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ART BOOK CLUB is a segment where a guest brings a book which was not written with contemporary art in mind and yet is a source of inspiration, guidance and / or creativity for their work.
This time, the chosen book by Catherine Li is:
Ursula K. Le Guin's THE CARRIER BAG THEORY OF FICTION
It's a very very short text that can basically change your life. With a simple shift in narrative, Le Guin demonstrates how we can totally change the narrative. But... how does this apply to curating?
What you get from this episode: Curating revelations, unexpected curating methods, lessons in community, art philosophies, ethical art questions.
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00:00 Intro
00:05:10 What does a curator do?
00:09:57 The book over which Joana and Catherine bonded
00:15:29 The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction
00:23:16 An exhibition the size of a lunchbox
00:33:22 Ideas and practicalities of curating
00:40:49 Le Guin’s critique of the hero-centric story
00:45:55 The curator: hero, opinion maker?
00:52:09 Feminism, pre-history and curating
00:59:49 The curator as a carrier
01:07:23 Traditions and experimentations in curating
01:16:59 Le Guin’s vision: process rather than conflict
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