The colonial history of art & why we need to talk about it

 Volume 38, nr. 3    3 minutes   
 By Chiara Evans, English.


Review of the book The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums & why we need to talk about it: ”The book has shifted the way I will interact with museum exhibitions moving forward.”


Chiara Evans discusses Alice Procter’s provocative work on works of art in Western museums.

Chiara Evans is currently a third-year history student and editor at Aanzet. She enjoys reading and writing, her historical interests include identities and nationalism.


Image at top:
 ‘Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle’ by Yinka Shonibare on Trafalgar Square, London. Source: Brian Gillman via Wikimedia Commons.