ART 382 - Belle Ribicoff Seminar

Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)

Topic for 2017/18b: Contemporary Issues in Curatorial Practice. What is the museum curator’s work in the 21st century? Since the turn of the last century, the curatorial profession in art museums has essentially been reinvented. This seminar explores how today’s collection caretakers interpret and present art, and for whom they do it. We consider the guidelines that curators are charged with following and the nature of their responsibilities–to the collections they oversee and to the directors and audiences they serve. In each of the six sessions, we critically examine the tools of the curatorial profession, from collection installations and acquisitions, to special exhibitions and programs. Using examples of specific museums and projects throughout, we additionally probe some of the controversies in which curators have recently found themselves embroiled. Teresa Carbone.

Prerequisite(s): permission of the Chair of the Art Department.

Please note: The April 13th session will be held in Manhattan at the Henry Luce Foundation offices, 51 Madison Avenue at 26th Street. Second six-week course.

One 2-hour period.