A panel discussion between artists with non-western or multiple cultural backgrounds and museum curators of cultural institutions, representing different positions regarding the Dutch post colonial heritage. More…
Program
The View of the Artist
A panel discussion between artists and museum curators
Friday, March 27, 2009, 08:00 PM, AAMU (Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht)
The Slanted View
On the practice of western art criticism and the criteria of evaluation used by Dutch art institutions
Thursday, October 22, 2009, 08:00 PM, Debate Centre Lux (Nijmegen)
The Dutch museumgoer's view of art is generally determined by western artistic criteria. How can we learn to value artistic expressions from different cultures? How would this affect our personal opinions and notions about art? More…
The View of the East
On the position of islamic art in Dutch art institutions
Thursday, November 26, 2009, 08:00 PM, Royal Tropical Institute (Amsterdam)
Should a separate institution for islamic art and culture be founded, as some have been advocating for years? Should the Netherlands invest in islamic art and establish a new national collection? Or would it be better if separate collections would join forces? More…
The Colonial View
On the historical preconceptions that determine our view of art
Sunday, December 13, 2009, 02:00 PM, Centraal Museum (Utrecht)
The aim of this debate is to analyze the cultural heritage of the colonial era and the drastic changes arising from the decolonialization process. More…
The Exotic View
On market forces in the arts sector
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 02:00 PM, World Museum (Rotterdam)
The pressure of market forces incites art institutions to schedule blockbuster art shows. In representing non-western cultures, museums tend to fall back on reproducing stereotypes that create instant recognition among a broad audience. The desire to achieve high visitor numbers translates into a preference for regions that have a more positive image or that are of geopolitical interest. That trend towards exotification and ethnic marketing is adressed in this debate. More…
The Guided View
On museum presentations, the construction of a national identity and our historical canon
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 08:00 PM, Debate Centre Tumult (Utrecht)
National identity and historical awareness are relevant issues in the context of a multicultural society and the development towards a European citizenship. Museums are increasinly called upon to actively convey a sense of national history and identity to the people. How can we negotiate the tensions between the presentation of autonomous art and this educative assignment? How do museums deal with the multicultural backgrounds of the audience that they are supposed to serve? More…
The View of Self
Blak on Blak – reading Australian blak art, myth and reality in perceptions of contemporary indigenous practice
Sunday, May 30, 2010, 02:00 PM, AAMU (Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht)
A panel discussion will be organized in collaboration with the Australian art magazine Artlink and the AAMU (Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht) around the special issue Blak on Blak. In this edition of Artlink, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art writers and curators think about their practicing artists. More…