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Textured woven art piece with yellow, orange, and blue geometric patterns.

Cyle Warner and the Transformations of Vernacular Caribbean Architectures Across Time

A woman lies on a floor with her arm on a blue suitcase, as blue digital patterns flow below. Abstract black art adorns the wall.

Water is Running: Wura-Natasha Ogunji’s Aquatic Archive

Large, dark, spiky, torpedo-shaped sculpture on a gray floor. Behind it, a raised reddish-brown landscape sculpture features dark pools and rocks within a white gallery.

Aggregates of Plunder: Ndidi Dike’s Rare Earth Rare Justice

A person in white gloves places a black print depicting four abstract blue and black figures into a black frame.

Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi Frames Printmaking As A Relay Process

Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback, Friction and Black Atlantic Music

Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback, Friction and Black Atlantic Music

An art installation with red fabric banners displaying text hanging from a central pillar, anchored by stones on a bed of green plant material, in a gallery setting.

Representing the Desires of the Community in the Work of Jeff Cán Xicay

A digitally enhanced portrait of two young women with brightly colored hair, framed by a naturalistic collage of muddy streambeds and green leaves. A lush landscape and a pink graffiti-covered rock are visible below them.

The Deconstructive Lens of Ngadi Smart: From Drag to Climate Change

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On Ghosts and The Moving Image: Edward George’s Black Atlas

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A Cohort of Artists Reconfiguring AI’s Memories

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Picha and The Lubumbashi Biennale: Sustaining Artistic Infrastructures

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The Indigenous Sci-fi Love Story about the Climate Crisis and the Power of Language: Itu Ninu

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The Artist Residency Centre (ARC) in Botswana

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The Power of Fabulation in the Black Cinema of Zózimo Bulbul

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Fundação Bienal de São Paulo announces the curatorial team for its 37th edition

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C& Cyclopedia is a living digital archive: a deep well of visual arts from Africa and the Global Diaspora, always expanding. Built on the understanding that archives are never neutral, C& Cyclopedia opens pathways to knowledge that dominant platforms often overlook or erase. Rather than mirroring existing systems, it challenges them. More than a search tool, it offers a new epistemology rooted in multiplicity, unfinished stories, and transformative connections.

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Luciane Ramos Silva
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
Iahra
Kim M Reynolds
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
Luciane Ramos Silva
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
Iahra
Kim M Reynolds
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
Luciane Ramos Silva
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
Iahra
Kim M Reynolds
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
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