On an Exit from Contemporary Art

Heather Jones, redaktør for Contemporary Art Stavanger og utstillingsleder ved Kunsthall Stavanger, var her for Tirdad Zolghadrs foredrag. Foredraget, om en mulig Exit fra samtidskunsten, ble presentert i samarbeid med Norsk Kuratorforening. Foredraget var tettpakket med ideer og Jones åpner opp og forklarer mange av ideene Zolghadr kom med i sin artikkel på CAS.

Hun skriver: “In trying to describe the moral economy of contemporary art, Zolghadr is attempting to pinpoint not only the power that contemporary art could have, but also the leverage that already exists within the current framework. In his view, this very real (and perhaps latent) power exists in contrast to the “backhanded idea of open-ended-ness”, and if conceptualized clearly, could be used both micro-politically, such as managing the expectations of an audience at an exhibition, and on a macro level such as the Riwaq Biennale.”

Om du vil høre foredraget finnes det et opptak tilgjengelig på kuratorforeningen sin nettside.