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Project 1975 started in 2010 as a two-year project with the intent to explore the relationships between contemporary art and postcolonialism. With this project Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (SMBA) explored the role of art and visual culture in the context of colonial practices.^[1]^[2] The project consisted of multiple exhibitions, seminars, reading groups, articles, and a blog.^[3]^[4] "1975" in the title refers to the year that Suriname gained independence (the independent Republic of Surinam was founded in 1975) and the Netherlands thus became to some extent "postcolonial". In relation to the project it refers to the unsettled issues that have arisen from colonialism and the problematic aspects of the term "postcolonialism". One can wonder to what extent relations are really postcolonial when economic, political and cultural relations between countries are still very much unequal. The project asked artists to express their ideas about colonialism in history as well as in the contemporary world.

The project broadened SMBA’s focus, traditionally on artists based in Amsterdam, to include artists and people who were new to the city but wanted to contribute to the artistic and cultural environment. Consequently, themes that had not previously been addressed in art institutions in Amsterdam found a place to be discussed at SMBA. Many questions were raised in this project. Artists and critics responded to questions such as "Do colonial mindsets persist in art and in its institutions?". ^[5] ^[6]

Exhibitions

Exhibitions that took place in the context of Project 1975 were: "See Reason", "Identity Bluffs", "The Marx Lounge", "Mounira Al Solh & Bassam Ramlawi", "Informality, Art, Economy & Precarity", " Vincent Vulsma - A Sign of Autumn ", "The Jinn - Tala Madani", "Any other Business – Nicoline van Harskamp", "Bart Groenendaal, Stefan Ruitenbeek, Quinsy Gario", "The Memories are Present", "Time, Trade & Travel" and "Hollandaise - a Journey into an Iconic Fabric".

The project was finalized with a publication: Project 1975. Contemporary Art and the Postcolonial Unconscious which includes (visual) documentation of the project, interviews between the curators and artists and essays.^[7]

References

^ Bouwhuis, Jelle. 'Preface'. Project 1975. Conemtporary Art and the Postcolonial Unconscious, 2014. Black Dog Publishing Limited, London, UK.
^ http://project1975.smba.nl/en/about. Last accessed 1 July 2015
^ http://project1975.smba.nl/en/about
^ http://www.smba.nl/nl/project-1975/
^ http://project1975.smba.nl/en Last accessed 1 July 2015
^ http://www.smba.nl/ Last accessed 1 July 2015
^ http://www.smba.nl/en/project-1975/

External links

[1] Bouwhuis, Jelle. 'Preface'. Project 1975. Conemtporary Art and the Postcolonial Unconscious, 2014. Black Dog Publishing Limited, London, UK.

[2] ttp://project1975.smba.nl/en/about. Last accessed 1 July 2015

[3] ttp://project1975.smba.nl/en/about

[4] ttp://www.smba.nl/nl/project-1975/

[5] ttp://project1975.smba.nl/en Last accessed 1 July 2015

[6] ttp://www.smba.nl/ Last accessed 1 July 2015

[7] ttp://www.smba.nl/en/project-1975/

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-'''Project 1975''' started in [[2010]] as a two-year project with the intent to explore the relationships between contemporary art and postcolonialism. With this project [[Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam]] ([SMBA]) explored the role of art and visual culture in the context of colonial practices.<ref>Bouwhuis, Jelle. 'Preface'. '' Project 1975. Conemtporary Art and the Postcolonial Unconscious'', 2014. Black Dog Publishing Limited, London, UK.</ref><ref>http://project1975.smba.nl/en/about. Last accessed 1 July 2015</ref>
+'''Project 1975''' started in [[2010]] as a two-year project with the intent to explore the relationships between contemporary art and postcolonialism. With this project [[Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam]] (SMBA) explored the role of art and visual culture in the context of colonial practices.<ref>Bouwhuis, Jelle. 'Preface'. '' Project 1975. Conemtporary Art and the Postcolonial Unconscious'', 2014. Black Dog Publishing Limited, London, UK.</ref><ref>http://project1975.smba.nl/en/about. Last accessed 1 July 2015</ref>
 The project consisted of multiple exhibitions, seminars, reading groups, articles, and a blog.<ref>http://project1975.smba.nl/en/about</ref><ref>http://www.smba.nl/nl/project-1975/</ref>
 "1975" in the title refers to the year that [[Suriname]] gained independence (the independent Republic of Surinam was founded in 1975) and the [[Netherlands]] thus became to some extent "postcolonial". In relation to the project it refers to the unsettled issues that have arisen from [[colonialism]] and the problematic aspects of the term "[[postcolonialism]]".