[curatorial.net] Valerie's List

[Sergio Edelsztein]

Dear All

Sorry for not posting before - and I do now following the long list  
of Valerie's "webography"

We've been working quite hard here as part of the Seminar on the  
issue of "Curating the Other - the Curator as a Tourist",being held  
in Dartington for the last weeks.

Participants chose subjects relating to this issue and researched the  
structures, curators, sponsors and backgrounds of national and  
international exhibitions, of supporting systems in different  
peripheries, or on specific artistic manifestations - and political  
choices around these issues.

As a matter of fact, the group focused on the Bennial phenomenon -  
and specially on the structure of the Liverpool Biennia, since Paul  
Domela will be one of our guests this weekend; Some issues in the  
Chinese Art Boom were on the table , specially in England, and  
researching diasporic curators and wondering about their compromises  
with the a reality in which "freedom of speech" seems still to be  
doubtful. We also focused on specific issues in South East Asia, the  
Middle east and Africa.

At this stage, there are more question marks than assertive answers,  
and we are in a stage of tying-up each and every issue for the public  
session that will be held here on Friday at 15:00, where the  
participants of the Seminar will be giving brief recounts of their  
research.

I asked all the participants to circulate their referents and  
bookmarks for further reference, and Valerie thought it's a good idea  
to do this on the List - as I was urging the participants to start a  
dialogue on this platform. Do you think it is a good idea ? If so, we  
should at least introduce the list with a few lines about the subject  
of the research and its dynamics. I will ask Valerie to send a few  
lines on this, so we know to what issue the list applies.

In general, it has been a very compelling seminar, raising points not  
only in contemporary curating, but also in the importance of  
critically  viewing and consuming art exhibitions.

I am sure the sessions on Friday and Saturday will lead to more  
questions and discussions between us, the guests and the public.

Don't miss it !



Sergio Edelsztein



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