Conferences
1 March 2013, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
The Exhibiton and its Histories
Since the turn of the 21st century the irresistible rise of the figure of the curator has been the defining feature of the contemporary art landscape. In response institutions have sought to offer education in the fields of curatorship and exhibition histories, mostly in the form of curatorial postgraduate programmes. The University of Edinburgh offers three programmes involving curatorial elements, while many others exist elsewhere in Scotland. In light of these developments, a thorough examination of the implications of curatorial training within art and
art history education has become increasingly urgent. This one-day symposium will address this, specifically focussing on the following questions:
Why has the history of exhibitions come into currency at this specific moment?
How does the study of exhibition histories contribute to the discipline of art history?
Why study the exhibition? What does it offer us that the study of an artwork or an artist's practice does not?
art history education has become increasingly urgent. This one-day symposium will address this, specifically focussing on the following questions:
Why has the history of exhibitions come into currency at this specific moment?
How does the study of exhibition histories contribute to the discipline of art history?
Why study the exhibition? What does it offer us that the study of an artwork or an artist's practice does not?
