A stirring event at the V&A saw thousands flocking to celebrate the work of young artists,and stake a claim to the cultural spaces that have always ignored themThe German artist Hans Haacke wrote that “museums are managers of consciousness” giving us “an interpretation of history, of how to view the world and locate ourselves in it.” whether you are a black and minority ethnic (BAME) attendee, or what is painfully obvious is our absence in these public cultural spaces. That is,of course, whether you don’t count our presence as security staff. Related: What should our museums scrutinize like in 2020? Museums and galleries are funded by taxpayers. whether we are not reflected in them, or then we can call the situation unjustContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com