Afterall and MASP Launch Decolonization Seminar Series
Afterall has partnered with the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) to explore the impact of colonial legacies on art, curation, and critical writing. The inaugural seminar, titled 'Art and Decolonization,' took place on October 18–19, 2018, and gathered theorists, curators, and artists from South America, Africa, the United States, and Europe. This event sought to reframe exhibitions and museum collections through decolonized and non-canonical lenses. Organized by Mark Lewis, André Mesquita, Adriano Pedrosa, and Caroline Woodley, along with Ana Bilbao and Yaiza Hernández Velázquez, it featured speakers such as Luciana Ballestrin and Candice Hopkins. This collaboration enhances MASP's 'Histórias' project, which emphasizes diverse narratives related to race, gender, and activism. The initiative includes a series of essays, with the first by Walter D. Mignolo, available in Portuguese on MASP's website.
Key facts
- Afterall and MASP launched a partnership on decolonization in art.
- First seminar 'Art and Decolonization' took place October 18–19, 2018.
- Seminar featured 13 speakers from South America, Africa, US, and Europe.
- Coordinators included Mark Lewis, André Mesquita, Adriano Pedrosa, Caroline Woodley, Ana Bilbao, and Yaiza Hernández Velázquez.
- Speakers included Luciana Ballestrin, Bambi Ceuppens, Esther Gabara, Julieta González, Lewis R. Gordon, Yaiza Hernández Velázquez, Candice Hopkins, Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza, Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Suely Rolnik, Shela Sheikh, and Rolando Vázquez.
- Collaboration supports MASP's 'Histórias' project, a plural concept encompassing various narratives.
- First essay by Walter D. Mignolo, 'Coloniality is Far from Over, and So Must Be Decoloniality,' argues for delinking from Western dichotomies.
- Essay originally in Afterall issue 43, now available in Portuguese on MASP's website.
Entities
Artists
- André Mesquita
- Mark Lewis
- Adriano Pedrosa
- Caroline Woodley
- Ana Bilbao
- Yaiza Hernández Velázquez
- Luciana Ballestrin
- Bambi Ceuppens
- Esther Gabara
- Julieta González
- Lewis R. Gordon
- Candice Hopkins
- Nelson Maldonado-Torres
- Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza
- Elizabeth A. Povinelli
- Suely Rolnik
- Shela Sheikh
- Rolando Vázquez
- Walter D. Mignolo
- Sheena Wagstaff
- Amanda Carneiro
- Gabi Ngcobo
- Jota Mombaça
- Kailani Polzak
- Lea Van Der Vinde
- Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
- Luiz Felipe De Alencastro
- Marz Saffore
- Nana Adusei-Poku
- Pedro De Niemeyer Cesarino
- Robert Aldrich
- Rosane Borges
- Wanda Nanibush
Institutions
- Afterall
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP)
- British Academy
- University of the Arts London
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- South America
- Africa
- United States
- Europe
- Av. Paulista 1578