Curating Collections with Lynne Cooke, Frances Morris and Jens Hoffmann

collectorspace is pleased to host the launch of The Exhibitionist’s fifth issue on Saturday, March 10, 2012, from 6:30-8 pm at Cezayir Buyuk Salon in Istanbul. The launch event presents a discussion between Lynne Cooke, chief curator and deputy director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, and Frances Morris, head of collections at Tate Modern (International Art) in London. Jens Hoffmann, editor of The Exhibitionist, will moderate the conversation.

In the last twenty years, discussions around the curatorial practice have focused on temporary exhibitions and biennials. In this context, how do art institutions create innovative models to present their collection, and what role does the museum hold in the 21st century? Taking cue from these questions, the speakers will explore the changing parameters for collection-building and collection displays at museums—a timely subject for art communities around the world, in which emerging private and corporate collections are increasingly opening to the public and evolving into institutional collections.

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The Exhibitionist is a journal made by curators, for curators, focusing solely on the practice of exhibition making. The objective is to create a wider platform for the discussion of curatorial concerns, encourage a diversification of curatorial models, and actively contribute to the formation of a theory of curating.