The Most Beautiful Kunsthalle in The World
A project for the Contemporary Arts Centre of Como
Tuesday – 29 November 2011
Curating The Most Beautiful Kunsthalle in The World
Practical information
Language: all lectures will be held in English
Location: Fondazione Antonio Ratti
Via per Cernobbio, 19
22100 Como, Italy
www.fondazioneratti.org
Introduction: Marco De Michelis/Filipa Ramos
Keynote Speaker: Maria Lind
11:00–13:00
1. The canon
Teresa Gleadowe
Bruce Altshuler
Christian Rattemeyer
14:30–16:30
2. The exhibition
Jens Hoffmann
Celine Condorelli
Raimundas Malašauskas
17:00–18:30
3. The institutions
Chus MartÌnez
Dirk Snauwaert
The fifteenth encounter of The most beautiful Kunsthalle in the world takes the shape of a workshop dedicated to probably the most complex and controversial problem of the exhibiting practices of contemporary art, as it will analyze the history, role, and physiognomy of the curator.
For this, the Antonio Ratti Foundation invited nine amongst the most prestigious researchers, thinkers, and curators to discuss three specific aspects of the question in cause: the historicity of the figure of the curator: the origin and transformations of her/his role and function during the second half of the Twentieth century;
The format of the exhibition, or better that of the exhibitions, as we need to think in plural to cross the whole range that goes from the monographic to the thematic show, to the diverse manifestations of the international large exhibitions;
- the plurality of the institutions and the role of the curator within them, from the museum, where the problems of the permanent collection cross those of the exhibition practices; to the contemporary art centres, art galleries and the periodical manifestations that spread on the shadow of the Venetian Biennale.
Within a time frame of two years, which started in the Fall of 2010, The most beautiful Kunsthalle in the world is developing an exhaustive reflection upon the international artistic system, its protagonists, institutions, territories and its specific and controversial features. The themes that will be discussed in 2011 and 2012 will range from the analysis of the diverse models of exhibition spaces and its characteristics; the importance of the display; the relation between economy and art; the publications of art and other questions related to all the aspects of doing and producing exhibitions. A particular attention will be given to the Italian panorama and its peculiarities.
The entire is under the scientific responsibility of the Director of the Fondazione Ratti, Marco De Michelis, with the general coordination of Filipa Ramos.
Practical information
Language: all lectures will be held in English
Location: Fondazione Antonio Ratti
Via per Cernobbio, 19
22100 Como
Italy
www.fondazioneratti.org