Who Owns Culture? Appropriation & Appreciation in the Art World
Sat Feb 23, 9:30 AM - Sat Feb 23, 4:00 PM

While one conjures feelings of violence and trauma related to systemic power structures rooted in colonialism, the other suggests a sense of admiration, sharing of ideas, or a longing for the past/a return to grandeur.

This one-day symposium will bring together artists, curators and scholars to explore the nuances of appropriation and appreciation in a series of four discussions led off by a keynote address.

Topics of discussion will include the revivalism of past visual cultures, the global art trade and the transmission of art styles, cross-cultural inspiration and globalization, historical trauma and the effects of appropriation and Native American acts of re-appropriation as acts of decolonization.

Keynote Speaker: Glenn Adamson
Featuring: Jamie Okuma (pictured), Gregg Deal, Chen Shen, Clarissa Tossin, John Lukavic, Becky Hart, Tianlong Jiao, Jorge Rivas, and Florence Muller

Stay tuned, more panelists will be announced soon!

Doors will open at 9:20 am.

Tickets and more information: https://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/who-owns-culture-appropriation-and-appreciation-symposium

Image: Jamie Okuma, Ribbon dress, 2018 couture

Presented by Friends of Native Arts: The Douglas Society, a DAM support group, Curator's Circle, and the Native Arts Department.