"On Curating," Carolee Thea's second volume of interviews with ten
of today's leading curators, explores the intellectual convictions
and personal visions that lay the groundwork for the most
prestigious and influential exhibitions in the world today. Among
the aesthetic and theoretical issues raised are the relationship
between artist and curator, globalism, post-colonialism,
capitalism, the future of cultural tourism and the biennial as
spectacle or utopian ideal. As Thea notes in her introduction, "the
biennial or mega-exhibition--a laboratory for experimentation,
investigation and aesthetic liberation--is where the curators'
experience and knowledge are tested. As they negotiate venues for
artistic expression, intellectual critiques and humanistic concerns
in their own societies and others, they are challenged by the
certainties and uncertainties of a constantly evolving future."
Thea's interviewees are Joseph Backstein, Carolyn
Christov-Bakargiev, Okwui Enwezor, Charles Esche, Massimiliano
Gioni, RoseLee Goldberg, Mary Jane Jacob, Pi Li, Virginia
Perez-Ratton and Rirkrit Tiravanija. "On Curating" also includes 50
color illustrations of relevant works by (among others) Kutlug
Ataman, Tamy Ben-Tor, John Bock, Cao Fei, Olafur Eliasson, Isaac
Julien, Francois & Philippe Parreno, Yvonne Rainer, Michael
Rakowitz, Doris Salcedo, Allan Sekula, Yinka Shonibare and
Francesca Woodman.
Carolee Thea is a curator, critic, art historian and independent
scholar. Her first book, "Foci: Interviews with Ten International
Curators" was published in 2001. She is contributing editor at
"ArtAsiaPacific" and "Sculpture" magazine and was the English
editor of "Atlantica" 45. Her articles, reviews and interviews have
been published in many arts journals, among them "Parkett, "
Artforum.com, " The New Art Examiner, Modern Painters, "
Artnet.com, "ZSijue 21 Beijing, Heresies, Tema Celeste, Parachute"
and "ArtNews."
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