The Global Art Project

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Sustaining the Otherwise

Multiple locations

Sustaining the Otherwise

A multi-locational research and artistic project about restitution, reparation and transformation.

The project is initiated and curated by Selene Wendt and Amal Alhaag, and includes residencies, gatherings, performances, exhibitions and publications.

Developed in collaboration with artists, activists, and thinkers from Africa and the African diaspora, and will take place in multiple locations in Africa and Europe over the next few years.
Multiple locations

Beyond the Door of No Return: Confronting Hidden Colonial Histories through Contemporary Art

Available worldwide

Beyond the Door of No Return: Confronting Hidden Colonial Histories through Contemporary Art

Co-published by Skira and The Africa Institute.

Featuring artwork by artists including John Akomfrah, La Vaughn Belle, Manthia Diawara, Jeannette Ehlers, Michelle Eistrup, Sasha Huber, Oceana James, Patricia Kaersenhout, Grada Kilomba, Suchitra Mattai, and Alberta Whittle.
Available worldwide

“It turns out that what appears to be completely disconnected is in fact completely interconnected, as if we were transported directly into an imaginary map created by Jorge Luis Borges.”

Listening to the Echoes of the South Atlantic

Oslo, Norway

Listening to the Echoes of the South Atlantic

Curated by Selene Wendt for Oslo Kunstforening.

An interdisciplinary exhibition featuring the work of Cássio Bomfim, Jeannette Ehlers, Anita Ekman, Satch Hoyt, William Kentridge, Neo Muyanga, Camille Norment, Dawit L. Petros, and Nyugen E. Smith.

Part of Goethe-Institut's three-year interdisciplinary research project Echoes of the South Atlantic (2018-2020).

In collaboration with Goethe-Institut, Oslo Kunstforening and Nordic Black Theatre.
Oslo, Norway

Publication for Listening to the Echoes of the South Atlantic

Oslo, Norway

Publication for Listening to the Echoes of the South Atlantic

Multimedia digital publication for Listening to the Echoes of the South Atlantic.

Designed by Nadia Huggins.
Oslo, Norway

The 13th Havana Biennial, 2019

Matanzas, Cuba

The 13th Havana Biennial, 2019

Intermittent Rivers / Ríos Intermitentes
Matanzas, Cuba

Conceived and initiated by Mária Magdalena Campos-Pons, who appointed Octavio Zaya, Salah M. Hassan and Selene Wendt as her curatorial team.
Matanzas, Cuba

The Sea is History

Oslo, Norway

The Sea is History

Curated by Selene Wendt for The Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, featuring work by contemporary artists who address issues of displacement and migration from a historical and contemporary perspective.

Participating artists: John Akomfrah, Andrea Chung, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Christopher Cozier, Manthia Diawara, Isaac Julien, Naiza Khan, Hew Locke, Nyugen E. Smith, and Cosmo Whyte.
Oslo, Norway

Orhan Pamuk: The Art of Fiction

Oslo, Norway

Orhan Pamuk: The Art of Fiction

A multidisciplinary project centered around the Nobel Prize-winning author's book The Museum of Innocence.

Curated by Selene Wendt for The Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, in collaboration with The Museum of Innocence, Istanbul.
Oslo, Norway

The Art of Storytelling / A arte de contar histórias

Niterói, Brazil

The Art of Storytelling / A arte de contar histórias

Curated by Selene Wendt for Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museo de Arte Contemporânea, Niterói) Brazil.

The exhibition featured the work of contemporary artists who are directly inspired by literature and poetry, with particular emphasis on Brazilian artists.

Participating artists: Gilvan Barreto, Dulcinéia Catadora, Marilá Dardot, Magne Furuholmen, Lobato & Guimarães, William Kentridge, Cristina Lucas, Fabio Morais, Ernesto Neto, Ulf Nilsen, André Parente, Rodrigo Petrella, Rosana Ricalde, Eder Santos, Elida Tessler, Sergio Bernardes/Guilherme Vaz, and Nina Yuen.
Niterói, Brazil

Dulcinéia Catadora book project and workshops for The Art of Storytelling

Niterói, Brazil

Dulcinéia Catadora book project and workshops for The Art of Storytelling

Developed in collaboration with Lúcia Rosa from the Sao Paulo-based Dulcinéia Catadora collective of artists, writers, and catadores, this project actively engaged youth from the local community and neighboring Morro do Palácio favela, providing a unique opportunity for literary and artistic expression. As such, The Art of Storytelling book project represents a highly innovative approach to collaborative art practice that actively used art and literature as vital tools to implement change on a societal level.
Niterói, Brazil

A Sheet of Paper Can Become a Knife

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

A Sheet of Paper Can Become a Knife

Curated by Selene Wendt for The Prince Claus Fund Gallery, Amsterdam.

Featuring work by ten international artists who are connected by the struggle against violence and oppression.

