Ronald Kolb
Post-Exhibitionary Practice
De-Colonizing Art Institutions
May–June 2017
Co-curator
Zurich
https://oncurating-space.org/de-colonizing-art-institutions
A collectively curated exhibition developed alongside a Summer Academy, symposium, and publication with the same name
OnCurating Project Space, Zurich, 23 May–6 June 2017
With contributions by Maria Thereza Alves, Song-Ming Ang, Priscila Arantes, Baltensperger + Siepert, Fabiana de Barros, Mabe Bethônico, Flavio Cury, Jimmie Durham, Gabriel Flückiger and Vera Leisibach, Hikaru Fujii, Szuper Gallery, Patrick Hamilton, Taloi Havini and Gabriella Hirst, Ana Hupe, Balz Isler, Daniel Jablonski, Michael Leung / Kai Fong Pai Dong, San Keller, Astrid S. Klein, Marinka Limat, Nkule Mabaso, Filippo Minelli, Lisl Ponger, Raghavendra Rao K.V., Roee Rosen, Sally Schonfeldt, Katrin Ströbel and Mohammed Laouli, Túlio Tavares, Navid Tschopp, Lucie Tuma, Maíra Vaz Valente, Katie West, Claire Wintle, Casa da Xiclet, and Zou Zhao.
Curatorial Team: Giovanna Bragaglia, Emilie Bruner, Ronald Kolb, Miwa Negoro, Swati Prasad, Dorothee Richter, Silvia Savoldi, Regula Spirig, Laura Thompson
De-Colonizing Art Institutions examined how „Western“ models continue to shape museums, biennials, and the global art world. The project brought together proposals, images, and concepts by artists and researchers exploring alternative institutional practices and multiple cultural perspectives. Each artist created a proposal on DINA4, which could printed and installed in the empty exhibition space.
Presented at the OnCurating Project Space in June 2017, the exhibition was accompanied by workshops, a Summer Academy at ZHdK, a symposium at Kunstmuseum Basel, and an open-access publication designed to be reactivated in further exhibitions and discussions.