One of the more creatively engaging aspects of curating is exhibition design. The physical manifestation of a curatorial project is the primary real-time interface between audience and artwork, and it is the point at which a curator has the best opportunity to generate or facilitate affect upon the central nervous systems of human beings. While … Continue reading
The way a gallery sets out a sequence of exhibitions over the course of a year could be seen to be form of curating, or said to be a curatorial act. This can also apply, in varying degrees, to the sequence of projects created by freelance curators, and even to the manner in which an … Continue reading
THE AGENCY OF THINGS Sarah Contos, Chris Dolman, Betra Fraval, Michaela Gleave, Justin Hinder, Zoe Kirkwood, Sam Leach, Melanie Upton, Mark Whalen @ Anna Pappas Gallery, 19 February to 26 March, 2016 The artworks in the agency of things have produced their own exhibition. They are not simply outcomes of creativity – the material expression … Continue reading
To care about time means comprehending the temporality of caring. Continue reading
There are a whole variety of ways to think about curating, of approaches and styles and methods and processes. Over a series of essays I will look at ways in which to consider curatorial practice, driven by my own experiences as a curator and consumer of exhibitions, as well as self-directed research into the field. … Continue reading
There are a whole variety of ways to think about curating, of approaches and styles and methods and processes. Over a series of essays I will look at ways in which to consider curatorial practice, driven by my own experiences as a curator and consumer of exhibitions, as well as self-directed research into the field. … Continue reading
There are a whole swathe of ways you can curate an art exhibition. But curating as a profession is a relatively recent development in the labour market so there is not a great deal of analysis of it or a broader understanding of what it is. All the way from childhood through to about the … Continue reading
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