"Universe" plate - Introdução ao Terceiro Mundo, 2011.
© The Kremer Museum
Phi Books presentation at the University of Copenhagen.
Third World flag.
Macrophallic amulter recovered from the fire at the National Museum (© LAPID).
The processes that culminated in the independence of the former European colonies affected disciplines that, directly or indirectly, legitimized colonial power. The New Museology movement provoked actions that brought the museum closer to the community, making it possible to include groups related to the safeguarded collections within the institutions.
Perhaps the act of appropriation has an element of appreciation, but it is much more than that. Tutorship implies concern, but such response is not the only way (or the best one) to demonstrate care.
David Hall, TV Interruptions: The Installation, 1971. Video documentation of VR experience presented at Besides the Screen Conference, Kings College, London, 2018 (© Adam Lockhart).
Dja Guata Porã exhibition, Museu de Arte do Rio, 2017-8.
