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14:00 - 16:00
Panel Discussion: Desire and Vision – Art, Philanthropy, and Decolonial Futures
Framer Framed, in collaboration with the Prince Claus Fund and the University of Amsterdam’s newest research priority area Decolonial Futures, invites you to a panel discussion that brings together artists and researchers to consider the historical and postcolonial context of European support for arts and culture in the Global South. Join us for the discussion on 2 December 2024 at 14:00.
Twentieth-century decolonisation created new entanglements between artistic and political freedom — intertwining cultural patronage and policy with transnational visions of sovereignty, humanism, and universalism. The panel examines how European philanthropic support for arts and culture in the Global South participated in such complex entanglements.
The event will feature multidisciplinary artist and 2023 Seed Awardee, Chathuri Nissansala; cultural producer and Cycle 1 Building Beyond Fellow, Russel Hlongwane; Professor of Politics and Middle East Studies, Hanan Toukan; and art historian Simone Wille.
Taking the Prince Claus Fund as a case in point, the discussion examines the institutional structures of support and the visions that shape philanthropic desires to support the arts in times of political ruptures and transitions. The panellists will explore how the different actors involved in these networks perceive and experience these collaborations, considering the historical lineages and reckonings that must inform North-South exchanges today.
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Schedule
14:00
Doors open
14:10
Introduction and presentations by Chathuri Nissansala, Russel Hlongwane, Hanan Toukan and Simone Wille
15:00
Conversation between the participants, moderated by Sanjukta Sunderason & Laura Alexander
15:30
Q&A
16:00
End
This event is in English. Admission is free.
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This event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken.
Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds.
- Prince Claus Fund
Links
Art economy / Global Art History / Colonial history /
Network
Chathuri Nissansala
Artist
Hanan Toukan
Professor, Researcher
Russel Hlongwane
Researcher
