Art Students Leaving
the School 2020
To wait for the archive is not an option.
We won't wait to be archived.
Mres: Exhibition Studies, our course,is shaped by the idea of decolonisation and focuses on curatorial and artistic practices and exhibition forms criticise racism, colonialism, sexism and so on. The course includes the practice of going beyond the dominant cultural groups and resisting the reproduction of colonial taxonomies.
However framing the decolonisation debates within the university,within the already existing structures and systems of power, confirms the hierarchy of domination and exposition.
As subjects of the inequalities, we centralise our experiences in the academic context and connect decolonisation with not only the colonial past but also with such factors like race, ethnicity, nationality, language etc.
Shouldn’t the dialogue on decolonisation begin from the idea of the subject and a reflection on the framework of the discussion?
What if we are neither the black nor the white? what if our cases are not the cases discussed in the decolonial discourse with the European context? We've co-hosted the Decolonisalisation Seminar but, who is this discourse for?
Cemile talking at Art and Decolonization seminar, Central Saint Martins
convened by students of MRes Art: Exhibitions Studies
DOUBLE OTHERISED
Decolonising the Arts Curriculum Zines
TOP-DOWN WAYS
The zines are co-production between the Arts Student Union and Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange at UAL.Their aim is to address disparities in experience and attainment for International students and students of colour.
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PROFESSIONALS
TATE EXHANGE is seen as an opportunity that UAL offers to its students as a chance to exhibit their works at Level 5 of the Blavatnik Building at Tate Modern. By promoting Tate Exchange as a “place for all to play, create, reflect and question” and making it free to visitors, Tate Modern presents itself as an inclusive and accessible institution. However, our free labour, time and energy are exploited for the sake of Tate’s reputation. It doesn’t promote our works individually, doesn’t make our names and projects visible. We are under the term, Art Students, who are lucky enough to be exhibited at Tate Modern for one day. WOW, THANKS!
Cemile and Dahye installing their works, made in collaboration with course mates, at Tate Exchange, Winter 2018