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Author: Rob Perrée

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Paris in September. From Barthélémy Toguo to Ana Silva

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Branly is a misfire for several reasons. The exhibition rooms are shrouded in darkness as if that is the way to symbolize Africa, turning it into a maze that confuses and irritates visitors. The collection on display mainly comes (or was stolen?) from French colonies, which means that the museum by definition gives a distorted image. And the tone of the accompanying wall texts is sometimes annoyingly educational.

Rob Perrée on Musée du Quai Branly
El Anatsui, (detail), 2020.

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Frigg Toss

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TELL ME YOUR STORY. 100 jaar storytelling in Afrikaans-Amerikaanse kunst is genomineerd voor de MUSEUMTIJDSCHRIFT TENTOONSTELLINGSPRIJS 2021

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