In 'The emancipated museum' the art historian and researcher Steven ten Thije engages in a personal inquiry into the importance of art museums in a society that is becoming ever more fragmented. In spite of the unprecedented success of museums in attracting masses of visitors, the future of the museum is uncertain. Museums may appear calm and self-assured to outsiders, but not even this noble showcase of art is immune to the cracks in society. The tensions between high and low, newcomer and n...

We are living in a time of polarization. Cultural and educational institutions are confronted with the responsibility to provide tools and spaces for critical reflection, for engagement, and, more fundamentally, for meeting and recognizing each other in our differences. In this decolonial essay Rolando Vázquez introduces his critique which offers an option for thinking and doing beyond the dominant paradigms. It provides a critical analysis of modernity understood broadly as the western proj...

Scherpstellen is een bundel van acht essays geschreven door toonaangevende conservatoren, critici, fotografen en kunstenaars uit de wereld van de fotografie en beeldende kunst. In opdracht van het Mondriaan Fonds betogen de auteurs welke ontwikkelingen wenselijk zijn voor fotografie als kunstvorm. Hans den Hartog Jager, Kim Knoppers, Amanda Maddox, Marwan Magroun, Katja Mater, Anne Ruygt, Vincent van Velsen en Joke de Wolf geven elk op eigen wijze antwoord op de vraag: waar staat fotografie v...