Photo Robert Wedemeyer. (right) The exterior of dot.ateliers in Accra, image courtesy of Edem J. Tamakloe.

News

Amoako Boafo Launches dot.ateliers in Accra

The artist opens a residency space with a gallery, studio, café and art library, designed by Sir David Adjaye to support the country's art scene.

Les meilleurs articles 2022 de C& que vous aimerez sans doute relire

Best of 2022

Les meilleurs articles 2022 de C& que vous aimerez sans doute relire

Des événements incontournables du monde de l’art ayant marqué cette année à la célébration joyeuse de l’art noir, voici les favoris pour l’année 2022

Amira Hanafi, A dictionary of the revolution. Vocabulary box (2014). Courtesy the Artist.

Biennale internationale de Casablanca

Les nombreux langages de l’art contemporain

La Biennale explore les liens entre diverses formes artistiques et pave la voie aux narrations visuelles qui remettent en cause les récits établis.

Julien Creuzet. Photo: Viginie Ribaut

News

Julien Creuzet Will Represent France at the Venice Biennale 2024

The French-Caribbean visual artist and poet will propose a totally new project for the French Pavilion.

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