Conference: Contemporary thinking about exhibitions and curating
The Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava and the Department of Theory and History of Art of the AFAD invite experts and the public to a conference on contemporary forms of exhibitions and curating in Slovakia. The conference will be held in Slovak and Czech languages.
Where?
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Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, Bratislava, room no. 135 (1st floor)
When?
- November 29 - 30, 2023
Annotation
Under what conditions do contemporary art exhibitions become spaces of public debate? What potential do exhibitions and their institutions have in relation to the canons of art history, established hierarchies, or how do they participate in their revision or reproduction? What tools do they use and what social roles do exhibition creators play in relation to the creation of civil society and a living art scene? Where are the interfaces between artistic research and curating?
These are the questions posed by the conference entitled "Contemporary thinking about exhibitions and curating". Today, thirty years after the creation of independent Slovakia, a clear delineation of the position of the discipline of curatorship is still being sought within the framework of visual arts and the entire societal discourse. Mediation and interpretation of themes through the distribution of images and visual material in space - this is the potential of curatorial practice and its ability to stimulate not only the artistic environment, but also to enter into broader interdisciplinary discussions.
The conference is realized within the grant project KEGA 001 VŠVU – 4/2022 Contemporary thinking about exhibitions and curating.
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