diversity and promoting the creators that call it home.
We are aware of the contradictions inherent in trying to show the richness of Amazonia’ s ancestral Indigenous creators by referring to nation-states and a curatorial model drawn from diplomatic collaboration to organize the research and planning of the exhibition. But this is a contradiction that we hope to face head-on and take responsibility for. Housed in a policy center like Americas Society, our art and exhibitions program is ideally situated to think through such contradictions and the role of cultural diplomacy in enhancing or shaping art historical discourse.
Meanwhile, we can focus on the humble but important goal of presenting our audiences with objects that tell stories they did not know about, and that can help expand all of our minds.
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