Recent & Upcoming Events
Institutions by Artists
October 12 – 14, 2012 / Institutions by Artists is a three day, international event that evaluates and activates the performance and promise of contemporary artist-run centres and initiatives.
Convening a world congress of artists, curators, critics, and academics, Institutions by Artists will deliberate, explore, and advance the common interests of artist-run centres, collectives, and cultures, creating a catalyst for new as well as divergent assessments and perspectives on such phenomena today. Using experimental formats, performative frameworks, and participatory vehicles, the three day series of events is designed to challenge and generate new thinking about artist-run initiatives globally, examining many dimensions whether urban or rural, fixed or mobile, and local or regional, among others. Inspired by the many artists wrestling creatively with building, using, shaping, and deploying institutions by artists,we will explore economies of exchange and knowledge; institutional time and space; as well as intimate and professional networks, among other critical interrogations.
Podcast
Institutions by Artists: Should artists professionalize?
November 6, 2012 / As artists have taken on the creation of artist-run organizations or have turned themselves or their practices into institutions, their roles have expanded, taking on the work of curator, administrator, critic, educator, publicist, and so forth. While the polyvalence of contemporary artists has enriched institutions with resources and support, any reciprocity remains subject to debate. The professionalization of the artist, arising as a consequence of artist-run institution building and the blurring of professional roles inherent in such activity, may limit artistic potential in that artists take on increased administrative and curatorial responsibilities, among others, at the opportunity cost of artistic production. In the second debate of the convention, presenters will deliberate on the many roles of the contemporary artist, making the case for and against his or her professionalization.
Team A (for):
Julia Bryan-Wilson
Jeff Derksen
Candice Hopkins
Team B (against):
Tania Bruguera
Sam Gould
Claire Tancons
Previous News and Events
- Intangible Economies at Art Berlin Contemporary 2012-09-16
- Sumi Ink Club 2012-08-18
- Grouper: Sleep 2012-08-16
- Robert Ashley Speaking Thru Will Holder 2012-06-14
- Fillip 16: Berlin Launch 2012-05-30
- Fillip 16: Toronto Launch 2012-05-01
- Pa/per View Art Book Fair 2012-03-23
- It's a Book, It's a Stage, It's a Public Place 2012-03-17
- Destroy All Monsters Screening 2012-02-25
Podcast Archive
- Institutions by Artists: Should artists profession... 2012-11-06
- Institutions by Artists: Is there a space for art ... 2012-10-29
- Melanie Gilligan: Intangible Economies 2012-03-12
- Hadley+Maxwell: It seemed like a good idea at the time 2012-02-20
- Antonia Hirsch: Intangible Economies 2012-01-30
- Tania Bruguera: Making Space 2011-01-10
- Tamsin Dillon: Making Space 2010-07-01
- Barbara Cole: Making Space 2010-05-31
- Silvia Kolbowski: Dear Silvia... July 2009 2010-01-11
- Diedrich Diederichsen: Judgment, Objecthood, Tempo... 2009-08-07
- Maria Fusco: Say Who I Am: Or A Broad Private Wink 2009-07-31
- Tom Morton: Three or Four Types of Intimacy (and P... 2009-07-24
- William Wood: Notes on the Demise and Persistence ... 2009-07-17
- Tirdad Zolghadr: Judgment and Art Criticism 2009-07-10
- AA Bronson: A History of Printed Matter 2008-09-22