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Olivier Chow

Olivier Chow is a cultural entrepreneur, founder and director of Foreign Agent, an art gallery dedicated to contemporary African art and culture, based in Lausanne. In his previous life, he worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as a delegate, field and protection coordinator, deputy head of delegation and advisor on torture. He has a PhD in art history on the aesthetics of cruelty from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and has published in peer-reviewed publications such as Tate Papers and The International Review of the Red Cross (IRRC).
  • Art and Humanitarian

    Learning

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    • Olivier Chow
    • Ariane Koek
    • Francesco Zucconi

    Les artistes attentif·ve·s aux situations humanitaires posent la question du regard face à la vulnérabilité et des risques de voyeurisme. Plus largement les intervenant·e·s réfléchissent à l'agentivité d'une oeuvre dans sa manière de susciter cognition…