Entries Tagged 'IN PERSPECTIVE' ↓
January 14th, 2011 — ARCHITECTURE, DÉCOR, EXHIBITIONS, IN PERSPECTIVE, TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN
Do curators have “rights” which supersede an artist’s Intellectual Property rights? It’s one thing to criticise a curator’s thesis, or the complex decisions that are made in order to mount an exhibition or hang a collection. And sure, of course there is a particular mode of creativity involved in the curatorial process. But are these activities defensible as a higher form of Intellectual Property over that which is embodied in works of art? Some curatorial practices seem to assume this is the case. To open the question for critical debate, here is Iconophilia’s list of the eleven common ways in which curators may interfere with the Intellectual Property inherent in a work of art. As we witnessed in 2010, curators may/do:
1. redesign integral elements of a work of art
2. rearrange the elements of a work of art
3. frame it in a way that’s inconsistent with its original manifestation
4. hang it on a wall that’s painted in a dominating colour
5. locate it amongst competing architectural forms (for example, hang flat art on a curved wall)
6. exhibit the work in dynamic lighting conditions
7. subject the work to intense spotlighting
8. exhibit a work of art without giving attribution to the artist(s) (names)
9. vary the orientation of a work of art
10. ignore the artist’s instructions
11. use fragments of artworks as logotypes
Iconophilia seeks readers’ contributions of examples of the ways in which public institutions interfere with the integrity of works of art. If you wish to contribute to the Iconophilia database of the following kinds of curatorial actions which appear to infringe the integrity of a work of art which is currently on public display in a museum or art gallery, please download this pdf checklist.
January 6th, 2011 — ARTISTS, IN PERSPECTIVE, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
Ben Davis: “The emblematic figure of “postmodernity,” in this sense — the person who stands at the nexus of its political, economic and cultural aspects — is neither an artist nor a philosopher, but Charles Saatchi.” Read on, in artnet, here.
December 12th, 2010 — IN PERSPECTIVE, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
Read this account of the debate in the NYT.
December 8th, 2010 — IN PERSPECTIVE, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
Here at the Frontline Club on CBS
December 7th, 2010 — IN PERSPECTIVE, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
coming through thick and fast: see here ex Liberation via Presseurop: “…a bogus scandal, a scandal that only appears to be a scandal against the backdrop of the hypocrisy governing relations between the state, the citizenry and the press.”
December 2nd, 2010 — ARTISTS, IN PERSPECTIVE, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
If you ever get to own an Ai Weiwei it will take some time to determine its proper mode of address. It’s best to work it out in private… ArtDaily is full of such treasures as this…
November 30th, 2010 — ARTISTS, IN PERSPECTIVE, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
Jacob Kassay’s works “look like elegantly abused luxury goods. There’s the precious metal color, the sophisticated post-production, and some smoky, sexy burns. If you’re going to risk a few thousand dollars on a piece of art, why not buy something impossibly desirable? Unfortunately, it’s too late to grab one. Another contemporary anomaly: the show was sold out before the opening.” Read Sarah Douglas on the Jacob Kassay phenomenon at ArtInfo
November 15th, 2010 — IN PERSPECTIVE, PHOTOGRAPHY, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
Iconophilia enjoyed this issue of MoMA’s Inside/Out
November 11th, 2010 — ARTISTS, IN PERSPECTIVE, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
details of the CIA’s use of modern art as a front for cold-war ideology continue to surface – see here in The Independent.
October 31st, 2010 — ARTISTS, IN PERSPECTIVE, READING, LOOKING, LEAKING, MOPPING UP
Here’s Anton Vidokle at e-flux trying to sort out who’s who.
