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A stack of light purple books, with one open displaying "All that it holds" in multiple languages.

Steven Baboun performs at the C&10 event at 1014 in New York, 2023. Photo: C&.

Contemporary And (C&) is a platform for international contemporary art and thought. Founded in 2013 as a bilingual online magazine, C& has since unfolded into the C& Cosmos: two online magazines (C& Magazine and C& América Latina Magazine), critical print publications, free education programs, and projects that move between digital and physical space. From reading rooms to mentoring, from artist commissions to the C& Cyclopedia, we create spaces for reflection, connection, and exchange.

C& Collectors Box, containing all C& and C&AL Print Issues 2013-2023. Photo: C&

What we center

C& thrives on connection across geographies and generations, between artists and audiences, histories and futures. We resist categories and singular histories, making space for the multiple, the unfinished, and the transformative. Our work is rooted in centering the global majority, with a constantly growing network on the ground of artists, writers and thinkers who shape and challenge contemporary discourses.

Why it matters

In a world overflowing with content but hungry for meaning, C& offers depth where there is speed, resonance where there is noise. We make complex conversations about art and culture approachableand relevant. For artists and writers, it’s a space to publish, connect, and grow. For readers, curators, and funders, it’s away into knowledge, perspectives, and practices often overlooked in publishing.

Installation view C& Center of Unfinished Business, Courtesy of Para Site, Hong Kong, 2022. Photo by Felix Wong.

Who we are

C& is made by a core team in Berlin, Nairobi, New York, and beyond alongsidean extended network of contributors – from established art writers in Harare to emerging curators in London, from artists in Santo Domingo to critics in São Paulo. Together, we make C& a living, breathing platform where the global becomes personal and the personal becomes universal.

Ways to engage

C& is free and accessible because knowledge should be shared. Read our magazines, dive into the archive, engage with our projects, attend events, join workshops, or support us through donations. However you enter the C& Cosmos, you become part of anexpansive community shaping how contemporary art is seen and understood.

The C& Team

C& Cosmos

Dr. Yvette Mutumba

Dr. Yvette Mutumba

(she/her)

Executive Director

ymutumba(at)contemporaryand.com

Olivia Buschey

Olivia Buschey

(she/her)

Head of Administration

obuschey(at)contemporaryand.com

Nan Collymore

Nan Collymore

(she/her)

Head of Business Development & Special Projects

ncollymore(at)contemporaryand.com

Britta Rogozinski

Britta Rogozinski

(she/her)

Head of Design

brogo(at)contemporaryand.com

Jason Rainbird

Jason Rainbird

(he/him)

Tech/UX Lead

jrainbird(at)contemporaryand.com

Djenna Wehenpohl

Djenna Wehenpohl

(she/her)

Communications Lead

dwehenpohl(at)contemporaryand.com

Sara Lima

Sara Lima

(she/her)

Media Sales & Partnerships Manager

slima(at)contemporaryand.com

Renata Sotero

Renata Sotero

(she/her)

Office Manager

Berlin_office(at)contemporaryand.com

Julia Grosse

Julia Grosse

(she/her)

Artistic Advisor

jgrosse(at)contemporaryand.com

Jenifer Evans

Jenifer Evans

(she/him)

Copy Editor

C& Magazine

Ethel-Ruth Tawe

Ethel-Ruth Tawe

(she/her)

Editor-in-Chief

etawe(at)contemporaryand.com

Theresa Sigmund

Theresa Sigmund

(she/her)

Editorial Lead

tsigmund(at)contemporaryand.com

Jody Adwoa Pinkrah

Jody Adwoa Pinkrah

(she/her)

Editor & Social Media Manager

jpinkrah(at)contemporaryand.com

C& America Latina Magazine

Will Furtado

Will Furtado

(elle/elu/they)

Editor-in-Chief

wfurtado(at)contemporaryand.com

Camila Gonzatto

Camila Gonzatto

(she/her)

Editor

cgonzatto(at)contemporaryand.com

Sheila Ramirez

Sheila Ramirez

(she/her)

Editorial Assistant

amlatina(at)contemporaryand.com

Yina Jiménez Suriel

Yina Jiménez Suriel

(she/her)

