CATPC at Noorderzon festival
22 August - 1 September 2024
CATPC members Matthieu Kasiama, Mbuku Kimpala and Ced’art Tamasala will be at Noorderzon in Groningen to give two talks and an introduction to the screening of the documentary series Plantations and Museums on Saturday 31 August 2024.
They will discuss the story behind CATPC’s historic loan of the Balot sculpture, which they secured this year as part of their participation in the Venice Biennale. The documentary series, filmed in 2020, follows CATPC members Matthieu and Ced’art as they search for the Balot sculpture, interviewing key thinkers on the sculpture and postcolonial discourse along the way.
Renzo Martens will have a discussion with art and culture philosopher Thijs Lijster about the value of art and culture as part of the interview series presented by Jelte Posthumus, on 28 August at 21.00.
CATPC Talks: 31 August 15.00, 19.00
Film screening: 31 August 17.00
Renzo Martens Talk: 28 August 21.00
The sculpture Crucifixion of the Art Collector (Matthieu Kasiama & Ced’art Tamasala / CATPC, 2023) is exhibited outside for the duration of the festival, from 22 August to 1 September.
This program came about in collaboration with CATPC and Human Activities, as part of the White Cube program in the Netherlands. The program aims to decolonize not only the art world, but also the plantations that funded the art world. The program is supported by the Mondriaan Fund.