New York writer and poet Teju Adisa-Farrar has written an open letter to the Brooklyn Museum critical of its announcement that two new curators for the African art collection are white. There well qualified curators who could be chosen from the African diaspora, he said. We brave coloniality everyday by calling out institutions, like yourself, that intentionally or unintentionally perpetuate it. The appointments perpetuate a colonial attitude to art collecting and do not improve the art world's attitude towards diversity and greater inclusion. In his letter, Mr. Adesana-Farrar's comments on the museum were particularly pointed.
New York writer and poet Teju Adisa-Farrar has written an open letter to the Brooklyn Museum critical of its announcement that two new curators for the African art collection are white. There well qualified curators who could be chosen from the African diaspora, he said. The appointments perpetuate a colonial attitude to art collecting and do not improve the art world's attitude towards diversity and greater inclusion. In his letter, Mr. Adesana-Farrar's comments on the museum were particularly pointed.