C&AL's 2024 Highlights: Indigenous Pavilion, Caribbean Carnival, and More
Contemporary And América Latina (C&AL) published a roundup of its most-read articles from 2024, featuring coverage of the first Brazilian Indigenous Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale, curated by Arissana Pataxó, Denilson Baniwa, and Gustavo Caboco Wapichana. Other highlights include an essay on art and translation through the Afro-diasporic concept of 'encruzilhadas,' a studio visit with Guadalupe-based artist Anaïs Cheleux exploring sugar cane syrup in her work and her participation in the OFF Biennale de Dakar, and a conversation with Julien Creuzet, artist of the French Pavilion at Venice. The roundup also covers exhibitions at MASP ('Histórias indígenas') and Sesc ('Black Cultures Matter'), an essay on Ismael David's investigations of Exu, and a feature on Peruvian artist exploring Andean eroticism and Sarhua tablets. Additionally, the magazine previews 2025 content including 'Paris Noir: Surrealism, Abstraction, and Pan-African Figuration' and 'Macuxi Jaider Esbell: An Indigenous Life Driven by Epistemic Extractivism.'
Key facts
- C&AL published a roundup of its most-read articles from 2024.
- The first Brazilian Indigenous Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale was curated by Arissana Pataxó, Denilson Baniwa, and Gustavo Caboco Wapichana.
- Anaïs Cheleux, based in Guadalupe, uses sugar cane syrup in her work and participated in the OFF Biennale de Dakar.
- Julien Creuzet was the artist of the French Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale.
- MASP hosted the exhibition 'Histórias indígenas' (Indigenous Histories).
- Sesc hosted the exhibition 'Black Cultures Matter' highlighting Black artists in Brazilian art history.
- Ismael David created a series titled 'Lord of the Third Gourd' using gourds, polypropylene rope, and tereré beads.
- C&AL previewed 2025 content including 'Paris Noir: Surrealism, Abstraction, and Pan-African Figuration' and a feature on Macuxi Jaider Esbell.
Entities
Artists
- Anaïs Cheleux
- Glicéria Tupinambá
- Judith Bacci
- Arissana Pataxó
- Denilson Baniwa
- Gustavo Caboco Wapichana
- Julien Creuzet
- Ismael David
- Jaider Esbell
- Marny Garcia Mommertz
- Cristian Baena
- Macuxi Jaider Esbell
Institutions
- Contemporary And América Latina (C&AL)
- 60ª Bienal de Veneza
- OFF Biennale de Dakar
- MASP
- Sesc
- Pavilhão de França
- Livraria Ireti
- Contemporary And (C&)
- C& América Latina
- Venice Biennale
- French Pavilion
- Dakar Biennale
- Ireti Bookstore
- MASP (Museu de Arte de São Paulo)
- SESC
- Off Biennale in Dakar
- Brazilian Pavilion
- Hãhãwpuá Pavilion
- 60th Venice Biennale
- Contemporary And (C&) América Latina
Locations
- Veneza
- Itália
- Guadalupe
- França
- Martinica
- Peru
- Sarhua
- São Gabriel da Cachoeira
- Amazonas
- Brasil
- Havana
- Cuba
- Caribe
- Brazil
- Venice
- Italy
- Martinique
- France
- Guadeloupe
- Caribbean
- São Paulo
- La Habana
- Dakar
- Senegal
- Paris