Texte zur Kunst #133 2024 - Restitution racism Please note

Please note

Haruki Murakami now shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society

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

teaching the important lessons of de-colonialisation

and the rise of reauthored materials in a postdigital age

Texte zur Kunst #133 2024 - Restitution racism Please noteAs 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