Afterall Journal Issue 49 Explores Exchange, Indigenous Rights, and Environmental Crisis

The 49th issue of Afterall Journal, released on 08 April 2020, delves into themes of exchange, indigenous resistance, and the pressing nature of environmental issues. Edited by Ute Meta Bauer and Anca Rujoiu, this edition features a dialogue on Amar Kanwar's The Sovereign Forest, in collaboration with Sudhir Pattnaik/Samadrusti and Sherna Dastur, focusing on crime, politics, human rights, and ecology. Notable contributions include Macarena Gómez-Barris discussing Forest Law, Lisa Blackmore on Be Dammed, and Mercedes Vicente analyzing Darcy Lange's Māori Land Project. Additionally, Danielle Child examines activist art since the 1990s. A recipe from Cooking Sections connects colonial dietary practices to climate change, while Charles Stankievech's foreword contemplates the global disruptions caused by a virus and ecological crises, highlighting the relationship between colonialism and environmentalism.