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Julien Creuzet. Photo: Cristian Baena.

60th Venice Biennale

A Journey into the Mind and Work of Julien Creuzet

Marny Garcia Mommertz and Cristian Baena reflect on a recent press trip to Martinique alongside the artist and curator of the French Pavilion.

C& Launches Patreon Membership

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C& Launches Patreon Membership

An invitation to our extended community to join and support us!

(Clockwise) Dalton Paula (Brasilia, Brazil, 1982), Maria Firmina dos Reis, 2022. Gold leaf and oil on canvas, 61 x 45 cm. Photo: Paulo Rezende; Abel Rodriguez. Courtesy of the artist; Karimah Ashadu, Film still – “Plateau”, Detail, 2021. Courtesy of the artist; Uche Okeke, Okpaladike and his Obu, Detail, 1961. Credit Courtesy of the artist and Skoto Gallery - New York Times; Kiluanji Kia Henda, A City Called Mirage, 2013–2017, one of fifty black and white photographs. Courtesy of the artist; Gladys Mgudlandlu, Three men in blue, not dated. Detail, body colour. Courtesy Johannesburg Art Gallery

60th Venice Biennale

A Venice Guide to Art from Africa and the Global Diaspora

The 60th Venice Biennale is about to open its doors to the public and here you will find an overview of all African and diasporic perspectives.

Kitjo Lynn Lelliot, I was her and she was me and those we might become 1, Installtion View Chamarande. Photo: Henri Perrot.

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Kitso Lynn Lelliott Receives Henrike Grohs Art Award 2024

Kitso Lynn Lelliott is the fourth recipient of the Henrike Grohs Art Award, conceived by the Goethe-Institut and Grohs family.

Portrait of Faith Ringgold. Photo by Grace Matthews.

In Memoriam

Faith Ringgold (1930-2024)

Artist and activist Faith Ringgold died in her home in Englewood on 13 April. Her death was reported by ACA Galleries, which has represented her work.

(left) Faith Ringgold, Feminist Series: We Meet the Monster, 1972. Acrylic on canvas framed in cloth 12/20, 127 x 83 cm. (right) Faith Ringgold, Marlon Riggs: Tongues Untied, 1994. Storyquilt, 226 x 151 cm. Both images courtesy the artist and Weiss Berlin

In Conversation

Faith Ringgold: “I am very inspired to tell my story, and that’s my story.”

With this interview from 2018, we would like to pay tribute to a true trailblazer: artist, storyteller and activist Faith Ringgold.

Tesfaye Urgessa representing Ethiopia's firs National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024. Photo: Photography by Kameron Cooper. Courtesy Tesfaye Urgessa and Saatchi Yates

2024 Venice Biennale

These Pavilions have Announced African Perspectives so far

18 National Pavilions present artists from Africa and the global diaspora at the 60th Venice Biennale, including four debutants.

Marie-Ann Yemsi. Credit: Daniel Nicolaevsky

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Marie-Ann Yemsi Appointed Curator for MOMENTA 2025

With "In Praise of the Missing Image" Yemsi will curate a biennial in Montreal that aims to rethink narratives about time, history and the world.

Karen Winter Photography/ Courtesy of the French Institute of South Africa

“Reimagining Heritage, Archives and Museums: Today/Tomorrow”

What Needs to be Considered When Running a Museum in (South) Africa?

Vusumzi Nkomo attended a conference in Cape Town that explored multiple aspects of creating a fairer, more sustainable art ecosystem.

(clockwise) Tonderai Koschke, Percy Nii Nortey, Theresa Weber, Charlotte Ming, and Yangkun Shi

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Dekoloniale and C& Announce Berlin Residents 2024

Tonderai Koschke, Charlotte Ming, Percy Nii Nortey, Yangkun Shi and Theresa Weber are the artists selected for the annual residency program in Berlin.

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung - © Jana Edisonga / Fundação Bienal de São Paulo

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Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Appointed Chief Curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo

HKW Director and SAVVY Contemporary Founder Ndikung will be chief curator of the 36th edition of the biennial, scheduled for the second half of 2025.

Chloe Quenum, Epopée, 2023. ©Arthur Pequin.

60th Venice Biennale

Azu Nwagbogu: “Restitution is not restricted to objects but includes knowledge systems”

We spoke to the curator of Benin’s first national pavilion – none other than Azu Nwagbogu – about the concept, the artists, and the biennale.

Henok Melkamzer, Untitled (Detail), 2023. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation. Photo: Shafeek Nalakath Kareem

Sharjah Art Museum

Positioning Telsem in Global Art History with Henok Melkamzer

A comprehensive survey offers insights into the Ethiopian painter’s career and makes the case for multiple modernisms.

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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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