Macushla Robinson is a writer, curator, and Ph. D. candidate in the department of politics at The New School. With a professional background in museums, she explores the political implications of decorative arts objects and heirlooms which emerged from slavery and colonization. Her doctorate focuses on the gestural economies surrounding such objects, the politics of the labor that has kept them within the fold of the family. She aims to reveal their hidden histories using text, film and audio. In addition to her academic work, she has worked as assistant curator for international contemporary art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), and has curated exhibitions at William Wright Artists Project (Australia), Pioneer Works (New York), and the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons (New York).