SVA MA Curatorial Practice

Check out these photos 📸 from recent MACP grad Kexun Zhang’s thesis exhibition “How Soft You Want It.”

Artists: Santina Amato, Fernando Monroy, Verónica Peña, Barb Smith, Kate Stone

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April 18 - May 1, 2024
Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, 5th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Check out these photos 📸 of MACP recent graduate Mingying Lu’s thesis exhibition, “Everyone Will Die but I Always Think I Won’t.”

Artists: Dan K Chen, Terike Haapoja, Jingyao Huang, Jordan Metz, Evan Roth, Jayoung Yoon

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April 18 - May 1, 2024
Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, 6th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Check out these shots 📸 from recent MACP graduate Yuxuan (Jas) Sun’s thesis exhibition ‘Disappearance of “the Nearby.”’

Artists: Ellen Carpenter, Lisha Chen, Hyoju Cheon, Maria Dusamp, Ye Cheng

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April 18 - May 1, 2024
Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, 6th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206

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Check out these shots 📸 from MACP graduate Diana Isabel Colón’s thesis exhibition “Lost and Found: On Translation.”

Artists: Aliya Al-Adwani, Luis Camnitzer, Amira Hanafi, Sol Enae Lee, Boryana Rusenova-Ina, and Mithu Sen

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April 18 – May 1, 2024

Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Ave, 8th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Open by appointment. To schedule an appointment please email [email protected].

We are excited to share this exhibition curated by MACP alum Tzu-Ying (Naomi) Chan!

“The Third Party” is a solo exhibition by performance artist Hsiao-Chu (Julia) Hsia, featuring an interactive performance and on-site installation. This exhibition addresses the theme of anti-war and advocates for peace by reflecting on contemporary and historical conflicts worldwide.

“The Third Party” is funded by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).

Opening Reception & Performance:
Thursday, June 13, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

The performance will start at 6:00 pm.

Exhibition Dates:
June 7 - 30, 2024

Location: Queens College Art Center, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library 6h floor, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11357.

Congratulations to our first year MACP students who are off to their summer internships! Check out these shots 📸 from their end-of-year Practicum Exhibition, “Filtered Matter.” ✨

Curators: Oorja Garg, Tom Koren, Daniela Marin, Abbas Malakar, Sophia Maria Takvorian, Gabriela Valentin, and Zihan Zhang.

Artists: Abdul Halik Azeez, Fatma Bucak, Jason File, Juan David Laserna, Lorie Novak, Deb Sokolow, Sputniko

April 18 - May 1, 2024
Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, 6th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206












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✨ Join us for the relaunch of Eyebeam Exchange, a time-honored program series in partnership with CP Projects Space () at the MA Curatorial Practice Program at the School of Visual Arts. For our upcoming spring festivities, we paired the 2024 artist fellows with eminent technologists, artists, and activists. This panel series covers the themes central to this year’s cohort, whose inquiries and projects reflect concerns and movements around the global use of technology in shaping a more livable and just world.

🗓️Wednesday, May 22

🕕6 PM ET

📍Livestream! 🖇️RSVP at the link in the bio! Due to the overwhelming interest from the Eyebeam community (in NYC and worldwide), we have decided to livestream the in-person event! bit.ly/may22open

In the “The Makings of Alternative Infrastructures” panel, Eyebeam artists Nitcha Fame () & Keng () of , Sammie Veeler (), and Raul Enriquez of will be joined by moderator Benedetta Piantella, a designer turned educator and humanitarian technologist. They will dive deep into the process of creating and hacking tools and infrastructures to build technological community power and open up the world to decolonized possibilities.

We will follow with the “Archival Work as Countersurveillance” panel, where Eyebeam artists Sam Rabiyah () and members of the anonymous womxn’s collective, Begoo (), and the moderator Ariana Faye Allensworth (), a Brooklyn-based artist and cultural worker, will discuss how the use of archives as a collective practice enables counter-narratives and counter-mapping to work against the legacy of Western imperialist logic, as well as the political potential of technology in archival work and spaces of solidarity.

