There are not only artists but theoreticians, social scientists, activists, aestheticians, dream-weavers, and healers whose names have been forgotten but who should be remembered as a matter of urgency.Sinazo Chiya
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Sam Gilliam, one of the great innovators in postwar American painting, has passed away.
Amina Kadous, Remofiloe Nomandla Mayisela, Lee-Ann Olwage, Mahefa Dimbiniaina Randrianarivelo, and Pamela Tulizo are the winters…
Representing the five regions of Canada, Tyshan Wright, Stanley Février, Azza El Siddique, Divya Mehra and Krystle Silverfox are listed for the prize.
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
Gideon Appah paints between memory and fantasy, referencing a Ghana of the 1950s to 1980s, helping us – perhaps – to imagine a new vision.
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Our mentors Fadzai Muchemwa, Enos Nyamor, Miriane Peregrino, and Costa Tshinzam selected four new mentees for 2022.
Installation View
Running for 100 days through 25 September, the 15th edition of documenta in Kassel, Germany, opens its door. Find some first impressions here.
Mutiti is a designer, visual artist, and educator with a deep interest in community engagement. She will take over her new position in August.
With its political profile, the current edition of the Berlin Biennale takes place from June 11 to September 18, 2022, and is curated by Kader Attia.
12th Berlin Biennale
An interview with the political scientist, film producer, curator, activist, and educator on her participation at the 12th Berlin Biennale.
The artists will explore the history between Ghana and former Yugoslavia, to (re-) establish connections the local Slovenian and international artists
The project is a platform for artistic experimentation and new commissions connected to pan-African experiences.
In Conversation
The saxophonist and composer from Philadelphia speaks about his new album and how visual art informs his music.
Venice Biennale
Mia Harrison on how the exhibition became a platform for womxn artists to articulate, build, and contextualize their individual and collective dreams.
Events
Exhibition
MAMC+Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France 25 Jun 2022 - 16 Oct 2022
October GalleryLondon, United Kingdom 16 Jun 2022 - 23 Jul 2022
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery London, United Kingdom 11 Jun 2022 - 09 Jul 2022
Kavi GuptaWashington D.C., United States 04 Jun 2022 - 30 Jul 2022
African ArtyCasablanca, Morocco 28 Jun 2022 - 15 Sep 2022
First Floor GalleryHarare, Zimbabwe 04 Jun 2022 - 04 Sep 2022
IwalewahausBayreuth, Germany 29 Apr 2022 - 15 Oct 2022
Cécile FakhouryDakar, Senegal 18 May 2022 - 27 Aug 2022
MAMC+Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
25 Jun - 16 Oct 2022
October GalleryLondon, United Kingdom
16 Jun - 23 Jul 2022
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery London, United Kingdom
11 Jun - 09 Jul 2022
Kavi GuptaWashington D.C., United States
04 Jun - 30 Jul 2022
African ArtyCasablanca, Morocco
28 Jun - 15 Sep 2022
First Floor GalleryHarare, Zimbabwe
04 Jun - 04 Sep 2022
IwalewahausBayreuth, Germany
29 Apr - 15 Oct 2022
Cécile FakhouryDakar, Senegal
18 May - 27 Aug 2022
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Bitter Poetics
IN CONVERSATION WITH WALLACE FERREIRA AND DAVI PONTES
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Listen to artist interviews, reviews, features, and opinions about crucial topics on contemporary art, to stay up to date with discussions surrounding art from Africa and the Global Diaspora.
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The five winners of the 10th CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography 2022 will be announced…
Giving Back to the Continent
We talk to Christine Eyene, curator and initiator of the contemporary art project founded in 2022 in Lolodorf, Cameroon.
C& Projects
22 Apr 2022 – 28 Aug 2022 Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, USA
22 Apr 2022 – 28 Aug 2022
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, USA
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Here are some installation views of the 14th Dakar Biennale taking place from 19 May to…
The Grand Prix Léopold Sédar SENGHOR goes to Ethiopian artist Tegene Kunbi at the opening of the 14th Biennial of Contemporary African Art 2022.
Exhibition Histories
Racism: a bigger picture
A conversation with Walter Mignolo
La Biennale di Venezia
With the national pavilion model, the Venice Biennale masquerades provincialism as worldliness. And it’s Global South artists who pay the price.
We talked to the collective that is questioning the selection process and intentions…
Haynes joins the Queens Museum from the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University to start in mid-July.
Les Ateliers de la Pensée
The 4th Les ateliers de la Pensée brought together artists and intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora at the Dakar Museum of Black Civilizations
59th Venice Biennale
The prestigious award goes to Leigh for her participation in the main show and to Boyce's British Pavilion, special mentions to Uganda and France.
Installation View: 59th Venice Biennale
Find some impressions of the pavilions and artists' work that have been honored at the 59th Venice Biennale here.
Call for applications Queens Museum (QM)
New York, United States
Call for applications Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Toronto, Canada
Call for entries Investec Cape Town Art Fair
Cape Town, South Africa
Call for applications Zeitz MoCAA & University of the Western Cape
