Texte zur Kunst #133 2024 - Restitution racism and the rise of reauthored

and the rise of reauthored materials in a postdigital age

teaching the important lessons of de-colonialisation

featuring works from well-known and internationally established artists and writers

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Texte zur Kunst #133 2024 - Restitution racism and the rise of reauthoredAs recent debates have shown, restitution can hardly be conceived as merely the return of looted objects. While grounded in the current political moment, restitutions unfold in relation to the past: a complex set of circumstances that they can never undo. This interplay of power relations involved in dealing with claims to pieces of cultural heritage is explored in this issue of TEXTE ZUR KUNST. Past instances of repatriating cultural assets