Afterall ArtSchool Podcasts Explore Pedagogy and Decolonial Practice
Taking Ivan Illich's 1971 book 'Deschooling Society' as a starting point, the exhibition 'THE EDUCATIONAL WEB' was held at the Kunstverein in Hamburg from 1 April to 6 August 2023. It brought together eight alternative art schools and educational organizations. As part of the project, Afterall ArtSchool produced a series of podcast episodes released on 16 January 2024. The podcasts feature conversations with practitioners including Johanna Palmeyro (founder of Movimiento Justicia Museal), artist Zach Blas, the collective A Particular Reality, KUNCI Study Forum & Collective from Yogyakarta, and writer Rinaldo Walcott. Topics range from knowledge and unlearning in museological practice to anti-racist arts education and the role of Black creativity in freedom movements. The discussions are structured around three strands: education as learning together, problematizing the decolonial institution, and studying in the shadows.
Key facts
- THE EDUCATIONAL WEB exhibition took place at Kunstverein in Hamburg from 1 April to 6 August 2023.
- The exhibition was inspired by Ivan Illich's 1971 book 'Deschooling Society'.
- Eight alternative art schools and educational organizations participated.
- Afterall ArtSchool initiated a series of online interviews and a physical library at the Kunstverein.
- Podcast episodes were released on 16 January 2024.
- Guests include Johanna Palmeyro, Zach Blas, A Particular Reality, KUNCI Study Forum & Collective, and Rinaldo Walcott.
- Topics include decolonial practice, anti-racist education, and Black creativity.
- The project is organized around three thematic strands.
Entities
Artists
- Ivan Illich
- Johanna Palmeyro
- Zach Blas
- Rinaldo Walcott
- Arianna Mercado
- Camille Crichlow
Institutions
- Kunstverein in Hamburg
- Afterall ArtSchool
- Movimiento Justicia Museal
- A Particular Reality
- KUNCI Study Forum & Collective
- University at Buffalo
Locations
- Hamburg
- Germany
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Yogyakarta
- Indonesia
- Buffalo
- United States