2024/08/28

Curator Reflects on Being Forced Out of the AGO for Supporting Palestine

“I think I always knew that if I had to quit or get fired for making a moral choice, I would. So I kept one foot out the door to protect myself and my decisions.”
– Anishinaabe curator Wanda Nanibush, reflecting on her departure from the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in late 2023. Journalist Jason McBride delves into the decolonial agenda that Nanibush enacted during her tenure at the Toronto institution—and how its Board of Trustees forced her out of her job for speaking out in support of Palestinians.
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