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60th Venice Biennale: National Pavilions of Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire

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60th Venice Biennale: National Pavilions of Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire

Find some impressions of the pavilions curated by Fadzai Veronica Muchemwa, Aindrea Emelife and Simon Njami.

(from left to right) Claudette Johnson. Photo © Anne Tetzlaff; Jasleen Kaur. Photo: Robin Christian; Pio Abad. Pio Abad; Delaine La Bas. Photo © Tara Darby. Courtesy of the artists.

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These Are the Turner Prize 2025 Shortlisted Artists

The Turner Prize 2024 shortlisted artists are Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas.

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Become a Moon Member on Patreon and get an exclusive and bespoke little treasure chest: our C& Collector’s Box - a collectible of all print issues.

 
Installation view C& Center of Unfinished Business, HERE AND NOW at Museum Ludwig: Dynamic Spaces, Museum Ludwig, Cologne 2020, © Contemporary And. Photo: C&

C& Center of Unfinished Business

Book List on Post-Colonial Theory from the C& Library

Our library offers a wide selection of books that are connected to the topic of (post-) colonialism in various ways and help us to understand the now.

60th Venice Biennale: National Pavilions of Benin, South Africa, Senegal and Ethiopia

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60th Venice Biennale: National Pavilions of Benin, South Africa, Senegal and Ethiopia

Here are some impressions of the pavilions spread across the city. Benin and Ethiopia make their first appearance at the Venice Biennale.

 
(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

(EN) 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.

Nidhal Chamekh, Ismaël, 2023. Plaster and steel. 160h x 117w x 100d cm. Courtesy the artist and Selma Feriani.

En Conversation

Nidhal Chamekh : «je me dirige instinctivement vers des terrains peu explorés»

Nidhal Chamekh aborde divers aspects de sa vie et de son approche de la création artistique dans cet entretien.

Whitney Biennial is On and Here is All you Need to Know

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Whitney Biennial is On and Here is All you Need to Know

With works by more than 70 artists and collectives, New York's Whitney Museum is opening the doors for its biannual signature event.

All that it holds. Tout ce qu’elle renferme. Tudo o que ela abarca. Todo lo que ella alberga, 2023. Published by C& and Kerber Verlag.

C&‘s Second Book is Out Now!

« All that it holds. Tout ce qu’elle renferme. Tudo o que ela abarca. Todo lo que ella alberga. »

Get your copy now! The book is a curated selection of texts representing a plurality of voices on contemporary art from Africa and the diaspora.

Elizabeth Catlett, Which Way, 1973, Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust, Mexico, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023 Elizabeth Catlett, photo: Axel Schneider

MMK Tower

Tracing the Immeasurable Legacy of Elizabeth Catlett

Maria Ines Plaza Lazo bears witness to Catlett's artistic skill and commitment to social justice in the late artist’s most comprehensive show to date.

Sonya Clark, Detail of Madam C.J. Walker. Photo: Grid_o2. Courtesy of High Museum of Art.

High Museum of Art

Eyes Not Looking Just Right: On Sonya Clark’s Mid-Career Survey

Enos Nyamor visited "We Are Each Other" in Atlanta focused on the Clark's community-centric and participatory projects.

(left) Portrait of Amina Ageuznay. © Hazem Treasure; (right) Amina Agueznay, Portal #1, 2023. Wool, cotton. Courtesy of the artist.

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Amina Agueznay Wins the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2024 Grand Prize

A jury of five global art experts selected the Moroccan multimedia artist as the winner among 27 finalists from Africa and the global diaspora.

Thailand Biennale 2023: The Open World

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Thailand Biennale 2023: The Open World

Addressing global topics such as history, ethnicity, cross-border migration and ecologies, the biennale presents more than 60 artists.

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Decolonising Art Book Fairs

To Create is to Remember, to Cite is to Acknowledge

On the occasion of a new publication, editor and curator Nkule Mabaso looks into power relations of knowledge production and citation.

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