This graduate seminar course addresses the histories, theories and issues of curatorial practice as a tool of cultural agency and considers evolving paradigms of "the curatorial." Through defined case studies and critical analysis, the class will investigate the forces and frameworks that shape the creation, presentation and meaning of art, ranging across such topics as exhibition formats including global circuits, audience formations, resources/markets, institutional types, belief systems/values, policy and politics, funders and philanthropists. Offered jointly with SCCS 928. Students who have completed SCCS 928, cannot take SCCS 828 unless the course content/instructor are different. (3.0 credit units)
This graduate seminar course addresses the histories, theories and issues of curatorial practice as a tool of cultural agency and considers evolving paradigms of "the curatorial." Through defined case studies and critical analysis, the class will investigate the forces and frameworks that shape the creation, presentation and meaning of art, ranging across such topics as exhibition formats including global circuits, audience formations, resources/markets, institutional types, belief systems/values, policy and politics, funders and philanthropists. Offered jointly with SCCS 928. Students who have completed SCCS 928, cannot take SCCS 828 unless the course content/instructor are different. (3.0 credit units)
