Beyond the Box: Diverging Curatorial Practices

ISBN 10: 0920159990 / ISBN 13: 9780920159996

Published by Banff Centre Pr, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond the Box: Diverging Curatorial Practices
• Publisher: Banff Centre Pr
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0920159990
• ISBN 13: 9780920159996
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Published in association with the Banff International Curatorial Institute and the Walter Phillps Gallery. The white cube its a vision of the gallery museum that has dominated thinking and practice in the art world for decades. Beyond the Box: Diverging Curatorial Practices is a collection of essays by leading Canadian and international curators and artists that explores regions of practice outside this "cube," delving into contemporary challenges to traditional ideas about art and curating. With four main topics of inquiryPublications, New Media, Biennials and Art Museums TodayBeyond the Box captures groundbreaking thinking and writing from some of the worlds top curators and artists. It exposes the passion, creativity and determination behind successes such as the publications of the Hoopoe-Curatorial, and installations like The Universal Lab, as well as critical commentary documenting the collapse of the 2000 So Paulo Biennial. The third in a series of books about curatorship published by the Banff Centre Press in association with the Walter Phillps Gallery and the Banff International Curatorial Institute, Beyond the Box will be a touchstone for artists and curators alike. Other books in the series include Naming a Practice: Curatorial Strategies for the Future (collected by Peter White, 1996) and The Edge of Everything: Reflections on Curatorial Practice (edited by Catherine Thomas, 2002).

About the Author

Melanie Townsend is the curator of the Walter Phillips Gallery at The Banff Centre. She has been involved in the publication of The Edge of Everything: Reflections on Curatorial Practice as well as many other publications undertaken by the Walter Phillips Gallery and The Banff Centre Press. Townsend is currently developing an exhibition of works related to robotics and the post-human.