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This week's text is a review of Mati Diop's DAHOMEY, now streaming on MUBI! Thinking through restitution as a starting point, the voice of objects, statues that also die, honest endings. Read the text here: thewhitepube.co.uk/dahomey If you'd like to watch DAHOMEY and make up your own mind, then MUBI have given us 30 days free: mubi.com/thewhitepube This is our last text of the year!! Merry xmas and catch u in 2025 xxxxx

Should museums give back stolen objects?? Dahomey is OUT TODAY on MUBI -- directed by Mati Diop, it's a film about the restitution of objects in Western museums. We spoke to Dan Hicks and Sumaya Kassim for a special investigative episode about restitution and decolonisation. MUBI have sponsored this episode and also !! given us a link to get 30 days free, so you can watch Dahomey. you can also watch all the other vvv good and interesting films on their roster -- lovely timing, there's your xmas watchlist sorted. Find the transcription for this episode here; Dan's website here; Sumaya's here; and Sumaya's piece The museum will not be decolonised here

A one day exhibition, conceptual value grab, sweets and snacks and flavours. Read it here: thewhitepube.co.uk/laisul-whitechapel Support our writing: thewhitepube.co.uk/support

is culture bad for you? God it feels terrible right now. You can find the written version of this, as well as links to documents mentioned and the best photo of me every taken, right about ⁠here