dr. M. Gieskes (Mette)

Affiliation

Faculty of Arts
Art History
Universitair Docent

Thematic areas of expertise

• Contemporary art
• Including art relating to migration

Relevant projects

Editing of a book on humor in global contemporary art (Bloomsbury). Several chapters focus on migration issues in various parts of the world, and the way in which artists have used humor to cope with and address problems relating to migration.

Additional remarks

I dream of inspiring others (I have too little time for this) to initiate an organization like Sur Atelier in Nijmegen: a studio in which migrants can make crafts products, and an affiliated store in which these products can be sold and bought.