Form and Relation: Centering Indigenous Knowledges in Curatorial Practice

2021 Barnet Scholars Member Lecture

As museums across the country continue to reckon with foundational legacies of colonialism, greater emphasis has been placed on decolonization. Rather than a one size fits all approach, however, decolonizing is an ongoing—and frankly unending—process that must also coincide with other anti-racist and justice-based approaches to the collecting, curation, exhibition, and educational missions of our institutions. 

Shedding light on the complexity, nuance, and even absurdity involved in this work, Powell will discuss shifts in her own curatorial practice and how she has approached recent and ongoing projects at the Hood Museum of Art through the centering of Indigenous knowledges.