Curating Now Panel Discussion
Presentation for the Kresge Artist Fellows in Detroit, MI
Juan William Chavez, Artist/Director, Boots Contemporary Art Space
Hamza Walker, Associate Curator and Director of Education The Renaissance Society,
Margo Crutchfield Senior Curator MOCA Cleveland,
Jacob Proctor, Associate Curator for Modern and Contemporary UMMA Kirsten Lloyd, Associate Curator Stills Scotland's Center for Photography
Juan William Chavez, Artist/Director, Boots Contemporary Art Space
Hamza Walker, Associate Curator and Director of Education The Renaissance Society,
Margo Crutchfield Senior Curator MOCA Cleveland,
Jacob Proctor, Associate Curator for Modern and Contemporary UMMA Kirsten Lloyd, Associate Curator Stills Scotland's Center for Photography
*Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts-guest curator*
In conjunction with its current exhibition Urban Alchemy/Gordon Matta-Clark, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts has organized three artist-drive projects, one of which concludes with an exhibition by Chicago-based artist and 2010 Whitney Biennial participant Theaster Gates. Gates' will exhibit "Dry Bones and Other Parables from the North," featuring a series of installations richly influenced by the Book of Ezekiel that address the future of the Hyde Park neighborhood of St. Louis. The Pulitzer's guest curator for this project is Juan William Chávez.
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, URBAN ALCHEMY/ GORDON MATTA-CLARK Panel Series
The City as Studio JANUARY 28, 2010
Art-based interventions in the community take many forms and can have a powerful impact. How alternative art spaces and creative interventions can empower both individuals and communities will be a focus of the discussion. The panel will highlight some of the initiatives that are taking place in St. Louis and other similar cities.
Theaster Gates - Artist, Chicago, IL
Juan William Chávez - Artist & Director, Boots Contemporary Arts Space,
Mary Jane Jacob - Executive Director of Exhibitions,Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Luis Croquer - Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
click here to listen to the full panel discussion
Art-based interventions in the community take many forms and can have a powerful impact. How alternative art spaces and creative interventions can empower both individuals and communities will be a focus of the discussion. The panel will highlight some of the initiatives that are taking place in St. Louis and other similar cities.
Theaster Gates - Artist, Chicago, IL
Juan William Chávez - Artist & Director, Boots Contemporary Arts Space,
Mary Jane Jacob - Executive Director of Exhibitions,Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Luis Croquer - Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
click here to listen to the full panel discussion
The Highlights
The Highlights - interview and video screening
Interveiwed and curated by Allison Kave
click here to read interview http://thehighlights.org/wp/?p
The video screening segment of this project will take place on Friday, December 12, 2008, at Harris Lieberman Gallery, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Highlights is an online arts journal started in 2007. It consists of web-based projects and essays by artists. Various curatorial projects are also featured.
Interveiwed and curated by Allison Kave
click here to read interview http://thehighlights.org/wp/?p
The video screening segment of this project will take place on Friday, December 12, 2008, at Harris Lieberman Gallery, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Highlights is an online arts journal started in 2007. It consists of web-based projects and essays by artists. Various curatorial projects are also featured.
Boots Interview on the ART 21 Blog
Boots Interview on the ART 21 Blog
Guest Blog: Rachel Gagnon, from the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
asked questions to Boots Contemporary Art Space and White Flag Projects about the arts scene in St. Louis.
Click on link to view my interview.
http://blog.art21.org/index.ph
or
view videos on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Guest Blog: Rachel Gagnon, from the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
asked questions to Boots Contemporary Art Space and White Flag Projects about the arts scene in St. Louis.
Click on link to view my interview.
http://blog.art21.org/index.ph
or
view videos on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Van Abbemuseum Heartland 03/10/08 - 25/01/09
Heartland is a group exhibition at Van Abbemuseum that reflects on the culture of the heart of the UnitedState.
http://www.heartlandeindhoven.
this exhibition presents new and existing work by artists from America and Europe, among them Jeremiah Day, Kerry James Marshall, Dan Peterman, Julika Rudelius and Wilhelm Sasnal.
Curators
The curators of the exhibition are:
– Charles Esche, director of the Van Abbemuseum
– Kerstin Niemann, research curator, Van Abbemuseum
– Stephanie Smith, director of collections and exhibitions, and curator of contemporary art, Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
Click here to view me on the Heartland blog
http://heartland.vanabbe.nl/?s
Heartland is a group exhibition at Van Abbemuseum that reflects on the culture of the heart of the UnitedState.
http://www.heartlandeindhoven.
this exhibition presents new and existing work by artists from America and Europe, among them Jeremiah Day, Kerry James Marshall, Dan Peterman, Julika Rudelius and Wilhelm Sasnal.
Curators
The curators of the exhibition are:
– Charles Esche, director of the Van Abbemuseum
– Kerstin Niemann, research curator, Van Abbemuseum
– Stephanie Smith, director of collections and exhibitions, and curator of contemporary art, Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
Click here to view me on the Heartland blog
http://heartland.vanabbe.nl/?s
Great River Biennial winner 2008
Great River Biennial winner Juan William Chavez talks about his process and work he's chosen for his exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.
lick here to view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
lick here to view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
