Amanda M. Maples's guest appearances

Amanda M. Maples

The Wise Fool Art Podcast

Ben Smith

Chris Marquardt

Anne Kelly

Haroon Mirza

Tamar Avishai

Tim Jones

Amy Grant

Heather Jones

Erling Kagge

Jackie Collins

Rachel Adams

Jeff Thomas

Shayna Leib

Ian Weldon

Jim Stone

OwlTail

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 transparencyPeople + 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.htmlLisa Homann - https://coaa.uncc.edu/people/lisa-homannRevisionist History - http://revisionisthistory.com/Hermitage Museum - https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/?lng=enChika Okeke-Agulu - https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/faculty/chika-okeke-aguluPeople 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=100046761553776Digital Benin - https://digital-benin.org/Transcript available hereHosted by Matthew Dolshttp://www.matthewdols.comSupported in part by:EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norwayhttps://eeagrants.organd we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:Hunt Kastner - https://huntkastner.comKunstsentrene i Norge - https://www.kunstsentrene.no

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 - <a href="https://digital-benin.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://digital-benin.org/</a> MARKK - Museum am Rothenbaum - <a href="https://markk-hamburg.de/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://markk-hamburg.de/</a> Smithsonian National Museum of African Art - <a href="https://africa.si.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://africa.si.edu/</a> North Carolina Museum of Art - <a href="https://ncartmuseum.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ncartmuseum.org/</a> Hervé Youmbi - https://axis.gallery/artists/herve-youmbi/ Jordan Fenton - <a href="https://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/art/about/faculty-staff/faculty/jordan-fenton/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/art/about/faculty-staff/faculty/jordan-fenton/index.html</a> Lisa Homann - <a href="https://coaa.uncc.edu/people/lisa-homann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://coaa.uncc.edu/people/lisa-homann</a> Revisionist History - <a href="http://revisionisthistory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://revisionisthistory.com/</a> Hermitage Museum - <a href="https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/?lng=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/?lng=en</a> Chika Okeke-Agulu - <a href="https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/faculty/chika-okeke-agulu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/faculty/chika-okeke-agulu</a> People that inspire her: Selly Raby Kane (Senegal): <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sellyrabykane/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sellyrabykane/</a> Alun Be (Senegal): <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alunbe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/alunbe/</a> Tsoku Maela (South Africa): <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tsokumaela/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tsokumaela/</a> Jean Servais (designer, Côte d'Ivoire): <a href="https://www.instagram.com/somiandesign/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/somiandesign/</a> Ousmane Mbaye (designer, Senegal): <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ousmanembaye_design/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ousmanembaye_design/</a> Sheku Fofanah (masquerade designer, or 'kotu', Sierra Leone): <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046761553776" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046761553776</a> Digital Benin - <a href="https://digital-benin.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://digital-benin.org/</a> Transcript available here Hosted by Matthew Dols <a href="http://www.matthewdols.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.matthewdols.com</a> Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway <a href="https://eeagrants.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eeagrants.org</a> and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project: Hunt Kastner - <a href="https://huntkastner.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://huntkastner.com</a> Kunstsentrene i Norge - <a href="https://www.kunstsentrene.no" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kunstsentrene.no</a>

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