Independent Curators International (ICI) supports the work of curators to help create stronger art communities through experimentation, collaboration, and international engagement. Curators are arts community leaders and organizers who champion artistic practice; build essential infrastructures and institutions; and generate public engagement with art. Our collaborative programs connect curators across generations, and across social, political and cultural borders. They form an international framework for sharing knowledge and resources — promoting cultural exchange, access to art, and public awareness for the curator’s role.
Paul Luckraft
Paul is a London-based curator currently working at Modern Art Oxford. Recent projects include solo exhibitions by Thomas Houseago, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Kerry Tribe and Jenny Saville, and a performance ‘mini-festival’ featuring contributions from 12 artists across one weekend. Paul participated at FACT, Liverpool, where he worked on shows by the likes of Vito Acconci, Matthew Buckingham and Walid Raad; and at Urbis, Manchester, where he curated group exhibition ‘State of the Art: New York’, featuring Bruce High Quality Foundation and Matthew Lutz-Kinoy amongst others; and co-curated thematic show ‘Manchester, Television and the City’. Paul completed a Fine Art degree in Liverpool, and pursued a practice in the city, exhibiting work nationally and internationally. Whilst in Liverpool he worked extensively on artist-led activity, converting studio space into project space, curating exhibitions as part of the Independents strand of the Liverpool Biennial, and co-founding The Royal Standard artist-run organization.
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Contemporary Curatorial Practice
Focusing on new models for curating and exhibition development, ICI’s annual summer Curatorial Intensive offers curators the opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world and share ideas on how to push the parameters of their practice.
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