Jim Chuchu

@jimchuchu

Artist. Founder-member of the Nest Collective (), co-founder HEVA (). Unexamined neo-colonialisms annoy me.

Nairobi, Kenya
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Joined June 2009
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  1. 3 hours ago

    This might be the most beautiful thing I've seen this week. 😍

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    Dear protesters all over the world. This is how you can make a democratic point. 2 million orderly make way for an ambulance. This is powerful
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  2. 5 hours ago

    France retreats from report recommending restitutions of looted African artefacts. They instead pledge that France will examine all requests presented by African nations but ask them not to focus on the sole issue of restitution.

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    Jul 4

    At the Economist we keep our job ads simple.

    I have the best job in the world. Now you can, too. The Economist is hiring another staff writer to report on sub-Saharan Africa. Details in the ad.
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  4. 11 hours ago

    The are seeking a replacement Nairobi Bureau Chief to reinforce their paternalistic, fetishizing correspondent gaze. Here's an ad to help them get the right person for the job (using actual text from the job posting). Apply at

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    22 hours ago

    Christie’s has sold an Ancient Egyptian brown quartzite head of Tutankhamen as the God Amen for £4.7m despite Egypt’s calls for its repatriation and a protest outside the auction house this evening

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    23 hours ago

    NEW: Bust of King Tut that Egypt says was stolen sells for $6 Million at Christie’s in London

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    Jul 4

    Dear We made this for you Love, LAM

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  8. Jul 4

    The persistent foreign obsession with the deserts, forests, wildlife and shores of Africa makes you feel like the world would be happy if all the *humans* who actually live in Africa would vanish, leaving an unspoiled Safari Paradise in which Taylor Swift can endlessly cavort.

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  9. Jul 4

    Let's imagine the reverse: "African news agency seeking correspondents to cover America: a vibrant territory with many vital storylines, including inexplicable gun laws, the global contest with China, and a penchant for overthrowing foreign governments for sport".

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  10. Jul 4

    Probably some dude who did a couple of African Studies electives in university, and listens to "Africa" by Toto without a shred of irony. Godspeed, East Africa.

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  11. Jul 4

    I'm really worried about the kind of journalist who will read this job posting and think, "this is me".

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  12. Jul 4

    Here we go again: the appear to want to hire Tarzan as the next East Africa Bureau Chief. 😩 A stark reminder that American liberalism still views people of colour as a source of intermittent, feel-good 'stories of hope', or helpless pawns of global trade and conflict.

    The ⁦⁩’ job ad for Nairobi bureau chief says a lot about the kinds of stories they want from Eastern Africa...
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  13. Jul 2

    After years of debate, San Francisco votes to cover up controversial 1930s mural depicting George Washington as a slaveowner. Should artistic depictions of dark historic events be preserved to learn from?

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    Jul 1

    The most recent count of Kenyan objects held in cultural institutions across the globe (July 1,2019): Objects: 5235 Institutions: 13 Countries: 3 |

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  15. Jul 1

    Read more about the amazing Benin City, which came to an end in 1897, following a military excursion of British forces that captured, burned and looted the city. The BM appears to think that "appreciation of African art" was a worthy outcome of this:

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  16. Jul 1

    "Benin treasures caused an enormous sensation, fueling an appreciation for African art which profoundly influenced 20th century western art" is particularly coarse. Appreciation for African art, at what price?

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  17. Jul 1

    It's somewhat infuriating to see how the renders colonial violence invisible by putting a positive spin on the story of a massacre of a people and kingdom into "the discovery of Benin Art by the West".

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    Jul 1

    How do we talk of a boderless Africa when Africans restrict each other from traveling? President many Africans have complained of the hostility of Tanzania and her immigration officials, especially it's disrespect to African women who go there visiting.

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  19. Jul 1

    A Twitter experiment exploring the (in)visibility of colonial violence in museum displays...

    A Twitter experiment. My Headley Fellowship explores the (in)visibility of colonial violence in the . Through dialogue, we'll be changing interpretation in our displays, openly acknowledging cases of pillage and violence. To do this I need your help (Thread)
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    Jun 30

    "Europe’s museums serve a nuanced purpose and shouldn’t automatically bow to calls to return artworks plundered by 19th-century colonisers, writes V&A director Tristram Hunt" 👉This "nuanced purpose" is Eurocentric&echoes colonial ideology, imho

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