Decolonising knowledge/Spatial Convers(i)or at CAN Neuchâtel

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Exhibition "Spatial Convers(i)or" at CAN Centre d’art Neuchâtel

• Date of the exhibition: 21.09.2024 - 10.11.2024

Data in the Wikimedia projects and other relevant resources

• Main Wikidata items:
  • Museum: Q113834111
  • Exhibition: Q132775076
• Category on Wikimedia Commons:
  • CAN Centre d'art Neuchâtel
• Article about the museum on Wikipedia in French: Centre d'art Neuchâtel

References

• Museum's website
• Exhibition's webpage

Content presented in the exhibition

Artist Denise Bertschi researched rel

with Aline Motta and Pedro Zylbersztajn

The exhibition "Spatial Convers(i)or" links Denise Bertschi's research in Switzerland and Brazil, exploring colonial histories through archives, local architecture, and dialogues with Brazilian artists. The exhibition highlights the colonial past of Switzerland and Neuchâtel and features Bertschi’s project Export Quality Poetry (with Pedro Zylbersztajn), an installation from Aline Motta’s Filha Natural, and launches the book Export Quality Poetry. 1924–2024 (ISBN: 978-2-9701371-5-3), edited by Denise Bertschi and Pedro Zylbersztajn and published by CAN.

Topics

• Colonialism in Switzerland
• Colonialism in Neuchâtel
• Brazil
• architecture