Afterall Hosts Decolonising Publishing Conversation
As part of its online symposium series 'Decolonisation in the 2020s', Afterall.org hosted a discussion titled 'Decolonising Publishing'. The conversation featured Diego del Valle Ríos, a writer, editor, and organizer at Terremoto magazine, alongside Margrarida Nzuzi Waco, a curator, researcher, and architect from The Funambulist magazine, with Amber Husain, Afterall's Managing Editor, moderating. The event explored the challenges, stakes, and potential of decolonising museums in the current decade. Co-hosted by Afterall, the UAL Decolonising Arts Institute, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, and Goldsmiths Department of Visual Cultures, the page also highlights upcoming events, including a talk by artist Sharon Chin on 31 January 2024, and a two-part symposium on 2 February 2023.
Key facts
- Afterall hosted a conversation on decolonising publishing with Diego del Valle Ríos and Margrarida Nzuzi Waco.
- The event was chaired by Afterall Managing Editor Amber Husain.
- It was part of the online symposium series 'Decolonisation in the 2020s'.
- Co-hosts included Afterall, UAL Decolonising Arts Institute, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, and Goldsmiths Department of Visual Cultures.
- The page also features a talk by Sharon Chin on 31 January 2024.
- Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza discussed Gayatri Spivak's text on 11 April 2023.
- A symposium on 'Precarious Solidarities: Artists for Democracy (1974–77)' took place on 2 February 2023.
- The symposium was supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Entities
Artists
- Sharon Chin
- Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza
- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Institutions
- Afterall
- Terremoto magazine
- The Funambulist magazine
- UAL Decolonising Arts Institute
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo
- Goldsmiths Department of Visual Cultures
- Central Saint Martins (CSM)
- Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College
- Asia Art Archive
- Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, University of Gothenburg
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Locations
- Malaysia
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- New York
- USA
- Hong Kong
- Gothenburg
- Sweden
- London
- UK
Sources
- Afterall —