In Defense of Difference: Notes on Magiciens de la terre, Twenty-five Years Later

Volume 13, Number 3, May/June 2014
by Hou Hanru


Article Description

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of an exhibition held in Paris in 1989. Hou Hanru offers a reflection on the significance of this exhibition, the era in which it was presented, and its lasting impact on the art world. Magiciens de la terre, among the first exhibitions to challenge the highly Eurocentric perspective of contemporary art and embrace relatively unknown artists from several other regions of the globe, generated considerable controversy and continues to be a subject of discussion.


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Hou Hanru, Magiciens de la terre, in defence of difference, museology, curating