A Conversation with Galit Eilat In a candid and generously long conversation with Galit Eilat, we discussed the tension between nationalists, governments, institutions, and the curator’s work. Prompted by the question “whom to serve?”, we spoke about power, positionalities, and institutional conflicts. The Israeli curator, based in the Netherlands, critiques the attention given to the… Continue reading The fear of vanishing from the history of art led to the invention of exhibitions’ history
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Radical Togetherness as a Remedy to (All)Crises
A Conversation with Marina Fokidis Prior to convening online for this interview, we last spoke with Marina Fokidis at the end of her curatorial course in 2020 at the Salzburg Summer Academy of Fine Arts. The virtual space she created for it was the spatio-temporal dimension where our collective met. Our process began there, from… Continue reading Radical Togetherness as a Remedy to (All)Crises
Unlearning the Negation of Presence
In conversation with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung 2 2 Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung writes about dis-othering in his text Disothering as a Method, published within the framework of the transnational project Dis-Othering: Beyond Afropolitan and Other Labels (2018–2019). The overall project is the result of a collaboration between BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts (Brussels), Kulturen… Continue reading Unlearning the Negation of Presence
Ruptures as a Constant Method
A Conversation With Sophie Goltz Sophie Goltz has worked as a curator and art mediator in various places around the world, including Berlin, Kassel, and Singapore. Last year, she took over the position of the Director of the Salzburg Summer Academy of Fine Arts and is associated with CCQ as a member of its editorial… Continue reading Ruptures as a Constant Method
“There is no other way of exercising politics if not through generosity and care.”
A Conversation With Chus Martínez Chus Martínez says she prefers not to be called a curator. Despite her former involvement in curating large-scale exhibitions such as documenta 13 and working with El Museo del Barrio, MACBA, Frankfurter Kunstverein, and many other institutions, her projects do not necessarily reflect the role of a curator in its… Continue reading “There is no other way of exercising politics if not through generosity and care.”