Beatrice von Bismarck - The curatorial

Beatrice von Bismarck visits us at Santa Mònica to talk about what “the curatorial” means. The curatorial is about a field of action related to the processes through which art and culture become public. Despite the growing importance that curatorial activity has gained in recent decades, the formulation of a definition that designates its structural characteristics and justifies its significant social relevance remains pending. Starting from four terms—"curatoriality," "constellation," "transposition," and "hospitality"— Beatrice von Bismarck describes the curatorial as a context in which practice and meaning-making take place according to specific conditions, rules, and procedures. Moving away from some controversial notions, such as those of curator, curating, and exhibition, this book focuses on the relationships that the curatorial establishes, relationships which, in turn, constitute it.

With the participation of Beatrice von Bismarck

Presentation by Isabel Valverde

Beatrice von Bismarck teaches art history, visual culture, and curatorial cultures at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig. She was previously the curator of the 20th-century art department at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. She was also a co-founder and co-director of Kunstraum at the University of Lüneburg, initiator of the Cultures of the Curatorial master's program, and co-director of the Itinerant Academy TRANScuratorial (Berlin, Bombay, Phnom Penh 2017-2018). Among her most recent publications are Archives on Show (Berlin, Archive Books, 2022), which she edited, and Broken Relations(Leipzig, Spector Books, 2022), co-edited with Martin Beck, Sabeth Suchmann, and Ilse Lafer.

Language: English