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Join us on Zoom Wednesday, May 1st at 9AM EDT for The Curatorial Roundtable: Christine Eyene (Liverpool.)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-christine-eyene-liverpool-tickets-884990328897

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Dr. Christine Eyene is an art historian, critic, and curator. She is Research Curator at Tate Liverpool and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art at Liverpool John Moores University. Her curatorial practice encompasses contemporary arts with a particular interest in African and Diaspora arts, feminism, photography, and sound art. Since 2021, she has been developing independent research on the theme of botanical histories and colonial legacies, connecting ancestral and collective knowledge in an evergreen forest bordering the rural town of Lolodorf, in the south province of Cameroon, where she is currently building an art residence. Eyene is curator of Landskrona Foto Festival 2024’s Konsthall exhibition. Recent exhibitions include: “Seeds and Souls,” Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2023-24); “Calling in Question,” American Arts Center, Casablanca (2022); “Breaking the Mould – New Signatures from DRC,” 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, London (2021); “RESIST! The 1960s, Photography, and Visual Legacies,” Summer of Photography, Bozar, Brussels (2018). Her writings are published in art books, exhibition catalogues, and art journals.

Drawing from two of her feminist exhibitions, “Where We’re At! Other Voices on Gender” (Bozar, Brussels, 2014) and “Sounds Like Her” (New Art Exchange, Nottingham, and touring, 2017-2020), Eyene will discuss her feminist curatorial practice from a Black perspective, and how this has enabled her to address questions of marginalization, the politics of space within art institutions, and ways to complexify feminist artistic discourses beyond visual representation through the immateriality of sound art.

Join us Wednesday, April 24th at 9:00 AM for The Curatorial Roundtable: Defne Ayas (Berlin.)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-defne-ayas-berlin-tickets-781050281417

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Currently working between New York and Berlin as curator-at-large for Performa, Defne Ayas has previously served as a director, co-director, curator, and advisor to several cultural institutions and research initiatives, including Kunstinstituut Melly (formerly known as Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art) (2012-2017), Arthub Asia, the New Museum, and V-A-C Foundation. At Performa, Ayas recently presented “Protest and Performance: A Way of Life” (with Kathy Noble, 2023), which included performances by Gregg Bordowitz and Pamela Sneed, Rana Hamadeh, and Göksu Kunak. She also co-organized “Sonic Tonic Assembly” (with publics). Ayas co-curated the 13th Gwangju Biennale (with Ginwala) in 2021, the 6th Moscow Biennale in 2015, and the 11th Baltic Triennale in 2012. Ayas is a founding curator of Blind Dates (with Neery Melkonian), which addresses the traces of the peoples, places, and cultures that once constituted the diverse geography of the Ottoman Empire (1299-1922). Her latest curatorial endeavor, “Sarkis: 7 Days, 7 Night,” was on view at Kunsthalle Baden-Baden until February 2024.

How to navigate the times and contexts we operate in? Drawing from several case studies across the globe, Ayas will reflect on her practice with a focus on artists and curators as ultimate collaborators for the (co-)creation of possible future vectors of politics, institutions, and their representation.

We are pleased to present ‘Disappearance of “The Nearby,”’ curated by MACP thesis student Yuxuan Sun.

Artists: Ellen Carpenter, Lisha Chen, Hyoju Cheon, Maria Dusamp, Cheng Ye

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 pm

April 18 - May 1, 2024
Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, 6th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Open by appointment. To schedule an appointment please email [email protected].

We are pleased to present “Everyone Will Die but I Always Think I Won’t,” curated by MACP thesis student Mingying Lu.

Artists: Dan K Chen, Terike Haapoja, Jingyao Huang, Jordan Metz, Evan Roth, Jayoung Yoon

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 pm

April 18 - May 1, 2024
Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, 6th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Open by appointment. To schedule an appointment please email [email protected].

