Contemporary And (C&): A Global Art Platform Founded in 2013
Contemporary And (C&) is a bilingual online magazine founded in 2013 by Elke aus dem Moore, Julia Grosse, and Yvette Mutumba. It has expanded into C& Cosmos, which includes two digital magazines (C& Magazine and C& América Latina Magazine), print publications, free educational programs, and projects that bridge digital and physical spaces. The platform focuses on connections across geographies and generations, centering on the global majority. C& has a core team based in Berlin, Nairobi, New York, and other locations, with a network of contributors from Harare, London, Santo Domingo, and São Paulo. It is supported by the ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) and has received funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, Goethe Institut, and Pro Helvetia. C& collaborates with numerous institutions including 1–54 Art Fair, Armory Show, Berlin Biennale, documenta 14 & 15, Frieze Art Fair, Museum Ludwig, Para Site, Pérez Art Museum, Serpentine Galleries, Sharjah Art Foundation, Stedelijk Museum, and Studio Museum in Harlem. The platform operates regional hubs in Berlin (archive and workspace), Nairobi (public reading room and project space), and New York (since 2024, for partnerships and visibility). C& is free and accessible, offering magazines, archives, projects, events, and workshops.
Key facts
- Founded in 2013 by Elke aus dem Moore, Julia Grosse, and Yvette Mutumba
- Bilingual online magazine expanded into C& Cosmos
- Core team in Berlin, Nairobi, New York
- Funded by ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)
- Supported by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, Goethe Institut, Pro Helvetia
- Collaborates with over 50 institutions worldwide
- Regional hubs in Berlin, Nairobi, and New York (since 2024)
- Free and accessible platform
Entities
Artists
- Steven Baboun
- Malu Avelar
- Jean-Pierre Bekolo
- Valerie Cabrera Brugal
- Lindelwa Farisani
- Bisi Silva
- Yvette Mutumba
- Julia Grosse
- Elke aus dem Moore
- Jody Adwoa Pinkrah
- Yina Jiménez Suriel
- Britta Rogozinski
- Djenna Wehenpohl
Institutions
- Contemporary And (C&)
- C& Magazine
- C& América Latina Magazine
- C& Cosmos
- C& Center of Unfinished Business
- C& Educación
- C& Nairobi
- ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Ford Foundation
- Terra Foundation for American Art
- Goethe Institut
- Pro Helvetia
- 1–54 Art Fair
- 1014 NY
- Addis Foto Fest
- African Arts Libraries (AAL)
- Akademie der Künste
- Alianza de Museos de Puerto Rico
- Armory Show
- Asia Art Archive
- Atlanta Art Week
- Band Gallery
- Berlin Biennale
- Biennial of the Amazon
- Biennale Jogja
- Brücke-Museum
- Cape Town Art Fair
- Centro Cultural Banreservas
- Contemporary Arts Center
- Contemporary at Blue Star
- Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Latino Bookstore
- Dak'Art Biennial
- Detroit Public Library
- documenta 14 & 15
- FNB Art Joburg
- Frestas Triennale
- Frieze Art Fair
- Guatemala Biennial
- Jamaica Art Society
- Jatiwangi Art Factory
- Kampala Biennale
- Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau
- Les Abattoires
- Más Arte Más Acción
- Museum Ludwig
- Newcomb Museum
- Para Site
- Pérez Art Museum – Caribbean Cultural Institute
- Salta Art
- Bienal de São Paulo
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- Serpentine Galleries
- Sharjah Art Foundation
- Sprengel Museum
- Stedelijk Museum
- Studio Museum in Harlem
- The Black Archive
- The Power Plant
- TPW Gallery
- transmediale
- Vera List Center for Art and Politics
- C& Cyclopedia
- C& Berlim
- Goethe-Institut
- African Arts Libraries
- Sa Sa Art Projects
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Nairobi
- Kenya
- New York
- USA
- Harare
- Zimbabwe
- London
- UK
- Santo Domingo
- Dominican Republic
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Hong Kong
- Kassel
- Cologne
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Toronto
- Canada
- Cincinnati
- San Antonio
- Detroit
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
- Sorocaba
- Guatemala City
- Antigua
- Kingston
- Jamaica
- Jatisura
- Indonesia
- Kampala
- Uganda
- Dresden
- Toulouse
- France
- Nuquí
- Colombia
- New Orleans
- Miami
- Munich
- Phnom Penh
- Cambodia
- Sharjah
- UAE
- Hannover
- Addis Ababa
- Ethiopia
- Belém
- Yogyakarta
- Cape Town
- Dakar
- Senegal
- United States
- United Kingdom
- United Arab Emirates
- Hanover