Texte zur Kunst #133 2024 - Restitution religion The point is the poetry

The point is the poetry

as they find themselves propelled into the classic plot: boy loves girl

and beautiful

performance and site-specific installation

dass Kinder sehr wohl schon manches können

Texte zur Kunst #133 2024 - Restitution religion The point is the poetryAs recent debates have shown, restitution can hardly be conceived as merely the return of looted objects. While grounded in the current political moment, restitutions unfold in relation to the past: a complex set of circumstances that they can never undo. This interplay of power relations involved in dealing with claims to pieces of cultural heritage is explored in this issue of TEXTE ZUR KUNST. Past instances of repatriating cultural assets