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We are pleased to present “How Soft You Want It,” curated by MACP thesis student Kexun Zhang.

Artists: Santina Amato, Fernando Monroy, Verónica Peña, Barb Smith, Kate Stone

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 pm

April 18 - May 1, 2024
Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, 5th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Open by appointment. To schedule an appointment please email [email protected].

We are pleased to present “Filtered Matter,” curated by MACP’s first year Practicum class: Oorja Garg, Tom Koren, Daniela Marin, Abbas Malakar, Sophia Maria Takvorian, Gabriela Valentin, and Zihan Zhang.

Artists: Abdul Halik Azeez, Fatma Bucak, Jason File, Juan David Laserna, Lorie Novak, Deb Sokolow, Sputniko

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 pm

April 18 - May 1, 2024
Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, 6th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11206

To schedule an appointment to view the exhibition, please contact [email protected].

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Join us on Zoom, Wednesday, April 10th at 7PM EDT for The Curatorial Roundtable: Yuko Hasegawa (Kanazawa.)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-yuko-hasegawa-kanazawa-tickets-781043501137

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Yuko Hasegawa is the director of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and professor of curatorial and art theory at Tokyo University of the Arts. Hasegawa’s past positions include: Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo from 2006 to 2020, and Chief Curator and Founding Artistic Director of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, from 1999 to 2006. Hasegawa was a board member of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District Authority from 2009 to 2011 and has remained a member of the Asian Art Council at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York since 2008. She is also a member of the Istanbul Biennale Advisory Board. Hasegawa is known for her work in various biennales, including the 7th Moscow Biennale (Curator, 2017), 11th Sharjah Biennale (Curator, 2013), 12th Venice Biennale of Architecture (Artistic Advisor, 2010), the 29th São Paulo Biennale (Co-Curator, 2010), the 4th Seoul International Media Art Biennale (Co-Curator, 2006), and the 7th Istanbul Biennial (Curator, 2001).

Join us Thursday, April 4th at 12PM on zoom for The Algorithmic State: Between the Curatorial and Computation.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-algorithmic-state-between-the-curatorial-and-computation-tickets-819386084837

As AI continues to weave its influence into the art world’s fabric, understanding its multifaceted impact becomes increasingly essential. This panel unites three influential curators to explore the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and cultural curation. Joasia Krysa, co-creator of the project, “The Next Biennial Should Be Curated by a Machine,” envisions a future of curatorial practices from which AI emerges as a “self-learning human-machine system.” Nora N. Khan, a critic and the author of the forthcoming book, “AI Art and the Stakes for Art Criticism,” discusses how computation reframes traditional humanistic approaches to art and its interpretation. Helen Starr addresses how digital systems, including AI, shape our behavior, sometimes beyond our conscious awareness. She emphasizes the critical roles of community, healing, and learning within the realm of digital art. This discussion offers a synthesis of technological observations and curatorial expertise, shedding light on the transformative nature and challenges of AI within the contemporary artistic landscape.

The conversation will be moderated by Isin Onol, Director of Curatorial Research at MA Curatorial Practice, The School of Visual Arts, New York.

Join us on Wednesday, April 3rd at 9AM ET for The Curatorial Roundtable: Anca Rujoiu (Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden.)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-anca-rujoiu-bildmuseet-umea-sweden-tickets-781040762947

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Anca Rujoiu is a curator and editor with more than fifteen years of experience working in contemporary art in Western and Eastern Europe as well as the Asia-Pacific region. Currently, she is a curator at Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden, and co-curator of the 2024 Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale. Rujoiu was a member of the founding team of the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (2013–18), first as Curator for Exhibitions and later as Head of Publications. In 2019, she was the co-curator of the third edition of the Art Encounters Biennial, Timișoara, Romania. As a member of the curatorial initiative FormContent (2011–13) in London, UK, she co-initiated the nomadic program It’s Moving from I to It. More recent curatorial projects include “The Inventory of the Week” (2023), the National Center for Dance Bucharest, and “Solidarity is a Verb” (2022), Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany. Rujoiu is a PhD candidate at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; her research focuses on institution building, self-organization, and alternative ways of constructing and writing histories.

