Masterclass: How to... Curate an Exhibition

A unique programme of talks, masterclasses and summits led by visionaries from across the arts and cultural landscape.Push your creativity further with Frieze Academy in 2019.A number of bursaries for day-long courses are available.

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Masterclass: How to... Curate an Exhibition Hosted by: Amira Gad 
 
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Amira Gad (Exhibitions Curator, Serpentine Galleries) leads us through a day of exploration, with a guest case study led by Eleanor Nairne (Curator, Barbican Art Gallery); understand the evolving role of a curator and the exhibition landscape of today, and delve into the decision-making process around curating an exhibition.
 
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What I will learn?
 
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<LI>What the role of a curator means; how it has evolved.</LI>
<LI>​Different approaches to curating and curation projects.</LI>
<LI>​​The ways a curator can confront and balance certain challenges.</LI>
<LI>Approach to, and feedback on, curating a hypothetical exhibition.</LI>
<LI>Gain hands-on insights into what the role entails and how successful professionals approach their work.</LI>
<LI>Leave with a greater understanding of how to approach curation.</LI>
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How will I learn?
Through a mixture of formats: 
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<LI>Presentation</LI>
<LI>​Q&A</LI>
<LI>Group scenario</LI>
<LI>Case study</LI>
<LI>Workshop</LI>
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Who should attend?
 
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<LI>The Masterclass has been created with the whole spectrum of the creative industries in mind; from art to fashion, interiors, cultural experiences, graphic design, architecture, photography and beyond.  </LI>
<LI>​It is suitable for all levels and all disciplines, however it would be particularly useful for participants who want to understand and build on their knowledge around curating exhibitions. </LI>
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  SCHEDULE 
The day will be hosted and run by Amira Gad, Exhibitions Curator, Serpentine Galleries, with a guest case study from Eleanor Nairne, Curator, Barbican Art Gallery. 
 
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1:00: Introduction: Ways of Curating & Types of Curators 
11:30: Q&A
11:45: Group Scenarios: Artistic Integrity Vs. Institutional Parameters 
12:30: Lunch
1:30: Case Study: Breathing Life into a Legacy Led by Eleanor Nairne, Curator, Barbican Art Gallery 
2:15: Workshop Session: Curating an Exhibition 
3:15: Conclusion and Final Q&A 
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SPEAKERS
Amira Gad is curator of Exhibitions and Architecture at the Serpentine Galleries in London since 2014, where she has curated exhibitions of works (and edited accompanying publications) by Hito Steyerl (2019); Sondra Perry (2018); Torbjørn Rødland (2017) that traveled to the Fondazione Prada Osservatorio in Milan; Arthur Jafa (2017) that toured to the Julia Stoschek Collection where it won an AICA Award for Best Exhibition of 2018 in Germany and Galerie Rudolfinum in Prague; John Latham (2017), Zaha Hadid (2016) that toured to Hong Kong, Helen Marten (2016); Simon Denny (2015); Jimmie Durham (2015); and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s show (2015) that received the Sky Arts Award for visual arts, Julio Le Parc (2014) and Reiner Ruthenbeck (2014). As well as the public commission by Lee Ufan installed in Kensington Gardens in 2018. Together with Hans Ulrich Obrist, she co-curated the group exhibition Hack Space that was presented, in 2016, at the K11 Art Foundation’s pop-up space in Hong Kong and the chi K11 art museum in Shanghai. Gad also worked on Serpentine’s 2016 architecture programme that included architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Asif Khan, Kunlé Adeyemi (NLE), Yona Friedman, and Barkow Leibinger. She sat on the selection committee for Serpentine’s Pavilion commission in 2017 designed by Francis Kéré and in 2019 with a design by Junya Ishigami + Associates. She’s also on the selection committee for Serpentine’s newly launched Augmented Architecture programme. 
Eleanor Nairne is Curator at the Barbican Art Gallery, London. Her recent exhibitions include Basquiat: Boom for Real (2017) and Imran Qureshi: Where the Shadows are so Deep (2016). She is currently working on a retrospective of American abstract expressionist Lee Krasner, which will open in May 2019 before touring to three European institutions. She is a contributor to frieze and is a previous Jerwood Writer in Residence. Prior to the Barbican she was Curator of the Artangel Collection at Tate, where she organised exhibitions of work by artists including Francis Alys, Yael Bartana, Jeremy Deller, Catherine Yass and Mike Kelley.
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BURSARIES
We offer a number of complimentary bursary places on this course for the unwaged, students and pensioners. If you would like to apply, please send one paragraph explaining why you believe you qualify and why this specific course is of interest to <A HREF="mailto:academy@frieze.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">academy@frieze.com</A>. The application deadline is 24 May 2019 and successful applicants will be notified by 31 May 2019.
 
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<H5 CLASS="MsoNormal">Image: Hito Steyerl Power Plants Installation view, 11 April – 6 May 2019, Serpentine Galleries AR application design by Ayham Ghraowi, Developed by Ivaylo Getov, Luxloop. Courtesy of the Artist, Andrew Kreps Gallery (New York) and Esther Schipper Gallery (Berlin) Photograph: © 2019 readsreads.info</H5>
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