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The exhibition Time, Trade & Travel took place at Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (SMBA) from 25 August to 21 October 2012 and was organized in collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana. Participating artists - were Bernard Akoi-Jackson, Dorothy Akpene Amenuke, Serge Clottey, Zachary Formwalt, Iris Kensmil, Aukje Koks, Navid Nuur, Jeremiah Quarschie, kąrî’kạchä seidóu, Katarina Zdjelar. Time, Trade & Travelwas the result of an active exchange of knowledge between artists and curators from SMBA and Nubiuke Foundation, Accra. The curators from both institutions as well as the participating artists vistited each other in their work and cultural environment. The title of this exhibition refers to the complicated aspects of international trade and traffic with their capitalist forces and influence on life and art. The participating artists in this exhibition set out to discover historical encounters between Africans and Europeans, the subsequent trade and cultual relationships that evolved from these contacts and the extent to which these cultural and economic relationships are still of influence today. The exhibition travelled on to the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana. The exhibition was curated by Jelle Bouwhuis and Kerstin Winking (Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam), and Kofi Setordji and Odile Tevie (Nubuke Foundation) The exhibition was part of Project 1975 of Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam.

External links

• SMBA Official Website
• Nubuke Foundation Official Website