Decolonising the museum : the curation of indigenous contemporary art in Brazil /

Decolonising the museum : the curation of indigenous contemporary art in Brazil /

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"This monograph focuses on the current boom in Indigenous contemporary art in Brazil, exploring in particular the way that this work interfaces with the art world through exhibitions, and the scope that there is for Indigenous curatorial agency in this relationship. After a brief introduction t...

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Main Author: Pitman, Thea (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : Tamesis Books, 2021.
Series:Tamesis studies in popular and digital cultures ; volume 2.
Subjects:
Art, Brazilian > Collectors and collecting > Brazil.
Art museums > Collection management > Brazil.
Indigenous art > Collectors and collecting > Brazil.
Indian art > Collectors and collecting > Brazil.
Museums and Indians > Brazil > 21st century.
Video art > Social aspects > Brazil.
Table of Contents:
  • Indigenous art and its curation in contemporary Brazil
  • Decolonial and indigenous curatorial theory and practice in Brazil
  • The "Arte Eletrônica Indígena" exhibition : scratching the surface
  • "AEI: Uma Mostra Interativa" : an ethnographic reading of indigenous curatorial agency
  • Conclusions. Being indigenous, being there.

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