August 29, 2019 | 8PM
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
2544 Taft Ave, Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila
Kwago and Comma form Curators Lab to discuss the role of curators in Philippine contemporary art
Under Kwago’s publishing and curatorial platform Comma, Roy Voragen and Czyka Tumaliuan started Curator’s Lab to provide a collaborative space to question, investigate, discover and test different approaches to making, showing, experiencing and evaluating exhibitions.
On August 29, 2019 at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Curator’s Lab opens conversations on the role curators play in contemporary art. The forum aims to understand the curator’s thought processes and creativity, and how these are transformed and translated into exhibitions and ongoing discourses.
“Curator’s Lab is an open-ended inquiry about curatorial practices within the context of contemporary art. We are very thankful for MCAD and DLS-CSB for giving our first gathering a home,” Curators Lab co-founder Tumaliuan said.
The invited curators (Joselina Cruz, Patrick Flores, Tony Godfrey, and Mayumi Hirano) work in institutions and independently to see diverse viewpoints on curating. Curators Lab hope to learn from each curator’s unique way of curating, how they work with artists and how they respond to various contexts, spaces and challenges.
“The forum is a good way to bring together artists, curators, and those who are curious about the practice to exchange thoughts and learn from one another,” said Voragen, co-founder of Curators Lab.
Curators Lab will be held on August 29, 2019, 8pm. Free beer or coffee for those who sign up on or before Aug. 27 through http://bit.ly/rsvpcuratorslab
DOOR FEE:
500 for students
750 for regular attendees
PROGRAM
8:00-8:30 Socials
8:30-8:45 Introduction to Comma, Kwago, Curators Lab, CSB, MCAD and speakers
TALKS
8:45-9:05 Joselina Cruz
9:10-9:30 Patrick Flores
9:35-9:55 Tony Godfrey
10:00-10:20 Mayumi Hirano
10:20-11:00 Q&A and socials
Please use the hashtags:
#CommaCuratorsLab
#inbetweencommas
#KwagoBookBar
#CommaPH
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Tony Godfrey is a writer, curator and educator. He headed the MA program in contemporary art at Sotheby’s Institute, was an associate professor at New York University, and a visiting professor at the University of Plymouth. He has curated shows across Asia and Europe, and used to be the artistic director of Equator Art Projects in Singapore. Author of two books Conceptual Art and Painting Today, he’s currently working on a new publication The Story of Contemporary Art. He lives and works in the Philippines.
Joselina Cruz is the curator and artistic director of Museum of Contemporary Art and Design. She studied art history at the University of the Philippines, and received an M.A. in curating contemporary art from the Royal College of Art, London. Cruz has worked as a curator for the Lopez Memorial Museum in Manila (2001-04) and the Singapore Art Museum (2004–07). She was a curator for the 2nd Singapore Biennale in 2008 and one of the curators for the 13th Jakarta Biennale. She curated the Philippine Pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in 2017.
Patrick Flores is the curator of Vargas Museum and a professor at the Art Studies department at the University of the Philippines. He was a guest scholar of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Among his publications: Painting History: Revisions in Philippine Colonial Art; Remarkable Collection: Art, History, and the National Museum; and Past Peripheral: Curation in Southeast Asia. He curated the Philippine Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2015 and was the Artistic Director of Singapore Biennale 2019.
Mayumi Hirano is the co-founder of Load Na Dito and 98B COLLABoratory. She was an Asian Public Intellectual Fellow, an Asia Art Archive researcher, and the curator of Koganecho Bazaar in Yokohama and the The Lizard Says You Are a Liar show at UP Vargas Museum. Mayumi was an exhibition manager of Gwangju Biennale (2018) and was part of the curatorial team of Yokohama Triennale (2005). She studied at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York. Her current research is on artistic exchanges through artist run festivals in the Philippines and Japan in the early 90s. She is based in Manila and Osaka.
ABOUT CURATORS LAB
A program under Kwago’s publishing and curatorial platform Comma, Curators Lab is curatorial laboratory initiated by Czyka Tumaliuan and Roy Voragen. An open-ended inquiry about curatorial practices within the context of contemporary art, Curator’s Lab aims to provide a collaborative space to question, investigate, discover and test different approaches to making, showing, experiencing and evaluating exhibitions.
Business address: Warehouse 8a, La Fuerza Plaza, 2241 Chino Roces ave.,Makati 1231
Website: www.isipkwago.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isipkwago
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isipkwago
ABOUT KWAGO
Kwago is an independent bookstore that offers zines, a curated shelf and programs that aim to make people fall in love with reading and learning. They co-founded the book fair Komura; the publishing and curatorial platform Comma; the music and video production ECHOES; and the non-profit digital library and archiving project KOPYA. Their current home is a book bar at Warehouse Eight, La Fuerza Compound.
Business address: Warehouse 8a, La Fuerza Plaza, 2241 Chino Roces ave.,Makati 1231
Website: www.isipkwago.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isipkwago
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isipkwago
ABOUT COMMA
Comma is a publishing platform initiated by Kwago founder Czyka Tumaliuan and poet-curator Roy Voragen. Comma finds cross-pollinations in poetry, art, science and technology, as well as in developing critical conversations on print, reading and publishing.
Business address: Warehouse 8a, La Fuerza Plaza, 2241 Chino Roces ave.,Makati 1231
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inbetweencommas/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inbetweencommas/
ABOUT MCAD
Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) is an art institution that houses various contemporary art in the Philippines. A non-collecting institution, MCAD organizes art exhibitions and public programs alluding to their mission of giving free access for all.
Business address: Ground Floor, Benilde School of Design and Arts Campus, Dominga Street, Malate, Maynila, 1004 Kalakhang Maynila Warehouse 8a, La Fuerza Plaza, 2241 Chino Roces ave.,Makati 1231
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MCADManila/
ABOUT DLS-CSB
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a learning institution that nurtures students to develop their interests and passions, and trains them to become professionally competent in established industries and emerging fields of specialization. At Benilde, learning in its many forms is encouraged. Spiritual creative pursuits, artistic endeavors, service to the community, awareness of environmental issues, and concern for the common good are all part of the Benildean education.
Business address: 2544 Taft Ave, Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila
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