Exhibiting Display and Curatorial Design

Exhibiting is an intrinsic part of artistic practice, as the tradition of viewing art is that of the exhibition. Since the beginning of the 20th century major avant-garde exhibitions and projects have been conceived by artists and artist groups by themselves. It was exactly these exhibitions which changed radically the notion of an understanding of what art is.

Nowadays, curators have taken exhibition-making on to an art form in itself, which again redefines discourses in and around contemporary art. The choice of site and display, as much as architectural intervention took on increasing significance in support of a curatorial position. At the same time we find the exhibition venue often becoming a site of artistic production, reference and reciprocity - while its connotation changes constantly in correspondence with the wider field of cultural activity.

The course sets out to explore the format of the exhibition and the practice of exhibiting and present it through concrete projects. Through individual tutorials, group discussions, workshops, field trips and guest lectures it will investigate how publicly exhibiting or displaying work always implies strategic relationship.