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Universes in Universe Welten der Kunst | Worlds of Art | Mundos del Arte |
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The Museum as Medium Dialogues on Museum Language and Contemporary Art This international Symposium seeks to provide insights on innovative forms of display, presentation and interpretation of art. Museums in the Twentieth century have been shaped by the vision of contemporary artists, curators, and educators who have searched for various strategies of communication with their audiences. More than simply existing as a static structure, museums have become a contextual language that has allowed for reflection, critique, and innovation in the artistic dialogue. The symposium will address topics regarding the function of contemporary art museums as tools for learning, dialogue and critical thought, particularly as it is reflected in the work of various contemporary artists. The panels addressing the same subject will take place in two parallel sessions in Mexico City and New York, with a different array of leading artists, curators and scholars. The beginning of each session will include keynote addresses by James Putnam (Mexico City) and by Stephen Jay Gould (New York). James Putnam will discuss the relationship between the artist and the museum in the Twentieth Century, as he explored in his work "Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium". Stephen Jay Gould, author of "Finders, Keepers: Eight Collectors", will address a number of critical issues, including the origins, the form, and possible future direction of the contemporary museum. Mexico City: Aula Magna, Centro Multimedia Centro Nacional de las Artes Saturday, April 27, 2002 10am - 6pm New York City: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Saturday, May 11, 2002 10am - 4pm The Museum as Medium has been organized by Pablo Helguera, Senior Education Program Manager of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. This program is possible thanks to support from the Fideicomiso para la Cultura Mexico-EUA and the Centro Nacional para las Artes in Mexico City, the United States Embassy in Mexico City, the Colección Jumex and Aprendiendo a Través del Arte. Participants (more to be confirmed) Mexico City Keynote Speech: James Putnam, Curator, Contemporary Arts and Cultures Program, the British Museum Marco Barrera Bassols, Director, Museum of Natural History, Mexico City Lynne Cooke, Curator, Dia Center for the Arts Abraham Cruzvillegas, artist Minerva Cuevas, artist Andrea Fraser, artist James Elkins, Art Historian, Art Institute of Chicago Pablo Helguera, Senior Education Program Manager, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Christine Hill, artist Patricia Martín, Jumex Collection, Mexico Cuauhtémoc Medina, independent curator and critic, Mexico City Antonio Muntadas, Artist, New York Cornelia Parker, Artist, London James Putnam, Curator, British Museum, London Osvaldo Sánchez, independent critic and curator, Mexico City Guillermo Santamarina, Director, Ex-Teresa Espacio Alternativo, Mexico City (TBC) Fred Wilson, artist Julian Zugazagoitia, Exec. Assistant to the Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York City: Keynote Speaker: Stephen Jay Gould, Professor of Geology and Zoology, Harvard University Francis Alÿs, artist Marco Barrera Bassols, Director, Museum of Natural History, Mexico City Norton Batkin, Director, Bard Center for Curatorial Studies, New York Barbara Bloom, artist Nicolás Bourriaud, codirector, Palais de Tokyo, Paris Abraham Cruzvillegas, artist Michael Fehr, curator, Hagen, Germany Christine Hill, artista Jon Ippolito, assistent cutaor, New Media, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, artist Allan McCollum, artist James Putnam, curator, British Museum; author "The Museum as Medium" Osvaldo Sánchez, independent critic and curator, Mexico City Nancy Spector, Curator of Contemporary Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Gregory Volk, independent critic and curator, New York; writer for Art in America Fred Wilson, artist
10am 10:30-11:45 This panel examines artists intervention in the museum visit through the creation of all-encompassing experiences such as environments, narratives, and exhibition design. 12:00- 1:15 The discussion will center around collecting as an activity that becomes the core of the artistic process, and the way that scientific models of classification have been adopted as strategies by artists, particularly with new media. 2:00-3:30 This panel explores ways in which artists question boundaries - whether physical of institutional- of the museum. |
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