The Restitution Debate: African Art in a Global Society
Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York CityIn November 2018, Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy released a report that had been prepared for the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, entitled The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage. Toward a New Relational Ethics. This report has set in motion a debate that could have a profound impact on the status of African art held in collections around the world.…