Decolonize this Place

Decolonize This Place (DTP) is an action-oriented movement and decolonial formation in New York City and beyond, facilitated by the MTL+ Collective. Rooted in anti-colonial, anti-imperial, anti-patriarchal, and anti-capitalist struggles, DTP challenges settler colonial structures and builds infrastructure for collective liberation.

The movement encompasses organizing, research, aesthetics, and action, with a focus on the interconnected struggles against oppression. DTP operates within diverse spaces such as universities, museums, and cities, redefining them as sites of resistance, sanctuary, and freedom.

City

New York

Country

United States

Region

N. America

Year of Creation

2016

Featured Project

Decolonize Whitney Museum

Decolonize This Place (DTP) actively engages with Whitney Biennial artists and staff in their Whitney Museum project by supporting those opposing Warren Kanders and organising discussions aimed to pressure the museum to remove Kanders. DTP recognizes these efforts as a start to their broader issues with art institutions and anti-colonialism.

https://decolonizethisplace.org/9weeksofartinaction2

Resources

Mersmann, Birgit. “Decolonial Insurgency for Art-Systemic Change: Dissenting Art Museums in New York.” Entangled Histories of Art and Migration, Intellect, 2024, pp. 304-319.

Dhillon, N. (2020). From occupation to decolonization: Art, media, and film in contemporary social movements. Available at ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/occupation-decolonization-art-media-film/docview/2448654361/se-2.

MTL COLLECTIVE. (2018). From Institutional Critique to Institutional Liberation? A Decolonial Perspective on the Crises of Contemporary Art. October, 165, 192–227. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/48560541

Ross, A. (2022). Decolonizing the Cultural Workplace: A New Organizing Front. New Labor Forum, 31(1), 18-26. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10957960211062141

More Information

decolonizethisplace.org

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