Title & Author:

Rotterdam dialogues : the critics, the curators, the artists / editors, Zoë Gray [and others].

Publication:

Utrecht : Post Editions ; Santa Monica : Distribution, US and Canada, RAM Productions, 2010.

Description:

272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
The critics. Is there still such a thing as editorial authority? / Tim Griffin & Edgar Schmitz ; Can criticism be a productive force for speculative thinking? / Sina Najafi, Sven Lütticken, Dieter Roelstraete ; Are there new audiences for art criticism? / Mark Rappolt [and others] ; Workshop / led by Melissa Gronlund -- The curators. When is a biennial a success? / Bart De Baere [and others] ; Has the rise of the independent curator affected art practice? / Kitty Scott & Seth Siegelaub ; Is the curator per definition a political animal? / Enrico Lunghi [and others] ; Is curating narcissistic? / Ann Demeester & Jan Hoet ; Workshop / led by Raimundas Malašauskas -- The artists. The power of representation/The representation of power / Piero Golia, Sarah Morris, Pierre Bismuth ; Persona / Jimmy Robert [and others] ; Total visibility / Willem de Rooj & Jeff Wall ; Workshop / led by Judy Radul -- What are you talking about now?

Summary:

This book juxtaposes three distinct agents in the art world - the critics, curators and artists of its title - adopting the conversational form of three large-scale symposia that took place at Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, in the fall of 2008 and the spring of 2009. In addition to transcripts from selected dialogues and the outcomes of three guest-led workshops, it also contains spirited contributions that arrived from many of the participants in the months that followed the 'Rotterdam dialogues' opening another dimension of the discussions held in front of a large audience. At stake here are questions of cultural agency, audience and production, ranging from the concrete to the speculative.

ISBN:

9789460830174 (paperback)
946083017X (paperback)

Subject:

Art, Modern 21st century Congresses.
Art criticism Congresses.
Art critics Congresses.
Art museum curators Congresses.
Art 21e siècle Congrès.
Critique d'art Congrès.
Critiques d'art Congrès.
Conservateurs de musée d'art Congrès.
Art criticism.
Art critics.
Art, Modern.
Art museum curators.
Art, Modern 21st century History and criticism Congresses.

Form/genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Added entries:

Gray, Zoë, 1978-
Witte de With, centrum voor hedendaagse kunst.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 278217
Call No.: BIB 213728
Status: Available