You have the right to do everything you want as an artist.Faith Ringgold

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.

Helena Uambembe and Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino. Courtesy of ars viva prize.

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Helena Uambembe and Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino are among Winners of ars viva prize 2025

Since 1953 the ars viva prize of Visual Arts goes to young artists under 35 based in Germany, associated with a solo exhibition and art residency.

60th Venice Biennale: National Pavilions of Canada, France, USA, UK and Hãhãwpuá (Brazil)

Installation View

60th Venice Biennale: National Pavilions of Canada, France, USA, UK and Hãhãwpuá (Brazil)

Here are impressions of some of the National Pavilions at Giardini.

Karimah Ashadu; Installation View at 60th Venice Biennale. Photo: C&; Film Still. Courtesy of Venice Biennale.

60the Venice Biennale

Silver Lion Goes to Karimah Ashadu

Multimedia artist Karimah Ashadu is awarded with the Silver Lion for a Promising Young Artist in the International Exhibition.

(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”

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(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.

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C&’s second book "All that it holds. Tout ce qu’elle renferme. Tudo o que ela abarca. Todo lo que ella alberga." is a curated selection of texts representing a plurality of voices on contemporary art from Africa and the global diaspora.

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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

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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.

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Nidhal Chamekh: “I instinctively move into unexplored territory”

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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.

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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

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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.

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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