Experimenter Curators’ Hub
Rattanamol Singh Johal, Emily Jacir, Aline Khoury, Natasha Ginwala, Lily Hall, Osei Bonsu, Ndidi Dike, Marc Goldenfein, Stephanie RosenthalNovember 09-14, 2021
Experimenter Curators’ Hub is a platform in developing and sustaining discourse on curatorial practice and exhibition-making through critical discussion and debate. Structured as a deeply intensive program, every year the hub invites some of the foremost curators of the world to present their practice with reference to recent exhibitions curated by them. The audience at Experimenter Curators' Hub plays an active role in this exchange and contributes significantly to the conversations. The final day ends with a moderated panel discussion with all the participating curators reflecting on the key aspects that emerged over the hub.
Over the past year, the thought of how to be equivocal about issues that confront us, underscore the differences that are inherent in it and yet build a constructive, sustainable dialogue. A way forward is possibly to involve voices that are beyond the scaffoldings of what we consider our construct. We imagine the Experimenter Curators' Hub in 2021 to be inclusive of a multitude of voices, not only of curators but also of individuals who influence the work of curatorial thinking. The Hub aimed to delve into the multiplicities that inform each speaker’s practice through the sharing of proposed projects and possible ideas of collaboration.
Under the circumstances of travel restrictions and close public gatherings due to the pandemic, the 11th edition of the Experimenter Curators' Hub was conducted digitally. The online format allows for a wide range of audiences, unbound by geographies, yet tied by a shared vision for the future.
Presentation followed by Q&A
Rattanamol Singh Johal, Art historian and curator, New York.
Collaborating with Emily Jacir and Aline Khoury, Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research, Bethlehem
November 12, 2021, 13:30
Watch here
Panel discussion with all speakers
Rattanamol Singh Johal, Emily Jacir, Aline Khoury, Natasha Ginwala, Lily Hall, Osei Bonsu, Ndidi Dike, Marc Goldenfein, Stephanie Rosenthal
November 14, 2021, 13:30
Watch here (from 57:35 mins)
Experimenter Curators' Hub 2021 is organised by Experimenter Learning Program Foundation and is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Australian Consulate-General, Kolkata, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, ArtReview (Strategic Partner) and TAKE on Art (media partner).