Expanding Internationalism - A Conference on ... - Mary Jane Jacob

the concern in canada for the representation of French-speaking artists or
in Belgium for the representation of Flemish artists. The much-discussed
exhibition "Magiciens de la Terre" raised other issues. 'While it was
deemed multicultural for its inclusion of African, Asian, and Latin
American artists, it was also criticized for the lack of inclusion of
multicultural artists from the United States.
The "mainstream" and the "margin" and the "quality" issue
As the discussion went deeper, the division of mainstream and margin
-- whether accepted or questioned -- emerged as the accurate description
of the parameters of the construct that formed the basis for organizing
international exhibitions as we know them.
Western Europe/the United
States (and sometimes Canada) as "center" ~+=:~"Ll~
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