In this course, we will read theoretical literature on curatorial practices and the genealogy of curating. The course
will introduce contemporary issues that affect the production and organization of exhibitions, such as globalization
and migration, digital culture, urbanization and the use of space, and changing public understandings. The course
includes knowledge of the cultural, theoretical, social, political and economic issues that underpin the art gallery
and museum system. What happens to political projects when they are exhibited or even enclosed in normative
spaces such as a museum or exhibition? How to think of curating as care and inclusion? We look at the concept
of "slow curating". How to view archives through a decolonial perspective? Should museums return colonial
artifacts? How to deal with the problematic heritage that underpins many collections? How to creatively reshape
historical archives through curatorial practices? The course will include excursions to galleries, museums and
other exhibition spaces. Through visits to galleries, museums, and art collections.
Last update: Bc. Veronika Kučabová (07.09.2023)
In this course, we will read theoretical literature on curatorial practices and the genealogy of curating. The course
will introduce contemporary issues that affect the production and organization of exhibitions, such as globalization
and migration, digital culture, urbanization and the use of space, and changing public understandings. The course
includes knowledge of the cultural, theoretical, social, political and economic issues that underpin the art gallery
and museum system. What happens to political projects when they are exhibited or even enclosed in normative
spaces such as a museum or exhibition? How to think of curating as care and inclusion? We look at the concept
of "slow curating". How to view archives through a decolonial perspective? Should museums return colonial
artifacts? How to deal with the problematic heritage that underpins many collections? How to creatively reshape
historical archives through curatorial practices? The course will include excursions to galleries, museums and
other exhibition spaces. Through visits to galleries, museums, and art collections.
Literature
Last update: Denisa Tomková, M.Sc., Ph.D. (21.09.2023)
Recommended:
. . In Azoulay, Ariella Aïsha. . . Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism . London: Verso, 2019, s. -. ISBN ..
. . In Dimitrikaki, Angela and Perry, Lara.. Politics in the Glass Case: Feminism, Exhihibition Cultures and Curatorial Turn . : Liverpool University Press., 2013, s. -. ISBN ..
. . In Krasny, Elke and Lingg, Sophie (Ed. et.al.) . Radicalizing Care. Feminist and Queer Activism in Curating. . : Stenberg Press., 2021, s. -. ISBN ..
. . In Elke Krasny and Larra Pery (eds). . Curating with Care. . : Routledge, 2023, s. -. ISBN ..
. . In Lee, Shimirt. . Decolonize Museums. . : OR Books., 2022, s. -. ISBN ..
. . In O'Neill, Paul. The Culture of Curating and the Curating of Culture(s), . : The MIT Press , 2012, s. -. ISBN ..
. . In Terry Smith. Curating the Complex and The Open Strike. . : Stenberg Press, 2021, s. -. ISBN ..
. . In Ndikung, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng. . Pidginization as Curatorial Method: Messing with Languages and Praxes of Curating. . : Stenberg Press, 2023, s. -. ISBN ..
Syllabus
Last update: Denisa Tomková, M.Sc., Ph.D. (21.09.2023)
4: HISTORY OF EXHIBITIONS AND NEW MUSEOLOGY, 23.10.2023
5: MUSEUM VISIT, 30.10.2023
6: INSTITUTIONAL CRITIQUE (Feminist Perspective, Politics in Glass Case), 6.11.2023
7: WHO IS INCLUDED? DECOLONIAL CONTEMPORARY ART, 13.11.2023
8: EXHIBITION VISIT, 20.11.2023
9: CONTEMPORARY ART CURATING, ART BIENNALES, 27.11.2023
10: CURATING AS CARE, 4.12.2023
11: EXHIBITION VISIT, 18.12.2023
12: CONCLUSIONS, 18.12.2023
Course completion requirements
Last update: Denisa Tomková, M.Sc., Ph.D. (18.09.2023)
All students are expected to read the assigned readings before each class. In each class, a small group of 2-3 students will be responsible for preparing a presentation on the assigned topic and theoretical texts in which they will explain the main line of argument, summarize the conclusion, and formulate three questions based on what they have read. A maximum of two student absences are allowed for the course.
