Afterall Journal Issue 47 Explores Geopolitical Realities and Artistic Production Through Global Perspectives
The 47th issue of Afterall Journal, released on April 3, 2019, and overseen by Ute Meta Bauer, delves into how artists and writers engage with local histories to contest dominant narratives. Expanding beyond a Euro-American perspective, it embraces 'worlding' methodologies in dialogues from Istanbul and Singapore. This edition critiques 'Global Modernity' and features evaluations of Gülsün Karamustafa's art amid Turkey's political oppression, Naeem Mohaiemen's film Two Meetings and a Funeral (2017), and Tha'o Nguyên Phan's artist book Voyage de Rhodes (2014–17). Additionally, it investigates Afro-Portuguese communities, Japan's avant-garde movements, and decolonization initiatives at the Australian Museum, concluding with a tribute to Okwui Enwezor's influence on political discourse.
Key facts
- Afterall Journal Issue 47 was published on 03 April 2019
- The issue was edited by Ute Meta Bauer
- Editorial meetings were held in Istanbul and Singapore
- The journal has been published for twenty years
- Gülsün Karamustafa and her husband Sadık were imprisoned and stripped of passports for fifteen years in Turkey
- Naeem Mohaiemen's film Two Meetings and a Funeral was released in 2017
- Tha'o Nguyên Phan's artist book Voyage de Rhodes was created from 2014 to 2017
- The issue addresses political repression in Turkey from the 1960s to 1980s
Entities
Artists
- Ute Meta Bauer
- Gülsün Karamustafa
- Sadık
- Naeem Mohaiemen
- Tha'o Nguyên Phan
- Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
- Constantin Brâncuși
- Okwui Enwezor
Institutions
- Afterall Journal
- Documenta11
- Australian Museum
Locations
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Singapore
- Argentina
- South America
- Vietnam
- Chiang Mai
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Japan
- Papua New Guinea
- Australia
- Kampala
- Cape Town
- Lagos
- Africa
- Europe
- United States
- Romania
Sources
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