conference COLLECTING AND CURATING – A POSITIONAL SHIFT IN THE ART SCENE? 27 November 2014, Cafe Moskau, Berlin COLLECTING AND CURATING – A POSITIONAL SHIFT IN THE ART SCENE? The cultural, social and economic importance of exhibitions has increased significantly over the past few years. This is mainly due to the greater mobility of people, objects and information, as reflected in the biennial culture, as well as to the increased importance of culture for the economic development of cities and regions. Today, there are over 100 art biennials all over the world that compete with each other for attention, relevance, and visitors. In addition, there are also triennial, quadrennial and documenta exhibitions. This year‘s F.A.Z. art conference on 27 November 2014 is dedicated to the topic of collecting and curating and will explore the issue of positional shifts in the art scene in this context. TOPICS Is the » canon of competence« shifting from museum curators to collectors due to the increased confidence of collectors? Are there positional shifts between artists and curators, i.e., has the curatorial become more important than art itself? What are the strategies and methods of curating compared with those of art? What is the aesthetic, social and political potential of the curatorial approach? PATRON MINISTER OF STATE FOR CULTURE AND MEDIA PROF. MONIKA GRÜTTERS, MDB PARTNER SPEAKERS WELCOME Prof Monika Grütters, Member of the Bundestag (MdB), Minister of State for Culture and Media Dr Ralf Beil, Director of Institut Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt and Director-designate of Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg Ellen Blumenstein, Chief Curator, KW Institute for Contemporary Art – KUNST-WERKE BERLIN Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Artistic Director, dOCUMENTA (13) 2012, Kassel and Curator, 14th Istanbul Biennial 2015 Prof Dr Beatrice von Bismarck, professor of art history and visual culture and co-founder of the „Cultures of the Curatorial“ study programme at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (Academy of Visual Arts) in Leipzig Bice Curiger, Director of the Fondation Vincent van Gogh, Arles and Director of the 54th Venice Biennial 2011 Dr Philipp Demandt, Director, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin Dr Barbara Engelbach, Curator, Museum Ludwig, Cologne Andrea Fraser, artist and professor, New Genres, UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles Prof Dr Isabelle Graw, art critic, publisher and editor, TEXTE ZUR KUNST, Berlin Dr Hans-Michael Herzog, Director, Daros Latinamerica, Zurich; Casa Daros, Rio de Janeiro Julia Kurz, Graduate of the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig Anja Lückenkemper, Graduate of the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig Daniel Marzona, Daniel Marzona Galerie, Berlin Prof Philippe Pirotte, Principal, Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt Thomas Schulte, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin Christian Schwarm, Founder, Independent Collectors, Berlin Matthias Wagner K, Director, Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main MODERATORS Dr Rose-Maria Gropp, Editor-in-chief, F.A.Z. Kunstmarkt Dr Julia Voss, Director of the art department, F.A.Z. Feuilleton SCHEDULE CONFERENCE 27 NOVEMBER 2014 COLLECTING AND CURATING – A POSITIONAL SHIFT IN THE ART SCENE? 26 November 2014 1from 7:00 pm Evening reception Lecture: Matthias Wagner K, Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main 27 November 2014 9:00 am Registration and pick-up of participant materials 10:00 am Welcome Ulrike Berendson, Frankfurter Allgemeine Forum 10:05 am Welcoming speech Prof Monika Grütters, Minister of State for Culture and Media 10:15 am KEYNOTE THE ART OF GERMANY or »Like a kid in a candy store«? The long-standing attempt to give the nation a framework – and break out of it at the same time Dr Philipp Demandt, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin 10:45 am PANEL DISCUSSION Collecting and curating—who represents the canon? Dr Ralf Beil, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt and Director-designate, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg Dr Philipp Demandt, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin Daniel Marzona, Daniel Marzona Galerie, Berlin Prof Philippe Pirotte, Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt Christian Schwarm, Independent Collectors, Berlin Moderator: Dr Rose-Maria Gropp, F.A.Z. 12:15 pm Break COLLECTING AND CURATING – A POSITIONAL SHIFT IN THE ART SCENE? CONFERENCE 27 NOVEMBER 2014 12:45 pm STATEMENT Andrea Fraser, artist, professor, UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles 1:00 pm CONVERSATION Andrea Fraser, artist, professor, UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles Dr Barbara Engelbach, Museum Ludwig, Cologne Moderator: Dr Julia Voss, F.A.Z. 1:30 pm Lunch 2:45 pm LECTURE The Curatorial – The Dynamics of a Field Prof Dr Beatrice von Bismarck, Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig 3:05 pm LECTURE Of Parallel Worlds and Communicating Tubes Bice Curiger, Fondation Vincent van Gogh, Arles and Director of the 54th Venice Biennial 2011 3:25 pm COMMENTS Anja Lückenkemper, Julia Kurz, Graduates, Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig 3:45 pm LECTURE … but what about the art? Dr Hans-Michael Herzog, Daros Latinamerica, Zurich; Casa Daros, Rio de Janeiro CONFERENCE 27 NOVEMBER 2014 4:05 pm COLLECTING AND CURATING – A POSITIONAL SHIFT IN THE ART SCENE? PANEL DISCUSSION Artists and curators: Has the curatorial become too important? Ellen Blumenstein, KW Institute for Contemporary Art – KUNST-WERKE BERLIN Prof Dr Beatrice von Bismarck, Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig Andrea Fraser, artist, professor, UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles Prof Dr Isabelle Graw, TEXTE ZUR KUNST, Berlin Dr Hans-Michael Herzog, Daros Latinamerica, Zurich; Casa Daros, Rio de Janeiro Thomas Schulte, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin Moderator: Dr Julia Voss, F.A.Z. 5:30 pm CLOSING KEYNOTE »Let Us Speak of The Place of the Curatorial in Steinese – that was a solid thing, a charming thing, a lovely thing, a perplexing thing, a disconcerting thing, a simple thing, a clear thing, a complicated thing, an interesting thing.« Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Artistic Director, dOCUMENTA (13) 2012, Kassel and Curator, 14th Istanbul Biennial from 6:00 pm Farewell get-together Additional Information and Registration www.faz-forum.com/sammeln–kuratieren VENUE Cafe Moskau Karl-Marx-Allee 34 10178 Berlin Cafe Moskau is a symbol of Berlin, like the TV tower, the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag. 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