Скачать или смотреть 2023 Art Curators Conference: Curating Across/Between Departments

Recent innovative display strategies in encyclopedic institutions have pushed the limits of experimentation in museums. For example, the Bode Museum’s Beyond Compare exhibition juxtaposed medieval European sculpture with traditional African Art. In this exhibition, viewers were forced to confront their biases of beauty and art historical canons. Likewise, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Crossroads: Power and Piety exhibition in Medieval Sculpture Hall experimented with non-traditional groupings that highlighted overarching concepts core to understanding medieval works of art. These are just two permanent collection exhibitions out of many that represent a turn in curatorial work, which can often be siloed. Inter/cross-departmental exhibitions not only unsettle visitors, who might expect works of art to be organized by chronology or geography, but the installations also represent a move in museums toward dismantling their claims to knowledge and ownership. The panelists will reflect on their experiences workings across and between curatorial departments to mount pioneering exhibitions at their institutions.

Co-Organizer & Moderator
Andrea Achi, Assistant Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Co-Organizer and Panelist
Akili Tommasino, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Panelists
Alisa Chiles, Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art