%0 Journal Article
%T Echoes of the ¡°Primitive¡± in France¡¯s Move to Postcoloniality: The Mus¨¦e du Quai Branly
%A Herman Lebovics
%J Globality Studies Journal : Global History, Society, Civilization
%D 2007
%I Stony Brook University
%X With the opening in June 2006 of the Mus¨¦e du Quai Branly in a prime location in Paris, the French government¡ªin the case, President Jacques Chirac¡ªhas made a major statement of its interest in being a champion of the lands of the global South. Cultural objects from the Americas, Africa, the Pacific, and Asia are displayed in a setting that manifests architects Jean Nouvel¡¯s vision of the dark world whence they come. The museum is disappointing in a number of ways for France¡¯s goal of postcoloniality and as a showcase for the once colonized cultures. Neither primarily an exhibition of cultural objects nor a celebration of the art of the South, Nouvel and his team have created an unfortunate spectacle.
%K French museums
%K Guy Debord
%K Jacques Chirac
%K Jean Nouvel
%K Mus¨¦e du Quai Branly
%K postcoloniality
%K ¡°primitive¡± art
%U https://globality.cc.stonybrook.edu/?p=50