Contemporary And (C&) is a platform for international contemporary art and thought. Founded in 2013 as a bilingual online magazine, C& has since unfolded into the C& Cosmos: two online magazines (C& Magazine and C& América Latina Magazine), critical print publications, free education programs, and projects that move between digital and physical space. From reading rooms to mentoring, from artist commissions to the C& Cyclopedia, we create spaces for reflection, connection, and exchange.
What we center
C& thrives on connection across geographies and generations, between artists and audiences, histories and futures. We resist categories and singular histories, making space for the multiple, the unfinished, and the transformative. Our work is rooted in centering the global majority, with a constantly growing network on the ground of artists, writers and thinkers who shape and challenge contemporary discourses.
Why it matters
In a world overflowing with content but hungry for meaning, C& offers depth where there is speed, resonance where there is noise. We make complex conversations about art and culture approachable and relevant. For artists and writers, it’s a space to publish, connect, and grow. For readers, curators, and funders, it’s a way into knowledge, perspectives, and practices often overlooked in publishing.
Who we are
C& is made by a core team in Berlin, Nairobi, New York, and beyond alongside an extended network of contributors – from established art writers in Harare to emerging curators in London, from artists in Santo Domingo to critics in São Paulo. Together, we make C& a living, breathing platform where the global becomes personal and the personal becomes universal.
Ways to engage
C& is free and accessible because knowledge should be shared. Read our magazines, dive into the archive, engage with our projects, attend events, join workshops, or support us through donations. However you enter the C& Cosmos, you become part of an expansive community shaping how contemporary art is seen and understood.