DIALOGICAL PRACTICES

Seminar-workshop coordinated by Javier Rodrigo and Aida Sánchez de Serdio
 
In recent years, the practice and theory of art curating has been undergoing a slow, yet profound transformation that is calling into question traditional models based on historiography and on aesthetic criteria. Without underestimating the pertinence of these disciplines, the need for other, hybrid approaches that thoroughly transform ways of interacting with art in museums is highlighted.
 
Instead of conveying traditional connotations, pedagogy is beginning to acquire a creative and critical value within the production of artistic discourse. Not only are cultural institutions changing their relationships with the public and society in general, but contemporary artistic practices are also posing challenges that make the active participation of all stakeholders involved in their interpretation indispensible; new curatorial practices view pedagogy as an integral part of the exhibition project. Furthermore, museums no longer exist in isolation, but rather are networking with other institutions and organisations that can enrich the possibilities of producing meaning in art through collaboration. Finally, the public is opening itself up to new experiences that allow it to establish alternative ways of relating to museums all throughout their lives.
 
Therefore, this third edition of «Dialogical Practices» proposed to bring together a number of different local and international experts in order to share a debate with seminar participants. This debate examined the possibilities and challenges being posed by this intersection of curating and pedagogy on the basis of both theoretical reflection and debate over examples, as well as the development of practical workshops.
 
The third edition of «Dialogical Practices» aimed to reflect the spirit of the first and second editions by working on theory and practice at the same time, without separating or dichotomising the two fields of action, but rather by focusing on their intersections. To achieve this, the proposed model combined conference presentations and discussions on the projects with the speakers, as well as an experimental pedagogy and curating lab in which a project was developed with the support of the course tutors.

PROGRAM

July 2, 2009. 

Negotiations and relationships between contemporary education and curating production 
Lindsey Fryer. Director of Interpretation and Education, Tate Liverpool. 
«The Fifth Floor: Ideas Taking Space»
Laboratory I:presentation of the curatorial proposal
Tutorial accompaniment
Carmen Mörsch. Lead researcher at the Institute for Art Education IAE Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK (University of the Arts in Zurich) and lead researcher and consultant for the Documenta XII Kassel’s education programme.
Montse Romaní. Independent curator, researcher and cultural producer. She has worked at Fundació Tàpies, the CASM, Aula Abierta and other cultural research and curatorial networks.
Oriol Fontdevila. Curator and cultural manager. Coordinator of the Catalan Government’s Sala d’Art Jove, Idensitat i Zona Intrusa 07, 08 (Mataró, Manresa).
 
July 3, 2009. 

Cultural proximity policies
Jesús Carrillo. Doctor of philosophy from the University of Cambridge, head of public programmes, MNCARS. «Between proximity practices and critical reflection: dilemmas in a national museum’s education polices»
Educational and curatorial practices
Carles Guerra. Artist, art critic and independent curator, Pompeu Fabra University. 
«This is not an exhibition»
Laboratory II: development of negotiations and the curatorial proposal
Tutorial accompaniment
 
July 4, 2009
 
Laboratory III: implementation of the curatorial project
Tutorial accompaniment
Development of the curatorial project under the tutelage of the team of coordinators and tutors
Presentation of projects and debate
Inauguration

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2nd July 2009 → 4th July 2009