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Colonialism

A close photo of a folio page with a detailed drawing of a botanical subject

At London’s Kew Gardens, the Dark Side of Botany

“Flora Indica” and “The Singh Twins: Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire” confront the imperial roots of its botanical collections and challenge long-held perceptions of scientific neutrality.
By Kavitha Rao
A painting of a man in a metal hat with a feather on top hanging on a wall

What’s Driving the Proliferation of Colonialism-Themed Exhibitions Around the World

More and more cultural institutions are finding ways to atone for their forebears’ past atrocities through art.
By Gameli Hamelo

Winston Churchill’s Art, Brandy Glass and Slippers Have Fetched Huge Auction Prices

Nevertheless, Churchill's legacy has been called into question in recent years, alongside the entire UK's colonialist and racist history.
By Helen Holmes

London Plans to Remove Slave Trade-Linked Statues, but the UK Government Might Refuse

By Helen Holmes

A Statue of Black Lives Matter Protester Jen Reid Was Taken Down in Bristol

By Helen Holmes

A Statue of Melania Trump Was Set on Fire in Slovenia

By Helen Holmes

Justin Timberlake Speaks Out on the Removal of Confederate Statues

By Helen Holmes

Removing New York’s Racist Teddy Roosevelt Statue Has Wide Support—Except From Trump

By Helen Holmes

David Adjaye to Design Benin Royal Museum, Housing Artifacts Stolen Under Colonialism

By Helen Holmes

Artist Nikhil Chopra on the Challenge of Living in the Met Museum for 9 Days

By Helen Holmes

Benin Plans to Open a Museum to Exhibit Art Looted by France

By Helen Holmes
The General Assembly Hall of the United Nations at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

A Global Summit Is Needed to Address Reparations for Slavery and Colonialism

By Michael Sainato
Aerial view of the Moon Pyramid taken during the Teotihuacan Hot Air Balloon Festival in San Juan de Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, March 21st, 2007. The festival is being held on the spring equinox. More than one million people have been visiting Mexico's archaeological sites since yesterday to be "charged with energy" during the equinox.

Democracy Has Existed in the Americas Longer Than We Thought

By Alanna Martinez
A sunrise ceremony honors some 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people who lost their lives in the infamous massacre.

Remembering the U.S. Soldiers Who Refused Orders to Murder Native Americans

By Billy J. Stratton
Michi Jigarjian of New Draft Collective introduces Re-Current | Uncovered, an event based work of performances from land to sea centered around New York's harbor.

Sailing the Rough Seas of History

By Alina Cohen
The German Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Germany Pavilion at Biennale a Policy Prescription for Refugees’ Integration

By Guelda Voien
Marcel Broodthaers, Triomphe de moule I (Triumph of mussel I) 1965.

MoMA Features the Unlikely Artist Who Mixed Politics and Poetry

By Ryan Steadman
A group of colonials photographed with a pet cheetah during the days of the British Raj. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Facebook’s Faux Fight Against Poverty in India

By Kavitha Rajagopalan
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