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THE BERLIN CONFERENCE: How art deals with the carving of a continent (Exhibition Review: December 2014)
The following article by art critic Elsa Guily (published online by Contemporary And (C&) magazine) reviews the exhibition ‘Wir sind alle Berliner: 1884-2014’ curated by Simon Njami (and displayed at SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin, 15 November 2014 – 11 January 2015). Within this exhibition, the 12 featured artists – Kader Attia, Theo Eshetu, Satch Hoyt, Cyrill Lachauer, Henrike Naumann, Katarina Zdjelar, Bili…
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The inaugural issue of Stedelijk Studies – “Collecting Geographies: Global Programming and Museums of Modern Art”
Please see below a link to the first issue of the new peer-reviewed academic journal Stedelijk Studies, which publishes research related to the Stedelijk Museum collection in Amsterdam, its institutional history, wider museum and gallery studies, and other topical issues in the field of visual arts and design. The inaugural issue – titled, “Collecting Geographies: Global Programming…
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Call for Papers: African European Studies Conference (AfroEurope@ns V) – University of Münster, 16-19 September 2015
The fifth African European Studies conference (AfroEurope@ns V: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe) will be held at the University of Münster (Germany) from 16th to 19th September 2015. The event has been organised as an inter-disciplinary conference with papers covering literature, history, music, theatre, art, translation, politics, immigration, youth culture and European policies. Afroeurope@ns V…
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Your feedback about Museum Geographies…
Carol Ann Dixon would welcome your feedback about information posted on the Museum Geographies blog relating to museum and gallery collections, international and cross-cultural exhibiting practices and curatorship worldwide. Please use the contact form below to submit feedback on topics, themes and issues covered in previous posts, or to suggest new content for future articles and commentary pieces…
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“Collectif CONTRE-Exhibit B”: The campaign against Brett Bailey’s ‘Human Zoo’ installation gains pace in Paris…
How timely to be currently on a research trip in Paris just as the campaign against the presentation of Brett Bailey’s ‘Exhibit B’ (Human Zoo) installation is taking shape and gaining momentum in the French capital. Over the past few days I have been inspired by the passion and commitment of the Parisian campaign organisers “Collectif CONTRE-Exhibit…
