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Afterall Hosts Decolonising Publishing Conversation

publication · 2026-04-22

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

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