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The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues by András Szántó Released

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues has just been released in Europe and will arrive in the US and worldwide in January 2021. A product of the pandemic lockdown, the book contains interviews with museum directors conducted from late May through mid-August, 2020. Taken together, the interviews offer a generational portrait of institutional leadership with a global range. “As one reads though the dialogues, a distinctive and more or less unifying philosophy emerges about what an art museum is and what it should aspire to be,” writes András Szántó writes in the introductory essay. “If the late twentieth century ushered in a liberating pluralism in art and cultural expression, it can only be hoped that the twenty-first century will do the same for the institutions of art. This sense of open possibility would be the ultimate guarantor of the enduring strength and relevance of the museum form.”</p>

Caribbean Art Today Exhibition Catalogue

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>The catalogue for the exhibition One month after being known in that island, on view from August 27 to November 15, 2020 at Kulturstiftung Basel H Geiger, is now available. Published by Hatje Cantz and edited by Alanna Stang, the publication serves as an enduring companion to this first major exhibition organized by the Caribbean Art Initiative and the first major group show for Caribbean artists in Switzerland.</p>

Caribbean Art Initiative exhibition at Kulturstiftung Basel H Geiger in Basel

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>One month after being known in that island is on view at the Kulturstiftung Basel H Geiger in central Basel from August 27 through November 15, 2020. The exhibition serves as the culmination of an intense year-long group effort, and is the product of work conducted over the previous six years to build the organization now known as the Caribbean Art Initiative. Low visibility for Caribbean artists is not due to a lack of artistic talent, but to a dearth of opportunities for international exposure. This first group show of its kind in Switzerland, curated by Yina Jiménez Suriel and Pablo Guardiola, is a step towards filling that void.</p>

Leelee Chan announced as the ninth BMW Art Journey winner

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>Leelee Chan has been awarded this year’s BMW Art Journey. In partnership with Art Basel, Chan was selected from a shortlist of three proposals from artists represented by galleries in Hong Kong that had intended to exhibit at Art Basel Hong Kong this year, prior to the fair’s shift online. Chan’s project, Tokens From Time, will to trace material culture from the past, present and future. Through her research, she will explore the possibilities of ancient and future materials and engage in dialogues with craftspeople, innovators, and scientists. An international jury conducted its selection process unanimously online.</p>

“How Should a Museum Reopen in a Post-COVID World? Here Is Everything You Need to Know to Do It Safely.”

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>András Szántó and Adrian Ellis have published a detailed guide on reopening museums in Artnet News. “Each museum has to find its own tailored solution within common frameworks, and in its own time. What all of them share is the need to work through a bewilderingly complex array of operational and policy considerations.” Interviews with museum directors Mary Ceruti, Adam Levine, and Franklin Sirmans accompany the article. The article and download the planning tool here.</p>

2020 BMW Art Journey Shortlist Announced

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>The BMW Art Journey jury met via Zoom to select the shortlist for the 2020 BMW Art Journey, choosing from a pool of emerging to mid-career artists invited to participate in Art Basel Hong Kong 2020, which was canceled due to the COVID-19. The artists include the Hong-Kong-based Leelee Chan, the Canadian-born and Brooklyn-based Jes Fan, and the Manila-New-York-based artists duo of Amy Lien and Enzo Camacho. Launched in 2015, this is the 9th edition of the BMW Art Journey, a collaboration with Art Basel, which sends artists on journeys of creative discovery all over the world.</p>

“People Need Art in Times of Crisis”

Published by Leave your thoughts <p>A recent editorial by András Szántó on reopening museums, published on artnet.com, has prompted numerous responses around the world. Although focused primarily on US museums, the article has been widely read, and is now available in Spanish thanks to Nexos Magazine, and on seLecT Magazine in Portuguese. </p>