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Critical art at AfricaMuseum - Brussels

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While the museum shows work and efforts in decolonising some of its content, I found that the most powerful criticism and change of perspective was in the artworks of the artists they invited to respond to the museum. The artwork I most prefered was the site specific installation RE/STORE, a collaboration between Aimé Mpane and Jean-Pierre Muller, a series of 16 semi-transparent veils that half hide statues which couldn't be removed from the museum, even though they communicate very problematic colonial propaganda. Bien que le musée fasse preuve de travail et d'efforts pour décoloniser une partie de son contenu, j'ai trouvé que la critique et le changement de perspective les plus puissants se trouvaient dans les œuvres d'art des artistes invités à réagir au musée. L'œuvre d'art que j'ai préférée est l'installation in situ RE/STORE, une collaboration entre Aimé Mpane et Jean-Pierre Muller, une série de 16 voiles semi-transparents qui cachent à moitié des ...
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Visite du site de l'exposition coloniale de 1897 - Visit of the site of the 1897 colonial exhibition - AfricaMuseum - Bruxelles

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This month, I visited the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, near Brussels. The context in which this museum was created is very heavy. I started with a walk along the site where the 1897 colonial exhibition took place and where "African villages"/"human zoos" were built. Ce mois-ci, j'ai visité l'AfricaMuseum à Tervuren, près de Bruxelles. Le contexte dans lequel ce musée a été créé est très lourd. J'ai commencé par une promenade sur le site où l'exposition coloniale de 1897 a eu lieu et où des « villages africains »/"zoos humains" ont été construits. Aerial view of the site where the 4 "African villages" were built. Vue aérienne du site ou les 4 "villages africains" étaient construits.   Sites of the "villages" - site des "villages View of the park - vue du parc One of the cast-iron statues that were displayed at the international exhibition in 1897. Une des statues en fonte qui était exposée à l'exposition I...
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A palmtree in Nottingham

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Cristina Garcia Rodero - Espana oculta - Festivities, traditions and culture in Spain during 15 years (1974-1989) - Malaga, January 2025

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  Ordinary people in extoardinary situations. Is her work irreverent, profane, desacrating ? As I look at these photographs, I don't know what the situation is. I don't know what the ritual is. I don't know what is part of the ritual and what is not. This makes these images extremly surprising to me. People being hilarious when we would expect them to be serious. Joyfull and fascetious people. Cristina Garcia Rodero was looking for behind-the-scene moments and for behaviors that go against the seriousness of the religious rituals. (photos taken at the exhibition, which explains the light reflections and other distortions)  Article about the origins and meaning of the pointed hoods
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