Curatorial Projects
Over the years a lot of work that gets called “social practices”, “relational aesthetics”, “social sculpture”, etc., has blurred the lines between curation and art-making. In many ways this is a liberating way for artists to share resources with other artists, to collaborate and create dialog. However these practices are problematic as many of the artists who initiate these projects absorb the larger share of the various forms of financial and creative capital that are generated by these collaborations. To clarify my relationship to these works and the works that are presented within these contexts I refer to them as “Aesthetic Curation” or “Curatorial Projects”.
The STAG
The Strathcona Art Gallery (STAG) is a Project Space, Gallery and Residency in the Vancouver, BC home of Aja Rose Bond & Gabriel Saloman. As an experimental Micro-Gallery, The STAG is devoted to informality, community, social activity and big ideas in small places. Links:
The Spartacus School of Passing Time
An ephemeral institution of learning, The Spartacus School of Passing Time utilizes an evolving “curriculum” – co-created by Gabriel Saloman and selected former collective members – installed within the Gallery Space / Washroom of the current Spartacus Books, located at 684 E Hastings St. It is comprised of a variety of learning tools including reading lists, archival documents and images, public lectures or discussion, and a one-of-a-kind Reader to be permanently made available for study in the store. “Teachers” included Jesse Gray, Laiwan & Alexander Daughtery.
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The Spartacus School of Passing Time
Add Art
Add-Art is a free FireFox add-on which replaces advertising on websites with curated art images. The art shows are updated every two weeks and feature contemporary artists and curators. It is a project run by Hana Newman and Steve Lambert, supported by Eyebeam Gallery. For “Innerseeing/Outerseeing I invited interdisciplinary photographers Suzy Poling and David Horowitz to contribute work.
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