David Gumbs: Technology of Memory
Renee Royale explores the work of Martinique-based artist David Gumbs, who reframes the lived environment and considers Caribbean relational histories through reactive light and crochet installations.
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Somewhere Beyond Writing: Suzanne Césaire and the Blindingly Beautiful | In Conversation with Marguerite (Margy) Adams and Joslyn Gardner
Bryn Evans joins Marguerite (Margy) Adams and Joslyn Gardner—the cofounders of Emory University’s Black Feminist Working Group—to discuss The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire (2024) and the film’s engagement with sound and camouflage.
Necessary Friction: Annalee Davis at the 61st Venice Biennale, Venice
Daisy Gould considers facsimile and displacement in a Caribbean context, reviewing the work of Barbadian artist Annalee Davis for the 61st Venice Biennale.
Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaeton at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Mario Andrés Rodriguez reflects on the lived politics of Caribbean music in his review of Dancing The Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaeton, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Announcing Open Book, Burnaway’s new book club
Burnaway is excited to announce Open Book, our first editorial book club! Held in-person and virtually, Open Book is a literary program for curious readers who are interested in engaging with stories touching on both art and our coverage region of the South and Caribbean.
Method and Memory: Sonn Ngai’s Assemblages
For Burnaway’s STORM SIGNAL theme, Tedecia Bromfield profiles the analog and digital assemblages, consisting of everything from handmade paper to serpentine forms, found in the work of St. Thomas-based artist Sonn Ngai.
Review: Retiro at the 61st Venice Biennale
Lucy Sternbach reviews Puerto Rican artists Natalia Lassalle-Morillo and Gloria Morillo’s collaborative film installation of Retiro for In Minor Keys at the 61st Venice Biennale.
Carlos Nuñez and Maria Owen on the Whitney Biennial
Carlos Nuñez and Maria Owen reflect on the 2026 Whitney Biennial, discussing its aesthetics and global-regional connectivity alongside featured works by Southern and Caribbean artists.
In the Studio with M. Florine Démosthène
Haitian artist M. Florine Démosthène discusses her sculptural practice, shrines, and Black diaspora perspectives with Natalie Willis Whylly.
