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An Afrofuturism Show With No Black Artists: What Went Wrong at Berlin’s Künstlerhaus Bethanien?
Our institutions deserve to be led by directors aware of the continual effects of colonialism
… a continual refusal of exhibition-makers to seriously engage with the legacy of Germany’s colonialism has many consequences. Many of these became visible at a Künstlerhaus Bethanien exhibition which opened last week in Berlin … from the 22 invited artists in the exhibition, 18 were men – and none were black … The changes must be structural: diversity (from race to gender to class) has to happen across the entire hierarchy, decision-making needs to be shared and those in power must be held accountable. Berlin’s international art community is no longer willing to remain silent for fear of reprisal …
frieze.com/afrofuturism-show-no-black-artists-what-went-wrong-berlins-kunstlerhaus-bethanien. 8 August 2019.
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2017 – present | Berlin.de, Contemporary And, Deputy Editor
2015 – 2017 | Berlin.de, Sleek Magazine, Art and Digital Editor
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2018 – present | Cologne.de, Academy of Media Arts, Studies of Media and Fine Arts
2005 – 2008 | Northampton.uk, University of Northampton, BA Media Studies and Journalism
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Lives in Berlin.de
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