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Art Basel Conversations | Institutions for Time-based Art

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in performance practice, receiving wide international exposure at museums, festivals, biennales, and increasingly, in the commercial sphere. This panel of leading voices in the field will assess the evolution of performance and debate the way forward. Despite the growing recognition for performance, questions loom: How can performance connect more deeply to other forms of artistic practice? What are the commercial underpinnings of the art form? What obstacles are faced when presenting and promoting performative work? Panel participants: RoseLee Goldberg, Founding Director and Curator of Performa, New York; Otobong Nkanga, Artist, Antwerp/Berlin; Catherine Wood, Curator of Contemporary Art and Performance at Tate Modern, London Moderator: Andras Szanto, Author and Cultural Consultant, New York</p>

Museums Go Global

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>Expanding the collecting and exhibiting mandates of museums is accompanied by a host of unanswered questions. Drawing on recent experiences with global initiatives and collaborations, this panel of leading curators and museum directors will explore the benefits and pitfalls of going global.</p>

Rethinking the Encyclopedic Museum

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>This panel discussed how museums are moving away from traditional encyclopedic approaches to new models. The conversation confirmed the importance of art institutions adapting to the changing scene.Conversations | Art Basel, Miami Beach, 2013 | </p>

The Evolution of Museum Missions

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>How do we keep museums relevant and essential to our cultural landscape and life? Discussing the Evolution of Museum Mission between four contemporary art museum directors.Conversations | Art Basel, Miami Beach, 2011 </p>

Art Basel Conversation | Change in Generation

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>Marc Mayer, Director, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Timothy Rub, The George D. Widener Director Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Osvaldo Sánchez, Director, Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City Philippe Vergne, Director, Dia Art Foundation, New York Lynn Zelevansky, The Henry J. Heinz II Director, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh András Szántó, Author, Consultant to arts and philanthropic organizations, New York</p>

Art Basel Conversations | Inventing the Museum

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>Lars Nittve, Executive Director Museum Plus (M+) of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Hong Kong Roger Mandle, Senior Advisor to the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums Authority, Qatar Juan Ignacio Vidarte, Deputy Director and Chief Officer for Global Strategies, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York Moderator | András Szántó, Author and Consultant to arts and philanthropic organizations, New York</p>

Art Basel Conversations | Institutions: A Time of Crisis – and Opportunity?

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>Iwona Blazwick, OBE, Director, Whitechapel Gallery, London Christine Macel, Chief Curator, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris Lars Nittve, Director, The Moderna Museet, Stockholm Nicolaus Schafhausen, Director, Witte de With, Rotterdam Adam D. Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Moderator | Andras Szanto, Author, consultant for arts and philanthropic organizations, New York</p>