The Brutal Exploitation Behind the Belgian Art Nouveau

Sammy Baloji demonstrates how the architectural movement — and implicitly, Belgium as a country and culture — was underpinned by the colonization of the Congo.

The Brutal Exploitation Behind the Belgian Art Nouveau
Installation view of Sammy Baloji, "...and to those North Sea waves whispering sunken stories (II)" (2021) (all photos Rob Harris, courtesy Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art)