Rujoiu’s presentation for the Curatorial Roundtable will focus on what it takes curatorially to activate different kinds of encounters that contribute to institutional building, increase the visibility of various communities, and recuperate devalued histories.

Join us on Zoom Wednesday, 3/27 at 9AM EDT for Curatorial Roundtable: Magdalena Moskalewicz (Chicago)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-magdalena-moskalewicz-cleveland-tickets-781036520257

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Magdalena Moskalewicz, PhD, was the Chief Curator of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art at the time of its sudden closing last month. For this session of the Curatorial Roundtable, Moskalewicz will discuss a selection of her past exhibitions that investigated histories, localities, and identities of postsocialist Eastern Europe and her own geopolitical positioning and agency as a curator. An art historian, author, and editor, Moskalewicz has engaged in the revisionist rewriting of art histories and in exploring parallels between the postsocialist and postcolonial conditions through both academic publications and curatorial practice. Born in Warsaw, Poland, Moskalewicz has worked at collecting, exhibiting, and academic institutions internationally, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, where she was the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow for C-MAP, MoMA’s global research initiative; the 56th Venice Biennale, where she curated the Polish Pavilion; and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she taught and mentored artists and arts administrators. Her recent writing includes contributions to “Magdalena Abakanowicz” (Tate 2022), “Reconstructing Exhibitions in Art Institutions” (Routledge 2023), and “Was Socialist Realism Global?”(MSN 2024).

Some shots from “Familial Frontiers,” curated by MACP student Tom Koren!

Artists: Corinne Kitzis, Helia Chitsazan, Ira Eduardovna, Maria Mavropoulou, Shasha Dothan

📸 credit: Victoria Campa

February 21, 2024 - February 28, 2024

CP Projects Space, 132 West 21st Street, 10th floor, New York, NY

Join us on Zoom Weds, 3/20 at 9AM ET for The Curatorial Roundtable : Alexandre Melo.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-alexandre-melo-lisbon-tickets-781031525317

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Alexandre Melo is Professor of Sociology of Art and Culture at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon and a curator and art critic. Since the early 1980s, he has written for publications such as “Jornal de Letras” (Lisbon), “Expresso” (Lisbon), “El País” (Madrid), “Flash Art” (Milan), and “Parkett” (Zurich). He is a regular contributor to “Artforum” (New York). Melo has curated exhibitions in Portugal and abroad: “10 Contemporary,” Serralves Museum, Porto; “Eduardo Batarda,” Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon: Venice Biennial—Julião Sarmento; São Paulo Biennial—Rui Chafes / Vera Mantero; Portugal Novo, Pinacoteca São Paulo, etc. His recent exhibitions include “Liquid Skin - Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Joaquim Sapinho,” MAAT, Lisbon; “Roi Soleil—Albert Serra, Galeria Graça Brandão,” Palácio Pombal, Lisbon; “E pluribus unum—Douglas Gordon, Miroslaw Balka, Rui Chafes,” Galeria Marília Razuk, São Paulo; “1000 Imagens—John Baldessari, Joseph Kosuth, Lawrence Weiner, Renee Greene, Pratchaya Phintong, Rosângela Rennó, Wantanee Siripatananunthakul,” Galeria Cristina Guerra, Lisbon; “Life, Still Life—Cristina Iglesias, Lia Chaia, Vasco Araujo,” Galeria Presença, Porto. Melo was the curator of the contemporary art collections of the Ellipse Foundation and the Banco Privado for Serralves. He has served as Cultural Counselor in the Portuguese government (2005/2011).

