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by ryangriffis on Tue Oct 21st, 2003 at 01:53:29 AM EURODISCORDIA TIME
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hi everyone, paula roush wrote: "My comment, ... is that there appears to be a terrain for `critical curating' as there is one for `critical art practice' and this is at its best whenever the attention is dislocated from the curators' or the artists' aesthetic theory into a more critical- philosophically and culturally minded- examination of the pragmatics of collective artistico-political interventions." i've been involved in a few curatorial projects, all theme/issue based, and find paula's statement useful. the context must certainly be taken into account when considering institutions - as Stella and Geert's comments seem to suggest, institutions are hardly stable entities. i just put up a show about genetics in the southern part of the US midwest at a small university gallery, and communicating with this audience on a critical level required a range of tactics. just including a performance by subRosa in the student union carried many critiques of power structures while also engaging the audience with information in an accessible and participatory, yet very critical manner. in an environment more accustomed to contemporary performance art (or even street theater), some of the power of the performance may have been diluted. institutional critique does seem to be in an interesting position at the moment, esp. with virtual exhibitions. thanks for the discussion Stella, ryan

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curating critique, critique of institutions by Anonymous Stranger, 10/21/2003 05:47:33 PM EURODISCORDIA TIME (none / 0)

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