Every exhibition is an argument made visible.
每个展览都是可见的论点。
The African artist is not a representative but an individual voice.
非洲艺术家不是代表,而是个体的声音。
To curate is to exercise a form of intellectual hospitality.
策展就是实践一种智识上的好客。
Contemporary art is the arena where the unfinished business of modernity is worked through.
当代艺术是现代性未完成事务得以解决的舞台。
The white cube is not neutral - it carries its own cultural baggage.
白立方并非中立——它承载着自己的文化包袱。
We must resist the temptation to make African art merely illustrative of theory.
我们必须抵制将非洲艺术仅仅作为理论说明的诱惑。
The biennial is not just an exhibition format, but a geopolitical instrument.
双年展不仅是一种展览形式,更是一种地缘政治工具。
Art history is always written from somewhere - the question is where you're standing when you write it.
艺术史总是从某个地方书写的——问题在于你书写时所站的位置。
The challenge is not to represent Africa, but to present African complexities.
挑战不在于代表非洲,而在于呈现非洲的复杂性。
Museums should be forums, not temples.
博物馆应该是论坛,而不是神庙。