Melo will discuss his exhibition “How Many Worlds Are We?,” which took place July 20 through October 29, 2023, in Bangkok, along with other projects.

Join us this Wednesday evening for the opening of “Yours,” curated by MACP student Abbas A Malakar!

Artists: Adrij Ghosh, Avijit Halder, Lily Yoonsoo Lyon, René Bennett, Saumya Sharma, Stephanie McGovern

Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 13th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Reading and Curatorial Walkthrough: Friday, March 22nd, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

On view: March 13th - March 20th, 2024
CP Projects Space, 132 West 21st Street, 10th floor, New York, NY
Monday - Friday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, weekends by appointment

Please join us Wednesday, March 13th at 9AM ET on Zoom for The Curatorial Roundtable: Matt Williams (Camden.)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-matt-williams-camden-tickets-781029108087

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Matt Williams is the curator of the Public Programme at Camden Art Centre, a PhD candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University, former Head of Programme at ICA, London, and Creative Director at the International Project Space, Birmingham City University. Williams has curated numerous monographic and group exhibitions, as well as public programs, both nationally and internationally, cultivating a distinctive portfolio of cultural initiatives and interdisciplinary projects. These projects often exist at the nexus of art and society and routinely involve collaboration with creative practitioners, academics, publishers, and independent grassroots organizations.

Williams will be focusing on a project called “Novel,” “Public Knowledge” at Camden Art Centre and “We Versions,” the latter being an extension of his PhD project.

Join us Thursday, March 14th at 12PM EST on Zoom for The Algorithmic State: Invisible Human Labor.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-algorithmic-state-invisible-human-labor-tickets-819311551907

Behind AI’s advancements lies a tapestry of human interactions, troves of user-generated data, and labor, often unseen but foundational. As AI’s capabilities continue to expand, this conversation peels back AI’s layers, revealing its human and environmental core beyond the code. How do automation technologies like AI impact the future of labor and the labor market? If AI is perceived as a new “black box”—a layer of abstraction that obscures the underlying physical and human resources, rendering them invisible and replaceable—how might this affect the evolution of social class relations and the emergence of new social conflicts?

Artist Stephanie Dinkins, intrigued by the potential bond between artists and socially engaged robots, envisions technological ecosystems rooted in care and equity. Vladan Joler, renowned for his detailed mappings of the unseen infrastructures within AI systems, brings to light the intricate web of human narratives and environmental impacts concealed within these technological advancements. His work, a profound dissection of the algorithmic ecosystem, underscores the hidden labor and resources that are AI’s unseen backbone, drawing attention to the broader sociopolitical and environmental implications, as well as the power dynamics interwoven within these systems. Artist Josh Kline, focusing on labor and class, examines the significant effects of climate change, automation, and the erosion of democracy.

The conversation will be moderated by Isin Onol, Director of Curatorial Research at MA Curatorial Practice, School of Visual Arts.

SVA MA Curatorial Practice presents The Algorithmic State: Adversarial Aesthetics, Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 12:00 PM EST.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-algorithmic-state-adversarial-aesthetics-tickets-818859259087

Join us for this thought-provoking panel discussion that highlights the intersections of technology and aesthetics within the framework of what is known as “Adversarial Aesthetics.” Joanna Zylinska, an artist and media philosopher acclaimed for her provocative text, AI Art: Machine Visions and Warped Dreams, will explore the algorithmic state of perception outlined in her latest book, The Perception Machine, while calling for a reevaluation of the artist's role in the digital era. Nadja Verena Marcin, the creator of , a feminist voice bot, will speak about her innovative approach, combining technology and feminist discourse. Trained to hold conversations about identity, art, and feminism, answers questions in a surprising, philosophical, and sometimes humorous way from various feminist perspectives, adding a unique layer to our understanding of digital communication. Alongside them, Rosemary Lee, an artist and media researcher whose work examines the narrative of art and technology, will share insights from her forthcoming book, Algorithm, Image, Art, and her new project, A Structural Plan for Imitation. These leading voices shed light on how digital technologies influence and are influenced by cultural narratives, ethical considerations, and artistic innovation. The conversation will be moderated by Isin Onol, Director of Curatorial Research at MA Curatorial Practice, the School of Visual Arts, New York.

