Tag: Decolonizing Art
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Marie-Cécile Zinsou on Why Museums Matter in Africa — and Who They Are For
Over the past two decades, museums and cultural initiatives have begun to reshape the artistic landscape across Africa, redefining not only how art is produced and exhibited, but also how it is experienced locally. In Benin, few figures have played as central a role in this transformation as Marie-Cécile Zinsou. Since founding the Fondation Zinsou…
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A Swiss Foundation Elevates African Voices Through Artists and Scholars
In the heart of Basel, a city whose history is intertwined with Africa in ways both inspiring and troubling, the Fondation Oumou Dilly is quietly reshaping the conversation about who gets to produce knowledge — and whose stories get told. Named after Oumou, a healer and wise woman from early 20th-century Mali, the foundation champions…
Bridging Africa and The World Through Contemporary Art 