Event Date: 19 June 2015
Arts Lecture Theatre 2
Royal Holloway University of London
Egham, Surrey
TW20 0EX
The Humanities and Arts Research Centre at Royal Holloway University of London presents:
Making Space for Art Symposium
For as long as art has existed, so too has the question of where and how it is experienced. Art institutions, from the major national collections to regional museums, and university galleries, play an important role in reflecting, and in shaping, cultural identity. The practice and the reception of art are constantly evolving, and so the role of curating has diversified to engage with the changing nature and growing diversity of artistic practices.This one-day symposium explores the relationship between curating, display, and space, and examines the ways in which different practices of curating can shape our understanding of physical as well as cultural environments. The invited speakers represent a wide cross-section of different types of art space with contrasting imperatives, objectives and priorities.
Programme:
Introduction by Dr Giuliana Pieri (RHUL):
Angela dalle Vacche (Georgia Institute of Technology) – Picasso’s Mystery: Art and Cinema
Paper read by Professor Eric Robertson (RHUL):
Questions:
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Sonnet Stanfill (curator of fashion at the V&A) – Creating Space for Fashion in a National Museum
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Nick Tromans (Watts Gallery) – The Watts Gallery
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Dr Laura MacCulloch (Royal Holloway, University Collections) – Waking a sleeping Giant: Making Space for Art at Royal Holloway, University of London
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Charlotte Keenan (National Museums Liverpool) – Curating the Local/National at the Walker Art Gallery
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Stephen Patterson (The Royal Collection) – Curating at the Palace
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Roundtable discussion with Christine Riding (Senior Curator of Arts at the Royal Museums Greenwich) and the above speakers
Chair: Professor Eric Robertson (RHUL):
