Kind of a 'Huh' nr6 - Symposium - Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion – (the afterlife of) Artist’s publications in a Museum and/or a Library with Anna Stoppa, Gustavo Grandal Montero, Library Collections and Engagement Manager, Tate, London, Mica Gherghescu, Head of Research and Scientific Programming, Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Paris, Anne Thurmann-Jajes, head of the Centre of Artists’ Publications, Bremen & Nico Dockx, Visual Artist, Publisher of Artists’ Publications and Teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp.

Over the past two years, the library of Middelheim Museum created metadata of its publications about/with/by artists and invested in increasing access to the content, container (the paper object) and context, with the support of the Flemish Government. Project partner ArchiVolt, research group at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, selected 1800 artists’ publications from the library collection and drafted a user’s guide. In a network of library and museum partners we shared practices on the collection management and use of artist’s publications. 

During this symposium, we will have several national and international professionals sharing their insights, cases and practices to further explore the potential of these publications.