Participating artists: Regina José Galindo, David Goldblatt, FX Harsono, Amar Kanwar, Naiza Khan, Teresa Margolles, Cildo Meireles, Zanele Muholi, Oscar Muñoz, and Newsha Tavakolian.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jamaican Routes

Jeløya, Norway

Jamaican Routes

Curated by Selene Wendt for Punkt Ø / Galleri F 15, Jeløya, Norway.

Jamaican Routes featured work by eleven young contemporary artists whose careers are on the rise internationally.

Participating artists: Camille Chedda, Andrea Chung, Marlon James, Leasho Johnson, Matthew McCarthy, Olivia McGilchrist, Oneika Russell, Ebony G. Patterson, Storm Saulter, Cosmo Whyte and Andre Woolery.
Jeløya, Norway

Mind the Map

Jeløya, Norway

Mind the Map

Curated by Selene Wendt for Punkt Ø / Galleri F 15, Jeløya, Norway.

Participating artists: Mona Hatoum, Bouchra Khalili. Joyce Kozloff, Miler Lagos, Kevin Simón Mancera, Julie Mehretu, Fabio Morais, Vik Muniz, Rosana Ricalde and Susan Stockwell.
Jeløya, Norway

The Storytellers

Oslo, Norway and Bogota, Colombia

The Storytellers

Curated by Selene Wendt for The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway and El Museo de Arte del Banco de la Republica, Bogota, Colombia. Featuring contemporary artists who are directly inspired by literature and poetry. Participating artists: Georges Adéagbo, Liliana Angulo, Mónica Bengoa, Milena Bonilla, Monika Bravo, Ryan Brown, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Eloisa Cartonera, William Cordova, Mariliá Dardot, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Lobato & Guimarães, Cristina Lucas, Fabio Morais, Ernesto Neto, Ulf Nilsen, Rosana Ricalde, Eder Santos, Tracey Snelling, Valeska Soares, Elida Tessler, Sergio Vega, Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries, and Nina Yuen.
Oslo, Norway and Bogota, Colombia

Equatorial Rhythms

Oslo, Norway

Equatorial Rhythms

Curated by Selene Wendt for The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway-

This exhibition highlighted the crossover between art and music, with a focus on artists from countries that have deep-rooted, indigenous musical traditions.

Participating artists: Kader Attia, Kjetil Berge, Kristin Bergaust/Alexis Parra, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Albert Chong, Christopher Cozier, Alfredo Jaar, Yvette Mattern, Andrew Dosunmu, Satch Hoyt, Sergio Bernardez/Guilerme Vaz, Eder Santos, Paulo Vivacqua, Heri Dono/Jompet, Vu Nhat Tan, Theo Eshetu, Lamia Naji, Salem Mekuria, Olu Oguibe, and Kimsooja.
Oslo, Norway

Beauty and Pleasure in South African Contemporary Art

Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban, South Africa

Beauty and Pleasure in South African Contemporary Art

Curated by Selene Wendt and Khwezi Gule for The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway.

An exhibition featuring the work of twelve contemporary artists from South Africa: Frances Goodman, Nontsikelelo Veleko, Lawrence Lemaoana, Athi-Patra Ruga, Kay Hassan, Dineo Sheshee Bopape, Senzeni Marasela, Nicholas Hlobo, Andries Botha, Berni Searle, Nandipha Mntambo, and Langa Magwa.
Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban, South Africa

Ghada Amer: Reading Between the Threads

Oslo, Norway, Umeå, Sweden, and Dusseldorf, Germany

Ghada Amer: Reading Between the Threads

Curated by Selene Wendt for Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bildmuseet Umeå, and Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf.

Paintings, works on textile, and installations by Ghada Amer
Oslo, Norway, Umeå, Sweden, and Dusseldorf, Germany

Shirin Neshat: Beyond Orientalism

Oslo, Norway and Tensta, Sweden

Shirin Neshat: Beyond Orientalism

Curated by Selene Wendt for Henie Onstad Art Centre, Høvik, Norway and Tensta Kunsthall, Sweden.

Video installations and hand-painted photographs by Shirin Neshat
Oslo, Norway and Tensta, Sweden

“Kimsooja reveals the bare threads of her ongoing investigation of existential issues while simultaneously embracing and challenging the possibilities connected with textiles and the practice of sewing.”

Crispin Gurholt: Live Photo A Brief History of the Modern World

Oslo, Norway

Crispin Gurholt: Live Photo A Brief History of the Modern World

Curated by Selene Wendt in collaboration with Crispin Gurholt for The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway.

A large-scale exhibition including videos, photographs and a Live Photo performance, covering ten years of Crispin Gurholt's career.
Oslo, Norway

Liza Lou: Leaves of Glass

Oslo, Norway

Liza Lou: Leaves of Glass

Curated by Selene Wendt for Henie Onstad Art Centre, Høvik, Norway.

An exhibition featuring Liza Lou's large-scale installations Kitchen and Back Yard.
Oslo, Norway