Curatorial Intensive in Toyko
October 27–November 2, 2013
Application deadline: August 14, 2013
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Developed by Independent Curators International (ICI) in collaboration with the Mori Art Museum, the Curatorial Intensive: What Does it Mean to be International? will examine the current state of the Asian contemporary art scene within the larger global context. The program will explore the idea of internationality and interrelations among Asian countries, asking whether the new economic and political landscapes of the region are generating competition between cities and countries, or rather a framework for mutual cultural understanding. Aiming to spark an enriching dialogue about different forms of modernity and interconnectivity, this program will ask how curators and institutions are envisioning their role in a rapidly changing environment.
Seminars, site visits, individual meetings, and roundtable discussions will be led by a group of international professionals that includes Cosmin Costinas (Executive Director, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong), Patrick D. Flores (Curator, Vargas Museum, Manila, and Adjunct Curator, National Art Gallery, Singapore), Kate Fowle (Chief Curator, Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow, and Director-at-Large, ICI), Hou Hanru (Curator, 5th Auckland Triennial), Michiyo Hayashi (Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, Tokyo), Mami Kataoka (Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo), and Dr. Sook-Kyung Lee (Research Curator, Tate Research Centre: Asia-Pacific, London), among others.
Application Guidelines
12–14 applicants working internationally will be selected to participate in the Curatorial Intensive. The applicant must have 3+ years of curatorial experience. All applications must include a 500-word description of an exhibition idea that the applicant would like help in developing. This description should outline the proposal concept and any artists that the applicant is considering. Also required are a current 250-word bio, a 500-word letter of intent, and a 300-word text that describes a recent curatorial project that has made an impact on the applicant. To apply, and for full application guidelines, visit ICI’s website.
Fees and Scholarships
The program fee is 1,900 USD. Participants are also responsible for covering travel and accommodation expenses. Scholarship packages that subsidize or eliminate the program fees, accommodation and travel expenses are available and awarded based on merit. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please include a letter of motivation with your application. The Wu ZuoRen Curators Fund generously supports program fee scholarships for Chinese nationals. Scholarships for Turkish nationals will be supported by SAHA. Brazilian curators under the age of 35, living and working in Brazil, can apply for a scholarship that covers the program fee.
For more information, visit ICI’s website or email kimberly [at] curatorsintl.org.
About the Curatorial Intensive
The Curatorial Intensive is ICI’s short-term, low-cost training program that offers a group of curators the chance to develop project ideas and make connections with professionals in the field. It also provides the invaluable opportunity for peer-group education, forging new networks internationally.
The Curatorial Intensive is made possible in part by grants from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the Dedalus Foundation, and the Hartfield Foundation; and by generous contributions from Toby Devan Lewis, the ICI Board of Trustees, the ICI Gerrit Lansing Education Fund, and the supporters of ICI’s Access Fund.
About Independent Curators International
ICI connects emerging and established curators, artists, and institutions to forge international networks and generate new forms of collaboration through the production of exhibitions, events, publications, and curatorial training. Headquartered in New York, the organization provides public access to the people and practices that are key to current developments in curating and exhibition-making around the world, inspiring fresh ways of seeing and contextualizing contemporary art. Since it was established in 1975, ICI has worked with over 1,000 curators and 3,700 artists from 47 countries worldwide.
About Mori Art Museum
Mori Art Museum was inaugurated in 2003 on the 53rd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower as the primary cultural component of the entire development district. It has been striving to take the lead in introducing contemporary art from around the world, and in particular, Asia, with the key emphasis on contemporaneity and internationality. Its exhibition programs have been taking diverse focus over different artistic genres including art, design, fashion, and architecture, different regions from China, India to the Middle East, and a broader historical timeframe seen through contemporary lenses. Taking advantage of the nature of its location, the Mori Art Museum has contributed to making “contemporary art” accessible to the wider public and continues to implement and promote its vision of art and life in the 21st century.
