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Art Basel Conversation: Constructing the Kunsthalle of Tomorrow
Leave your thoughts <p>The Kunsthalle model—a space for showing rather than collecting art—continues to proliferate. Chiefly committed to new and experimental practices, it is often tasked with reflecting the social, cultural, and aesthetic trends that define contemporaneity. How can the Kunsthalle serve as an incubator for innovation and experimentation, especially for performance and digital art? In this conversation at Art Basel, András Szántó speaks with Thomas Geiger, Petr Pudil, and Elysia Borowy-Reeder about how the Kunsthalle can retain its relevance for today and tomorrow.</p>
The Role of Museums in the Age of Political Polarization
Leave your thoughts <p>Throughout the world, museums are confronting a new, polarized political landscape. So how should museums navigate this new landscape? Should they openly engage in contemporary politics? Conversations | Art Basel, Miami Beach, 2018 | </p>
Architecture as Metaphor: Serpentine Pavilion Beijing
Leave your thoughts <p>A conversation between András Szántó and Stephan Schütz, architect of the National Museum of China, partner of gmp, the German architectural firm, on the first Beijing Serpentine Pavilion.Publication | Leap | 2018 |</p>
The Art of Cultural Strategy
Leave your thoughts <p>The podcast discussed Szántó’s background in sociology which allowed him to closely study the dynamics of the art world in the 1980s, his mentorship under art critic and philosopher, Arthur Danto -who famously coined the term “artworld”-and his perspective on demystifying the arts.Podcast | 2018 |</p>
What Can a Biennial Do?
Leave your thoughts <p>iennials provide a point of convergence for the art world, expose large audiences to art and catalyze interest in cities and regions with global aspirations. But along with the popularity of biennials also come questions and concerns: How can such enormous events achieve impact and propose a strong curatorial point of view? Conversations | Art Basel, Basel, 2018 |</p>
The Rise of the Single-Artist Museum
Leave your thoughts <p>On the varied landscape of art museums, a particular kind of museum stands out for the clarity and focus of its mission: the single-artist museum. Directors from leading museums in this category assessed the legacy and debated their future. Conversations | Art Basel, Basel, 2018 </p>
The Collecting Institution
Leave your thoughts <p>This panel discussed how an institution should maintain, build, and edit its collection, asking what guidelines exist and how these respond to the demands that arise from specific contexts and needs.Conversations | Art Basel, Hong Kong, 2018 | </p>
Parrish Art Museum | Clifford Ross in conversation with Andras Szanto
Leave your thoughts <p>Artist Clifford Ross in conversation with author and cultural strategist Andras Szanto about the inspiration for his installation at the Parrish Art Museum.</p>
Second Cultural Citizen Report
Leave your thoughts <p>Cultural engagement by consumer brands is expanding, with European financial-services and luxury purveyors dominating the cultural-partnership arena. Brands are becoming savvier and more focused on results—and so are cultural partners. Brand elevation is seen as amore important benefit than sales.Report | Art and Brands 2018 |</p>
New Rules: Is the Artworld a Mature Industry?
Leave your thoughts <p>This talk addressed the rapidly changing business environment of art. Across the artworld, established but opaque ways of doing business are increasingly seen as a hindrance, not an advantage.Conversations | Art Basel, Basel, 2017</p>