Associate Editor

Cristian Baena

Cristian Baena

(he/him)

Social Media Manager

cbaena(at)contemporaryand.com

C& Center of Unfinished Business

Mearg Negusse

Mearg Negusse

(she/her)

Project Lead

mnegusse(at)contemporaryand.com

C& Education / C& Nairobi

Faith Natocho

Faith Natocho

(she/her)

Project Lead

education(at)contemporaryand.com

Joy Mala

Joy Mala

(she/her)

Project Assistant

nairobi_office(at)contemporaryand.com

C& Cyclopedia

Chloë Sylvestre

Chloë Sylvestre

(she/her)

Project Lead

csylvestre(at)contemporaryand.com

C& Magazine and C& América Latina Magazine are funded by ifa (Institut für Auslandbeziehungen).

C&’s programming and projects have been generously supported by:

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Ford Foundation
Terra Foundation for American Art
Goethe Institut
Pro Helvetia

Our Partners

C& frequently partners with leading arts institutions, cultural organizations, and major events worldwide, building lasting connections across continents. This includes partnerships with:

1–54 Art Fair, London

1014 NY, New York City

Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa

African Arts Libraries (AAL), various locations

Akademie der Künste, Berlin

Alianza de Museos de Puerto Rico

Armory Show, New York City

Art Basel

Art X Lagos

Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong

Athens Biennial

Atlanta Art Week

Bamako Biennial

Band Gallery, Toronto

Berlin Biennale 2018–2022

Biennial of the Amazon, Belém

Biennale Jogja, Yogyakarta

Brücke-Museum, Berlin

Cape Town Art Fair

CCA Lagos

Centro Cultural Banreservas, Santo Domingo

Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati

Contemporary at Blue Star × The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Latino Bookstore, San Antonio

Dak'Art Biennial, Dakar

Detroit Public Library

documenta 14 & 15, Kassel

Doul’Art, Douala

FNB Art Joburg, Johannesburg

Frestas Triennale, Sorocaba

Frieze Art Fair, London

Goethe-Institut, various locations

Guatemala Biennial, Guatemala City and Antigua

Jamaica Art Society, New York City / Kingston

Jatiwangi Art Factory, Jatisura

Kampala Biennale, Kampala

Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Dresden

Les Abattoires, Toulouse

Más Arte Más Acción, Nuquí

Museum Ludwig, Cologne

Newcomb Museum, New Orleans

Para Site, Hong Kong

Pérez Art Museum – Caribbean Cultural Institute, Miami

Pro Helvetia, various locations

Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh

Salta Art, Munich

São Paulo Biennial 2016–2025, São Paulo

school, Vienna

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York City

Serpentine Galleries, London

Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah

Sprengel Museum, Hanover

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City

The Black Archive, Amsterdam

The Power Plant, Toronto

TPW Gallery, Toronto

transmediale, Berlin

Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New York City

Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board brings together distinguished leaders from the arts, culture, and creative industries, providing strategic guidance and insight. Their expertise ensures C& continues to innovate, connect, and make a meaningful impact worldwide.

Remi Abbas

Jean-Pierre Bekolo

Valerie Cabrera Brugal

Ademar Britto

Christine Eyene

N’Goné Fall

Lindelwa Farisani

Thelma Golden

T. Jean Lax

Dora Osinde

Bisi Silva († 2019)

C& REGIONAL HUBS

C& is a global network and you are already in it. The core team operates from three key hubs across the globe. In Berlin, our archive and print collection are housed alongside a collaborative workspace for the international team. Nairobi hosts a public reading room and project space, supporting local exchange and the international C& Education program. Since 2024, New York has served as a base for building long-term partnerships and visibility within the US art scene.

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Berlin

C& Berlin serves as the physical home of the C& archive. Here, all the C& print issues produced over the years are stored, along with the C& books – attempts to unearth and reframe our archival content to spark new synergies. The space also houses a collection of books that is accessible when not on tour with the C& Center of Unfinished Business or featured in our interventional book residencies. Beyond its archival role, C& Berlin is a vital workspace for our international team, where we come together, collaborate, share physical space, and engage in collective thinking.