The Algorithmic State: Adversarial Aesthetics Explore the intersection of tech and aesthetics in our panel with Zylinska, Marcin, and Lee, redefining perception in the digital age.

Please join us Wed, Feb 28, at 9AM EST on Zoom for The Curatorial Roundtable: Eva Kraus (Bonn.)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-eva-kraus-bonn-tickets-840698671357

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Dr. Eva Kraus has been director of the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn since August 2020. Previously, she was artistic director and managing director of the Neues Museum – Staatliches Museum für Kunst und Design in Nuremberg, founder and director of Galerie Steinle Contemporary in Munich, and director of the Friedrich Kiesler – in Vienna. Her most recent exhibition at the Bundeskunsthalle, which closed at the end of January, was “Everything at Once: Postmodernity 1967–1992,” a massive survey of design objects, artworks, and artifacts from the dawn of the information society through the end of the Cold War. Along with her curatorial work there, Kraus has curated numerous exhibitions among others in her early career at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York and the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art in Vienna. Her expertise and curatorial practice focus mainly on the fields of applied arts, design, fashion, architecture, and contemporary art, with an emphasis on ecologically and socially sustainable working methods. Kraus is in the midst of professionalizing sustainability at the Bundeskunsthalle. She lives in Bonn and Munich.

In this talk, Kraus will focus on the making of “Everything at Once: Postmodernity 1967–1992.”

Check out these shots from our recent exhibition, “Welcome to Wonderland,” curated by MACP first year student Zihan Zhang featuring Tina Mitchell, Yanmei Jiang, Yong Eun (May) Kwon, and Calvin Kim!

February 7th - 14th, 2024

Join us Wednesday evening, 2/21 for the opening of “Familial Frontiers,” curated by MACP student Tom Koren!

Artists: Corinne Kitzis, Helia Chitsazan, Ira Eduardovna, Maria Mavropoulou, Shasha Dothan

Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 21st, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
On view: Feb 21 - Feb 28, 2024
Monday - Friday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, weekends by appointment
CP Projects Space, 132 West 21st Street, 10th floor, New York, NY

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Join us on zoom Wed, Feb 21 at 9AM for The Curatorial Roundtable: Jo Ying Peng (Mexico City).

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curatorial-roundtable-jo-ying-peng-mexico-city-tickets-781024042937

The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, Founding Chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Jo Ying Peng, a Taiwanese independent curator based in Mexico City, runs Vernacular Institute. Her multifaceted practice encompasses curatorial, editorial, and cinematic ventures, aiming to expand artistic boundaries and challenge conventional narratives. With a focus on crafting a dynamic space within Vernacular Institute, Peng’s projects encourage experimentation and challenge institutional norms. Through her curatorial discourse, performative approaches, and collaborative programming, she confronts pressing social and political issues including labor, borders, feminism, and resistance. Vernacular Institute serves as a platform for unconventional ideas, fostering collaborative energy among participating artists. Originally rooted in Taipei, the institute’s relocation to Mexico City underscores its role as a bridge between Latin American and Asian artists, facilitating cross-cultural exchange and understanding.

In this lecture session, Peng will share insights from Vernacular’s projects, exploring themes of self-organization, the DIY spirit, and the importance of independent art spaces. She will highlight the institute’s ethos of empowering artists and communities. Additionally, Peng will delve into the role of independent art spaces in nurturing emerging voices and fostering innovation, drawing from personal experiences and case studies. Further, Peng will share reflective poetry essays that echo Vernacular’s mission of exploring diverse voices and perspectives to invite readers’ contemplation of the intersection of art, culture, and humanity.