'The Tirailleur, Trials and Tribulation'

On August 15, 2024, Emmanuel Macron commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, highlighting the often-overlooked role of African Tirailleurs in the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany. In 2026, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) addresses this marginalized history through a major program featuring over thirty international artists, fourteen new commissions, archival research, and film screenings, expanding the lens to examine the broader exploitation of human “resources” across regimes and eras.