30 October 2026

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CriticismDiaspora

Black Atlantic imaginaries surface in ArtReview’s Busan Biennale review

Writing in ArtReview, Mark Rappolt assesses the sound-led Busan Biennale, Dissident Chorus. His review gives sustained attention to Drexciya and Abu Qadim Haqq’s visual universe and Julien Creuzet’s Caribbean-inflected installation, connecting them through water, memory and Black Atlantic histories. Rappolt questions whether curated rebellion can escape didactic display, while identifying moments of play and sensory intensity. The exhibition spans three Busan venues and closes on 1 November 2026.

ArtReview·29 Oct 2026

InterviewNorth Africa

Amina Agueznay and Meriem Berrada discuss Morocco’s woven Venice pavilion

Amina Agueznay and curator Meriem Berrada discuss Asǝṭṭa, Morocco’s Venice Biennale pavilion, in an ART AFRICA interview with Suzette Bell-Roberts. The installation brings wool, raffia and embroidered threads into an architectural environment developed with 166 craftspeople. Their conversation considers weaving as living knowledge, the visibility of collaborators and the threshold as a space of encounter. Both resist treating craft as a fixed inheritance separate from contemporary artistic thought.

ART AFRICA·29 Oct 2026

NewsCentral Africa

Kinshasa workshop plans to connect graphic design with Congolese heritage

ACP reports that La Croisade Créative, a practical graphic-design workshop, is planned in Kinshasa on 7, 14 and 21 November. Sessions will cover Photoshop, image-making and generative AI, with Congolese textiles, sculpture and Kuba motifs presented as resources for contemporary visual identities. Organisers also encourage documentation and dialogue with craftspeople and custodians of cultural knowledge. The report does not specify a venue, fees or booking arrangements.

Agence Congolaise de Presse·29 Oct 2026