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The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it QUOTES

1 " I do not believe guilt is inherited, but responsibility is, and there is nobody alive today whose existence has not been shaped by colonialist, racist forces. That is a legacy we all live with, and we should all deal with the consequences. If you have benefitted, then soaking yourself in remorse and guilt does not help anyone. What you can do, though, is ask constantly how you have felt those benefits. At whose expense were they gained? "

― , The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it

2 " (If you meet a curator, ask them about what they do, then wait for them to explain that their job title comes from curare, a Latin verb meaning ‘to arrange’ or ‘to care for’, and how actually their role is about nurturing or healing collections, not just displaying them – it happens nearly every time.) "

― , The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it