RESIST! The Art of Resistance

RESIST! The Art of Resistance
The special exhibition "RESIST! The Art of Resistance" explores different forms, moments and histories of resistance against colonialism and its current continuities.
To this end, the RJM invites curators and activists Peju Layiwola from Nigeria, Esther Utjiua Muinjangue & Ida Hoffmann from Namibia, Tímea Junghaus from Hungary and Elizaveta Khan & Mona Leitmeier from Cologne to curate their own spaces. These are complemented by objects from the RJM's collection, historical materials, personal testimonies, and works of contemporary art. The exhibition offers places for gathering, reflection and action through workshops in the exhibition space with an extensive program of events and mediation.
Participating artists
Florisse Adjanohoun, Kader Attia, Roger Atikpo, Belkis Ayón, Marcel Djondo, Omar Victor Diop, Robert Gabris, Gaëtan Noussouglo, Anani Gbeteglo, Ayrson Heráclito, indieguerillas, Patricia Kaersenhout, Eustache Kamouna, Grada Kilomba, Mohammed Laouli, Peter Magubane, Dhuwarrwarr Marika, Tshibumba Kanda Matulu, Medu Art Ensemble, Luiza Prado de O. Martins, Malgorzata Mirga-Tas, Keviselie/Hans Ragnar Mathisen, Franky Mindja, Lapiztola, Nura Qureshi, Emília Rigová, Mamadou Sall, Juan Manuel Sandoval, Diego Sandoval Ávila, Selma Selman, The Singh Twins, Alfred Ullrich, Hu?nh Van Thu?n, Edward Venero, Kara Walker, Wantok Musik Foundation, Tania Willard, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Ernesto Yerena
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 am -6:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am –8:00 pm
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Cäcilienstraße 29-33
50667 Cologne
https://rautenstrauch-joest-museum.de/RESIST-The-Art-of-Resistance
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