Sharjah Biennial 14

Finding Alternatives to Representation with Claire Tancons

Featuring around ninety artists, the Sharjah Biennial 14 (SB14) will explore the theme of Leaving the Echo Chamber.…

In Memoriam

Bisi Silva has passed away

Bisi Silva, the artistic director of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Lagos passed away on Tuesday,…

Lagos Biennial II

Curators Announced for the Second Lagos Biennial 2019

The Àkéte Art Foundation is pleased to announce the curators for the 2019 edition of the Lagos Biennial: Antawan…

Kaloki Nyamai’s Mwaki Nginya Evinda Enge

The Intervention in Nairobi Questioning Who’s Black Enough

In his latest exhibition in Nairobi, Kaloki Nyamai investigates what happens when fire is a form of familial…

Studio Museum at MoMA

The Studio Museum, MoMA, and MoMA PS1 Announce Multi-Year Partnership

The wide-ranging collaboration encompasses exhibitions and programming at both The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 during…

In Conversation with Paula Nascimento

Putting the Finger in the Wound

Artist Mónica de Miranda and curator Paula Nascimento have been working together for years. Their latest project leads…

In Conversation with Grace Wales Bonner

Bringing One in Communion with Ancestors

Informed by her African heritage, Grace Wales Bonner uses fashion as a means of exploring ideas of identity and self-expression. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2014, the London-born designer has collected praise for her idiosyncratic craft and unique visual language. In this interview, Will Furtado speaks to the artist and designer about Black aesthetics and acknowledging a lineage of artists who have shaped pathways to encounter Black spirituality and mysticism.Informed by her African heritage, Grace Wales Bonner uses fashion as a means of exploring ideas of identity and self-expression. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2014, the London-born designer has collected praise for her idiosyncratic craft and unique visual language. In this interview, Will Furtado speaks to the artist and designer about Black aesthetics and acknowledging a lineage of artists who have shaped pathways to encounter Black spirituality and mysticism.

sonsbeek 2020

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung to curate ‘sonsbeek 2020’

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (1977, Yaoundé, Cameroon) has been appointed artistic director of sonsbeek 2020. The 12th edition will take place in and around Arnhem from 5th June to 13th September 2020.

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Histoires d'expositions

Africa Remix

Dans cette série, C& revisite les expositions les plus discutées, les plus appréciées, les plus détestées des dernières…

J. Paul Getty Medal

J. Paul Getty Trust honores Lorna Simpson

The J. Paul Getty Trust announced today it will present the annual J. Paul Getty Medal, its highest…

In Conversation with Alejandro Martín

Cali, Between Trauma And Hope

Over the past years, Museo La Tertulia in Cali has become one of the most original and important…

In Conversation with Zoe Samudzi

Blackness as a State of Matter

Zoe Samudzi has co-penned As Black as Resistance with William C. Anderson. In the book, they show the…

In Conversation with Dawoud Bey

Safe Spaces in the Dark

The essence of night is a central figure in Dawoud Bey’s latest exhibition. Night Coming Tenderly, Black takes…

 

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