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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 and Angela Harutyunyan Announced as Curators of Sharjah Biennial 17

The two curators will weave new narratives across geographies, histories, and imaginaries for the 17th edition, opening in January 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

News

Fundação Bienal de São Paulo Announces List of Participants for its 36th Edition

The 36th Bienal de São Paulo brings together 125 participants, proposing an urgent reflection on humanity, nature, and listening.

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.

 
Tabita Rezaire Opens AMAKABA – A Space for Collective Healing

AMAKABA

Tabita Rezaire Opens AMAKABA – A Space for Collective Healing

In the Amazonian forest of French Guiana, artist Tabita Rezaire has founded a…

Sam Gilliam, TBC, 2020, watercolor on washi, 39-1/2

INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME

Sam Gilliam: Between Structure and Improvisation

In the “post-war” period, many pioneering Black artists were largely neglected by the…

Photo: Benjamin Renter

Gropius Bau Berlin

C& Artistic Director Julia Grosse Announced as Associate Curator at Gropius Bau

We are so excited to share the news that Gropius Bau in Berlin…

Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński: Looking As an Act of Knowledge Production

“Auf Deutsch”

Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński: Looking As an Act of Knowledge Production

For centuries there has been Black cultural production from countries where German is…

'CUP OF COFFEE IN SOLITUDE', UZO EGONU, 1980. COURTESY: KÓ

ART X Lagos

ART X Lagos 2021 Dates Announces

From 4 - 7 November 2021 Art X Lagos will take place as…

All Shortlisted Artists Awarded the 9th Artes Mundi Prize

Artes Mundi 9 Prize

All Shortlisted Artists Awarded the 9th Artes Mundi Prize

"In recognition of this time of exceptional social and economic upheaval ", all…

Legacy Russell. Photo by Andreas Laszlo Konrath.

The Kitchen New York

The Kitchen Appoints Legacy Russell as Its Next Executive Director & Chief Curator

Associate Curator of Exhibitions at the Studio Museum Legacy Russell will take off…

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, new Director Haus der Kulturen der Welt from January 1, 2023. Photo: Alexander Steffens

Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Named New Director of Renowned Berlin Arts Institution

Founder and Artistic Director of SAVVY Contemporary, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung is appointed…

El Anatsui, Installation view of En quête de liberté, 2021 at Le centre des monuments nationaux as part of Africa2020 Season. Courtesy of Africa2020

Africa2020 Season: Installation view

El Anatsui: En quête de liberté

For Africa2020 Season, General Commissioner N’Goné Fall installed El Anatsui’s large cloths at…

A New School of Architecture Headquartered in Accra

African Futures Institute

A New School of Architecture Headquartered in Accra

The African Futures Institute (AFI), founded in Accra, Ghana, is a new venture…

(Clockwise) Anaïs Duplan (Photo: Ben Krusling), Negarra A. Kudumu, Ronald Rose-Antoinette, and Marie Hélène Pereira (Photo: Kerry Etola Viderot)

Marian Goodman Gallery and ICI

Inaugural Curatorial Research Fellows in Honor of Okwui Enwezor Are Announced

Anaïs Duplan, Negarra A. Kudumu, Marie Hélène Pereira, and Ronald Rose-Antoinette have been…

Afro-Lusophone Artists Grapple with Memory in New Book

Are We Not Makers of History?

Afro-Lusophone Artists Grapple with Memory in New Book

A publication featuring artists in Portuguese-speaking countries suggests distinct artistic approaches to dealing…

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