Colonial Encounter, The

Synopsis: Introduces the ways in which the culture and history of the French colonies have been represented to a western European audience since the turn on the 19th century through an interview with Joseph Adande. Considers the organisation, content and taxonomies employed by institutions such as museums, galleries and exhibitions and the images of colonial culture disseminated by the popular press and a growing tourist industry. Focuses on the representations of two African colonies, Dahomey and Algeria, and the two cultures are considered in the context of the colonial displays within the Trocadero Museum, Paris, and the Paris World Fair of 1900. Considers how forms of ethnographical display and categorisation have been developed in the organisation of two modern collections: the Rockefeller Collection in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Museum of Mankind in London.
Series: Art of the Twentieth Century, Course Aa318
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Out of distribution
Notes: Combined on one tape/disk with DISPLAYING MODERN ART and MONDRIAN
Previously part of course A316, Modern art: practices and debates
Subjects: Art
Keywords: art collections; colonial history; France; museums

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