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Instituto Inhotim

Program dates:

April 22-28, 2012

Organized from April 22-28, 2012, the Curatorial Intensive will employ Instituto Inhotim as a case study to explore how curatorial practices negotiate issues of commissioning and adaptation of site-specific works; interpretation and recreation of lost and unrealized projects; and concepts of the expanded museum and exhibition, such as curating through collection building; the spatial expansion of the institution; and new forms of outreach and audience development.

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The 2012 Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Travel Award for Central America and the Caribbean

Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and ICI announce 2012 curatorial travel award

February 1, 2012 @ Independent Curators International (ICI) Find out more »

International Forum

Join the International Forum and let ICI become your gateway to exclusive, behind-the-scenes events with the people who shape contemporary art.

November 17, 2011 @ Independent Curators International Find out more »

Curator's Perspective CP: Maria Lind

ICI launches the 2012 Curator’s Perspective series with a lecture by Maria Lind at the CUNY Graduate Center.

February 15, 2012 @ CUNY Graduate Center 7:00pm-8:30pm Find out more »

Performance Now: The First Decade of the New Century

Performance Now: The First Decade of the New Century is an exhibition that shows how performance has come to be at the center of the discussion on the latest developments in 21st century art and culture.

Curated by RoseLee Goldberg Find out more »

Exhibition Related ER: People’s Conference

On February 24-25, ICI presents the People’s Conference, a two-day conversation in conjunction with the final stop of the People’s Biennial tour at Haverford College, PA.

February 24, 2012 @ Haverford College and ICA, University of Pennsylvania Find out more »

Curatorial Hub Curatorial Hub: Dead Letter Office Hours

Legacy Russell & Stina Puotinen invite you to an evening riot of love letters and spiked tea at the ICI Curatorial Hub.

February 10, 2012 @ Independent Curators International (ICI) The Curatorial Hub Find out more »

Living as Form (The Nomadic Version)

Living as Form (The Nomadic Version) is an unprecedented, international project exploring over twenty years of cultural works that blur the forms of art and everyday life, emphasizing participation, dialogue, and community engagement.

Curated by Nato Thompson Find out more »

Create

Create is a group show that will bring well-deserved attention to the compelling work created over the past 20 years by artists with developmental disabilities, sharing it with a broad audience and expanding on its impact on renowned international artists and its significant contribution to the field of contemporary art.

Curated by Lawrence Rinder, Matthew Higgs Find out more »

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Curatorial Intensive

The Curatorial Intensive is ICI’s short-term, low-cost training program that offers emerging curators the chance to develop their exhibition ideas and make connections to leaders in the field, providing the opportunity to forge new international networks through peer-group education. The Curatorial Intensive takes place twice annually in New York, and in other locations in conjunction with institutional partners worldwide.

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Research

  • Dispatch: Performance and Reperformance

    As an artistic classification, the term ‘performance art’ is fairly contentious within the contemporary art world. Over the past 40 years, the artistic practice has evolved to encompass myriad forms and titles in an attempt to adequately categorize the genre. Artists, curators and scholars readily agree there are historical sub-movements within the genre, such as body art, live art, etc., but the term ‘performance art’ has been largely accepted as the definitive term and subsequently integrated within both art historical and popular discourse.  Some argue the classification of ‘performative’ is misleading and antithetical to the conceptual basis of most works done in the 1960’s and 70’s.  The term portends theatricality and therefore misconstrues or alters the intentions of the work because of the association with entertainment.

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  • ICI Program: Fall/Winter 2011/12 Program

    The third issue of ICI’s semi-annual brochure is now available, giving you the latest information on our exhibitions, events, publications, educational initiatives, studio visits, and numerous other projects that are in development at ICI this season. With CURATORSINTL.ORG on its cover, this brochure also announces our new web address and improved website, complete with more resources and information that is easier to navigate.

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  • Dispatch: In the Garden of Mirrored Flowers and Forking Paths: Notes from the Edges of Beijing

    I recall with clarity that moment, a few months back, when it seemed I had finally lost the plot. On April 3rd, throughout dinner and during my cab ride home, I had been receiving text messages from a friend who was attending a highly anticipated auction that evening at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, The Ullens Collection: The Nascence of Avant-Garde China. Among the sale’s 106 works were many historically significant paintings made during the decade between 1985 and 1995, including early efforts by artists who later became the most well-known and commercially successful of their generation, such as Cai Guo-Qiang, Liu Xiaodong, Wang Guangyi, Yu Hong, Zeng Fanzhi and Zhang Xiaogang. According to a statement issued on behalf of collector Guy Ullens, liquidating his collection of Chinese art was a way “to give these works back to the country.”

     

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