I first heard of ‘Magiciens de la Terre’ when one of the adjunct curators asked me if I could suggest Native American artists as the exhibition organizers had realized, rather belatedly, that they hadn’t yet considered this constituency. I submitted a shortlist of names that included Jimmie Durham; however, the curators ignored these artists, providing the first clue to their understanding of the notion of ‘cultural authenticity’. At the time of the exhibition I was a reviewer for Artforum, and as such was provided with a list of possible exhibitions to cover. ‘Magiciens’ was not even on its radar; but my unsolicited coverage of the exhibition was accepted and included at the end of their ‘review’ section
Jean Fisher in a new postscript written for her review of ‘Magiciens de la Terre’ titled “Fictional Histories: ‘Magiciens de la Terre’ — The Invisible Labyrinth” (1989)