Living with ghosts : a reader : writings on coloniality, decoloniality, hauntology, and contemporary art / edited by KJ Abudu.

"This reader stems from the accumulation of four years of research, beginning as a critical theoretical project, which then morphed into an exhibition, and now sits somewhere between (and yet is in excess of) the two. Whether realised in its written or gallery-bound formats, Living with Ghosts explo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Derrida, Jacques (Author)
Mbembe, Achille, 1957- (Author)
James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989 (Author)
Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. (Author)
Corporate Author: Pace Gallery (London, England) (Host institution)
Other Authors: Abudu, KJ (Editor, Curator, Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: London : Pace Publishing, [2022]
Subjects:
Postcolonialism and the arts > Exhibitions.
Decolonization in art > Exhibitions.
Decolonization > Africa > Exhibitions.
Arts > Political aspects > Africa > Exhibitions.
Autonomy and independence movements > Philosophy > Exhibitions.
Derrida, Jacques.
Art > Political aspects.
Decolonization.
Decolonization in art.
Africa.
Exhibition catalogs.
Interviews.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Interviews.
Physical Description:160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Writings on coloniality, decoloniality, hauntology, and contemporary art
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
"This reader stems from the accumulation of four years of research, beginning as a critical theoretical project, which then morphed into an exhibition, and now sits somewhere between (and yet is in excess of) the two. Whether realised in its written or gallery-bound formats, Living with Ghosts explores the ways the unresolved traumas of Africa's colonial past and its incomplete project of decolonisation continue to haunt the global present."--Introduction.
"Featuring republished texts by seminal theorists of the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as newly commissioned essays by some of today's leading artists and writers, Living With Ghosts: A Reader is an important, thought-provoking work published to coincide with the exhibition guest curated by KJ Abudu at Pace in London. Living With Ghosts explores the ways the unresolved traumas of Africa's colonial past, and its unfulfilled project of decolonisation, continue to haunt the present global order. The reader further expands on these complex ideas through philosophical, historical, and literary approaches. Reprinted texts by thinkers such as Achille Mbembe, C.L.R. James, and Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni explore the historical experiences of the African postcolony and the problematics of decolonisation. Meditations on artists including John Akomfrah and Abraham Oghobase provide engaging entry points to their multi-layered artistic practices. Also featured are images of artworks in the exhibition and an in-depth conversation between Bouchra Khalili and KJ Abudu"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:N72.P6 L58 2022
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781948701594
1948701596
Biographical Sketch:
KJ Abudu is a curator and critic based between New York, London, and Lagos. Informed by anti/post/de-colonial theory, queer theory, African philosophy, and Black radical thought, his writings and exhibitions focus on critical art and intellectual practices from the global South responding to the world-historical conditions produced by colonial modernity.
Exhibitions:
Catalog of the exhibition held at Pace Gallery, London, July 8-August 5, 2022.