Curatorial Malpractices (titled by José Ruiz) is a weekly reading/discussion group founded in the fall of 2020 for the Curatorial Practices MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
We are on break for the summer. In order to give everyone in the group space to talk, we are limiting the number of people who can attend (6-7 max). If enough people are interested, we could start a second group. You don’t have to attend every meeting. You could come to just one if you want.
Past Readings
No. 12, 4/9/21, Reassemblage by Trinh T. Minh-ha, Special Guest—Sukyun Lee
No. 11, 4/2/21, The Counter-Monument: Memory against Itself in Germany Today by James E. Young
No. 10, 3/26/21, Dreaming in Polish by Aimee Bender, Special Guest—Diane Botwin
No. 9, 3/19/21, Selection of Various Writings, Pedro Mesa
No. 8, 3/5/21, City of Clowns by Daniel Alarcón, Special Guest—Estela Duhart
No. 7, 2/19/21, W.G. Sebald by Tacita Dean
No. 6, 2/12/21, An Archival Impulse by Hal Foster
No. 5, 2/5/21, The Octopus in Love by Chus Martínez
No.4, 12/9/20, The Emancipated Spectator by Jacques Rancière
No. 3, 12/2/20, Medicine by Lu Hsun
No. 2, 11/25/20, From Site to Community in New Public Art: The Case of “Culture in Action” by Miwon Kwon
No. 1, 11/18/20, Resistance of the Object: Aunt Hester’s Scream by Fred Moten
Current Members
Currently on break for the summer.
Past Members
Spring 2021: David Alpert, Jeffry Cudlin, Babette Pendleton, José Ruiz, and Sicong Sui
Special Guests: Estela Duhart, Diane Botwin, and Sukyun Lee
Fall 2020: David Alpert, Jeffry Cudlin, Babette Pendleton, José Ruiz, and Sicong Sui