For people who might go to Paris in December and early January, this might be a nice tip (of course … More
Category: Slavernij Slavery
In the Black Fantastic at the Hayward gallery
In the Black Fantastic 2022 Afrofuturist works at the Hayward Gallery ‘In the Black Fantastic is the first major exhibition … More
Vakbondsman Albert Jan Telegraaf (Paramaribo 1899-1961 Amsterdam) op drie kunstwerken: een biografietje
Kort geleden kreeg ik verschillende berichten van de familie van de in Suriname geboren Albert Jan Telegraaf (1899-1961). Ze reageerden … More
Natasja Kensmil in de Hermitage is verlengd tot 2 januari 2022
Vandaag, 1 november 2021, krijgt Natasja Kensmil de Johannes Vermeerprijs uitgereikt. Een prestigieuze prijs en het is zeer verdiend dat … More
Weer te zien: Jan Kooij.
Jan Kooij in Harderwijk Het stadsmuseum van Harderwijk, dat vlakbij het Koloniaal Werfdepot van het Nederlands Oost Indisch Leger ligt, … More
Evolutie in 20 jaar slavernijtentoonstellingen: 2001-2021
Slavernij tentoonstellingen van 2001 tot 2021 Deze week zag ik ongeveer de tiende tentoonstelling met het thema slavernij in de … More
From the book: Cupido and Sideron. Two ‘Moors’ at the court of Orange: The arrival of Cupido
Two young boys, Cupido and Sideron, arrived in the eighteenth century as enslaved children in The Hague at the court … More
Looking back at the painting The Slave-dance 1707 by Dirk Valkenburg
NL versie hier The Great Suriname Exhibition, in 2019 in De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, featured a modest painting with … More
2018: Contemporary ‘stained glass’ by Kehinde Wiley and the Singh Twins
Similarities and Differences between Kehinde Wiley and the Singh Twins Kehinde Wiley During my visit to Bozar in Brussels in … More
From Cupido and Sideron: childen as gifts/kinderen als cadeautjes
In the eighteenth and other centuries it was quite normal in Europe to give African children as gifts. The French governor in Senegal, Stanislas Jean, chevalier de Boufflers, describes in letters how he selects children for the high nobility in France. 1786: “I am just buying a little African girl of two or three years old to send to Madame the Duchess of Orleans […]. Her eyes are like little stars and her appearance is so soft and calm that I am moved to tears when I think of her. “
Esther Schreuder 