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Tadáskía. Photo: Adriano Machado

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Tadáskía Wins the 2025 K21 Global Art Award

Brazilian artist Tadáskía has been awarded one of Germany’s most prestigious and well-funded art prizes for her site-specific installation.

Moffat Takadiwa. Installation View of National Pavilion of Zimbabwe at 60th Venice Biennale, 2024. Photo: C&

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Zimbabwe Pavilion Announces “Second Nature | Manyonga” for Venice Art Biennale 2026

Curated by Fadzai Veronica Muchemwa, the Zimbabwe Pavilion explores neuroplasticity as a metaphor for cultural resilience.

The Artistic Team for documenta 16: Romi Crawford, Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, Xiaoyu Weng, Carla Acevedo-Yates, and Naomi Beckwith (f.l.t.r.), Kassel 2025. Photo: Nicolas Wefers

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Naomi Beckwith Unveils Core Artistic Team for documenta 16

Artistic Director Naomi Beckwith announces an all-female team for documenta 16, taking place in Kassel from June 12 to September 19, 2027.

Angela Harutyunyan (left) and Paula Nascimento. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.

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Paula Nascimento and Angela Harutyunyan Announced as Curators of Sharjah Biennial 17

The two curators will weave new narratives across geographies, histories, and imaginaries for the 17th edition, opening in January 2027.

Adama Delphine Fawundu 
An Offering at Kongo River, 2025
Fotografia de arquivo jato de tinta
60,96 x 88,9  cm
Cortesia da artista
Foto: Adama Delphine Fawundu

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Fundação Bienal de São Paulo Announces List of Participants for its 36th Edition

The 36th Bienal de São Paulo brings together 125 participants, proposing an urgent reflection on humanity, nature, and listening.

Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku, winner of the ellipse 2025 Prize © Courtesy ellipse art projects - 2025 ellipse prize

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Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku Wins 2025 Ellipse Prize Focused on Ghana’s Emerging Art Scene

The multidisciplinary artist repurposes textiles to explore identity and climate - see his work at AKAA, Oct 24–26, 2025.

The curatorial team (left to right) with Koyo Kouoh in the center: Siddhartha Mitter, Gabe Beckhurst Feijoo, Marie Hélène Pereira, Rasha Salti and Rory Tsapayi. Biennale Arte 2026. Photo by Andrea Avezzù. Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.

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Venice Biennale 2026 Will Follow Late Koyo Kouoh’s Vision

"In Minor Keys" marks a return to the sensory, affective, and subjective dimensions of art, and will be presented exactly as Koyo Kouoh conceived it.

(left) Lindokuhle Sobekwa; (right) Detail from I Carry Her Photo With Me, 2024. Published by MACK.

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Lindokuhle Sobekwa Wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2025

Awarded for his moving photobook, Sobekwa turns personal loss into a powerful reflection on memory, grief, and the enduring fractures of South Africa.

Koyo Kouoh. Photo: Emeka Okereke.

In Memoriam

Koyo Kouoh (1967 – 2025)

The curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, chief curator of Zeitz MOCAA, and founder of RAW Material Company has passed away at age fifty-seven.

(left) Kapwani Kiwanga. Photo: Angela Scamarcio. (right) Terrarium, 2022. Mixed Media. Installation View at La Biennale de Venezia. Image Courtesy: Galerie Tanja Wagner

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Kapwani Kiwanga Wins the 2025 Joan Miró Prize

Kiwanga receives the prestigious award in recognition for her powerful, research-based installations exploring history, power, and social structures.

Photo: Ethel-Ruth Tawe.

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Ethel-Ruth Tawe to Lead C& Magazine as Editor-in-Chief

A bold new editorial direction grounded in critical inquiry, collective care and creative…


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