ON MEDIATION/3
2015/2016
theory and curatorial practices in the global age
The research group AGI presents the third edition of the training seminar ON MEDIATION, whose the two first editions gathered more than 60 participants from 11 different countries who were asked to generate four different curatorial projects in collaboration with the platform iDENSITAT, the Fundació Antoni Tàpies archive, the Fundació Guasch Coranty, ADN Platform and the Cercle Artistic Sant Lluc. These projects were the result from the need to offer a university training program that is able to provide both theoretical and practical tools for the creation process of an exhibition.
>From the research group AGI and as a result of the recent profesionalization of the figure of the curator, we believe it is necessary to detail the results from contemporary curatorial practices understood as a mediation mechanism, ‘thinking beyond the specialized role’ and creating a space for debate ‘on the cultural location of this mediation’ (Lars Bang Larsen & Soren Andresen, 2006).
ON MEDIATION/3 Theory and Curatorial Practices in the Global Art, is a theoretical and practical training seminar, where various perspectives are addressed in order to identify different methodologies to promote the curatorial practice towards a multidisciplinary scenario. Thus, the seminar will be organized through a first theoretical phase of lectures led by curators of recognized international experience and a second practice phase where participants, by previous selection, can develop the ideas put forth by the mentored curatorial projects that will be presented in àngels barcelona-espai 2 in Spring 2016.
This seminar is open to artists, curators, critics, students, researchers and other collectives interested in developing their curatorial concerns beyond the disciplinary scope, deepening the practice of cultural mediation and questioning imposed models. All registered participants will receive a certificate of attendance, online work materials, personalized tutoring and specific monitoring of curatorial projects.
