For the exhibition at the KINDL, Contemporary And (C&) was invited to present the C& Center of Unfinished Business, an artistic intervention in the form of a mobile reading room. This unique space offers visitors an extraordinary, sometimes disconcerting selection of books that are linked to the topic of colonialism in various ways. From German colonies to Congolese fashion to capital markets of the 21st century the reading room spans the many different areas still influenced by colonial legacies. The aim is not to compile a collection on colonialism that is consistent and complete because: when would it ever be? Colonialism is an unfinished business that continues to exist in many ways. C& Center for Unfinished Business is an ongoing project by Contemporary And (C&), a dynamic platform for reflection and connections within contemporary visual art discourse. It publishes the online magazines C& Magazine and C& América Latina Magazine in multiple languages, along with regular print issues several times a year. In addition to the C& Center of Unfinished Business, C& undertakes various other projects, such as C& Commissions, C& Artists’ Editions, the C& Critical Writing Workshops, and the C& Mentoring Program for young journalists.
Many thanks to Raul Walch for providing the stools he designed for the C& Centre of Unfinished Business.
Credits Text: KINDL — Centre for Contemporary Art