Photo of an exhibition set-up with plant, poster, screen and books.
Exhibition "Center of Unfinished Business" in Stuttgart, Theater Rampe; ifa Gallery Berlin 2017, Photo: Victoria Tomaschko

C& Center of Unfinished Business in Theater Rampe – Stuttgart

24 Jan 2025  -  13 Apr 2025
Theater Rampe
Filderstraße 47
70180 Stuttgart

The C& CENTER OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS  is a mobile reading room that offers visitors an extraordinary, sometimes disconcerting selection of books that are connected to the topic of colonialism in various ways – from the German colonies to Congolese fashion to 21st century capital markets, the reading room stretches the subject to the many different areas that are affected by it. However, it is not about creating a library on colonialism that is consistent and complete, because: when would it ever be? Colonialism is an unfinished business that continues to exist in many ways.

The C& CENTER OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS opens on 24 January 2025 at 18:00, opening words by Mearg Negusse (Project Lead C& Center of Unfinished Business) and Yara Richter (Theater Rampe).

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This issue of the C& Centre of Unfinished Business is produced in cooperation with:

ifa Library Stuttgart
The ifa Library (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) is the world’s leading public academic library specialising in international cultural relations. The collection comprises half a million volumes and the use of media and services is free of charge.

UTOPIA Kiosk
The UTOPIA Kiosk is a queer art and cultural space in Stuttgart that focuses on making intersectional, marginalised perspectives visible and aims to become a place where utopias can already be actively lived.

Theater Rampe

ifa Library

The library of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations is a specialised academic library on foreign cultural and educational policy with a history of over 100 years. It supports research and provides information services for policy makers. The library is open to the public and its media and services can be used free of charge by anyone interested. Further information is available on the ifa website.

About ifa

ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen promotes a peaceful and enriching coexistence between people and cultures worldwide. ifa supports artistic and cultural exchange in exhibition, dialogue and conference programmes, and it acts as a centre of excellence for international cultural relations. It is part of a global network and relies on sustainable, long-term partnerships. ifa is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the state of Baden-Württemberg and its capital Stuttgart.

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