Curator of African Art, Dr. Amanda M. Maples (USA + Germany)

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We discuss:
– being a white woman from rural USA curating African art
– elitism in the art world
– co-curatorial practices
– the barriers to entry in the curatorial field
– the global north
– Masquerade
– Diaspora throughout the art world
– appropriate uses of the term Tribe
– restitutions
– reparations
– the desire for equitable access to art throughout the world
– the need for more global circulation among museums
– colonialization in art museums
– the need for museum transparency

 

People + Places mentioned:
Digital Benin – https://digital-benin.org/
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum – https://markk-hamburg.de/
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art – https://africa.si.edu/
North Carolina Museum of Art – https://ncartmuseum.org/
Hervé Youmbi – https://axis.gallery/artists/herve-youmbi/
Jordan Fenton – https://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/art/about/faculty-staff/faculty/jordan-fenton/index.html
Lisa Homann – https://coaa.uncc.edu/people/lisa-homann
Revisionist History – http://revisionisthistory.com/
Hermitage Museum – https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/?lng=en
Chika Okeke-Agulu – https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/faculty/chika-okeke-agulu

 

People that inspire her:
Selly Raby Kane (Senegal): https://www.instagram.com/sellyrabykane/
Alun Be (Senegal): https://www.instagram.com/alunbe/
Tsoku Maela (South Africa): https://www.instagram.com/tsokumaela/
Jean Servais (designer, Côte d’Ivoire): https://www.instagram.com/somiandesign/
Ousmane Mbaye (designer, Senegal): https://www.instagram.com/ousmanembaye_design/
Sheku Fofanah (masquerade designer, or ‘kotu’, Sierra Leone): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046761553776

 

Digital Benin – https://digital-benin.org/

 

Transcript available here

 

Hosted by Matthew Dols
http://www.matthewdols.com

 

Supported in part by:

EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway
https://eeagrants.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com
Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Curator, African Art, Dr. Amanda M. Maples, being a white woman from rural USA curating African art, elitism in the art world, co-curatorial practices, the barriers to entry in the curatorial field, the global north, Masquerade, Diaspora throughout the art world, appropriate uses of the term Tribe, restitutions, reparations, the desire for equitable access to art throughout the world, the need for more global circulation among museums, colonialisation in art museums, the need for museum transparency, Digital Benin, MARKK, Museum am Rothenbaum, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, Hervé Youmbi, Jordan Fenton, Lisa Homann, Revisionist History, Hermitage Museum, Chika Okeke-Agulu, Selly Raby Kane, Senegal, Alun Be, Tsoku Maela, South Africa, Jean Servais, designer, Côte d’Ivoire, Ousmane Mbaye, Sheku Fofanah, masquerade designer, kotu, Sierra Leone
Curator of African Art, Dr. Amanda M. Maples (USA + Germany)
Curator, African Art, Dr. Amanda M. Maples, being a white woman from rural USA curating African art, elitism in the art world, co-curatorial practices, the barriers to entry in the curatorial field, the global north, Masquerade, Diaspora throughout the art world, appropriate uses of the term Tribe, restitutions, reparations, the desire for equitable access to art throughout the world, the need for more global circulation among museums, colonialisation in art museums, the need for museum transparency, Digital Benin, MARKK, Museum am Rothenbaum, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, Hervé Youmbi, Jordan Fenton, Lisa Homann, Revisionist History, Hermitage Museum, Chika Okeke-Agulu, Selly Raby Kane, Senegal, Alun Be, Tsoku Maela, South Africa, Jean Servais, designer, Côte d’Ivoire, Ousmane Mbaye, Sheku Fofanah, masquerade designer, kotu, Sierra Leone