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

“Afterlives of History”

Cabo Verde’s Layered Temporalities Emerge in the Work of César Schofield Cardoso

Ana Nolasco explores César Schofield Cardoso’s work, examining Cabo Verde’s colonial past, memory, and the impact of global…

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

Artistic Communities

Kampala Calling: The African and Diaspora Artists Flocking to Uganda

Anna Adima reflects on the embrace of community and resourcefulness despite infrastructural challenges in Kampala’s rapidly expanding artistic scene.

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.

 
Kimberli Gant (left) and Stephanie Sparling Williams (right). Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum.

News

Brooklyn Museum Appoints Stephanie Sparling Williams and Kimberli Gant as Curators

The New York - Museum has made two major hires for American art and modern and contemporary art, to start in December and January.

Vitjitua Ndjiharine, Performance at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Sommerfest 2021. Courtesy the artist.

In Conversation

Three Namibian Artists on their Residency at Schloss Solitude

We talked to Vitjitua Ndjiharine, Hage Mukwendje, and Nesindano Namises about their approaches, methods, processes, and inspirations.

Jamillah James. Photo by Jasmine Clarke.

News

Jamillah James Named Senior Curator at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

James sees herself as "advocate" for artists and starts her new role in Chicago early next year.

Adama Delphine Fawundu , Earth seed New York State, 2017. Courtesy of Adama Delphine Fawundu

In Conversation

Aldeide Delgado and the Women Photographers International Archive

We spoke to the founder of WOPHA about rediscovering forgotten female Cuban artists and photography’s many uses – including its ability for change.

Julie Mehretu, Among the Multitude I, 2019/2021. Courtesy the artist and carlier | gebauer.

Julie Mehretu

Keeping Vigil with no Loss to Poetry

Rose Jepkorir spoke to the New York-based artist to dive into her work that explores the strange in between places through abstraction.

Lunga Ntila Seeks GOD AMONG US in Her Body of Work

In Conversation

Lunga Ntila Seeks GOD AMONG US in Her Body of Work

Ahead of AKAA Paris we speak to the South African artist about her multiple identities, unfamiliar surroundings, and the symbolism of bees.

Digital Art Illustration Battle. Courtesy of Fak'ugesi

Fak’ugesi – African Digital Innovation Festival

Building as a Way to Project Ourselves into the Future

The 2021 edition of Fak’ugesi – African Digital Innovation Festival in Johannesburg focused…

Exhibition view

In Conversation

Rafiki Arts Initiatives: Building Bridges Between Norway and Africa

We spoke to Nicole Rafiki, the artist behind a series of actions that…

Peter Okotor, Installation View, Table of Paradox at CCA Lagos. Courtesy the artist.

Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos

Peter Okotor Places Nigeria on a Table of Paradox through Pop Music

The artist uses interactive installations and sound to contemplate Nigeria’s national history.

Mwangi Hutter, What Must Matter, 2020. C-print, 40 cm x 54 cm Edition of 5 plus II AP. Courtesy the artists.

“Auf Deutsch”

The Artist Mwangi Hutter Reflects on the Human Condition

C& spoke to the Kenyan-German artist duo about the creative process, merged identity and about producing works that aim to look “beyond differences”.

12th Berlin Biennale Announces Dates and Visual Identity

Berlin Biennale

12th Berlin Biennale Announces Dates and Visual Identity

Curated by Kader Attia, the 12th iteration of Berlin Biennale takes place from…

Patrick Eugene: Where Do We Go from Here?

In Conversation

Patrick Eugene: Where Do We Go from Here?

Sabo Kpade speaks to the Haitian-American painter about the timely inspiration for his…

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