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"The final hour of colonialism has struck, and millions of inhabitants of Africa, Asia and Latin America rise to meet a new life and demand their unrestricted right to self- determination."

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"The final hour of colonialism has struck, and millions of inhabitants of Africa, Asia and Latin America rise to meet a new life and demand their unrestricted right to self-determination."

— Che Guevara, speech to the United Nations,

December 11 1964

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Postcolonial Art

Art produced in response to the aftermath of colonial rule, frequently addressing issues of national and cultural identity, race and ethnicity.

Post Colonial Criticism:

tends to be rather abstract and general in its analyses (according to the author)

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Mexico City - Palacio Nacional. Mural by Diego Rivera showing the life in Aztec times

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1st art object:as many works from this time period, they showed powerful influence of pre-Hispanic roots

The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth [Mexico], Me, and Señor Xolotl [the dog], 1949

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Yinka Shonibare MBE Where Art meets Post-Colonial African Artifice

Yinka Shonibare, the artist, in a portrait in Diary of a Victorian Dandy 14:00 Hours

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The Pursuit

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How to Blow Up Two Heads at Once ~ Female

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Victorian Couple

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Leisure Lady with Ocelots

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Odile and Odette

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Black Gold ~ A reference to the continent's Oil Resources

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The Scramble for

Africa

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Gallantry and Criminal Conversations

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Headless Man Trying to Drink

Art Object 2

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The performance piece "Undiscovered Amerindians."

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James Luna

James Luna is known for pushing boundaries in his installations, where he engages audiences by making himself part of a tableau

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James Luna, Artifact Piece, 1985-87

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Art Object number 3: a art object that might seem to fall outside of post colonialism

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Does post colonial art really exist?

One thought is that it cannot exist as we are still living under colonial rule.

The other thinks it does exist as we are now living a life style that has been adapted and changed as a result of colonization (hence post-colonial).It’s a bit like the Modernism & postmodernism debate.

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The ultimate goal of post-colonialism is combating the residual effects of colonialism on cultures. It is not simply concerned with salvaging past worlds, but learning how the world can move beyond this period together, towards a place of mutual respect.

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A key goal of post-colonial theorists is clearing space for multiple voices. This is especially true of those voices that have been previously silenced by dominant ideologies.

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Ultimately, however, Post-colonialism is a hopeful discourse. The very "post" defines the discipline as one that looks forward to a world that has truly moved beyond all that colonialism entails. Asking what it means to be human together, post-colonialism aims at decolonizing the future.