seven, to be exact. you mentioned sarah baartman, and of course she was the southern african woman who was known in a derogatory way as the hottentot venus and was put on display and travelled around the west in the 19th century. and of course, sarah baartman is the subject of africa rising. it s sarah baartman that is the winged victory, that is the nike on top of the statue. with naomi campbell s profile. they chucklejust going back to statues, though, because there s also a statue of theodore roosevelt who was us president in the early 20th century, and there s an equestrian statue of him outside the natural history museum in new york, flanked by two shirtless figures one native american,
on webcams paid for by customers in the us, australia and some european countries. the uk and some european countries. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk, with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. i m in the serpentine galleries in london where there is a major exhibition of the work of the renowned american artist barbara chase riboud. her art is on display in museums around the world, and she is also an award winning novelist and poet. throughout her long career, barbara has been fascinated by public memorials and her sculptures honour various historical and culturalfigures. but how should society commemorate controversial people from the past?
there are going to be black americans. um. america is not one.a one race country. but do you recognise your african heritage and you pay homage to it? you have only to look at my sculpture. of course. so looking at your sculpture, your work as a celebrated black american artist and sculptor, you know that there was a report the french government carried out in 2018 that said that 90% of african treasures and artefacts, works of art are held outside the continent. 0utside. do you believe in restitution? that these works should be returned to their continent? i believe in restitution. i believe.not in total restitution. um. i believe that certain works are universal and belong to humanity, not to africa or to europe or anybody else.
human rights groups say at least a50 people have been killed. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. i m in the serpentine galleries in london where there is a major exhibition of the work of the renowned american artist barbara chase riboud. her art is on display in museums around the world, and she is also an award winning novelist and poet. throughout her long career, barbara has been fascinated by public memorials and her sculptures honour various historical and culturalfigures. but how should society commemorate controversial people from the past?
but do you recognise your african heritage and you pay homage to it? you have only to look at my sculpture. of course. so looking at your sculpture, your work as a celebrated black american artist and sculptor, you know that there was a report the french government carried out in 2018 that said that 90% of african treasures and artefacts, works of art are held outside the continent. 0utside. do you believe in restitution? that these works should be returned to their continent? i believe in restitution. i believe. not in total restitution. um. i believe that certain works are universal and belong to humanity, not to africa or to europe or anybody else. but, basically, i m for restitution. even if there are circumstances which mean that the works