In an early essay, Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy explored different paradigms that informed dominant discourses of contemporary curating. Temporality, she argued, appears to be entangled in the concept of newness, and is championed over permanence, which is associated with collections. In this lecture, Hernández Chong Cuy will speak about the role that contemporary art has in shaping a key factor in any kind of collecting practice: heritage.
Since 2018, Hernández Chong Cuy is director of Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam. She was previously curator of contemporary art at Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, a foundation with offices in Caracas and New York. Originally from Mexico, she has worked in numerous countries and institutional contexts. Selected writings are available on her website: www.thisandthat.site.
Practical information:
- 27 February 2020 - 7 pm
- S.M.A.K., Jan Hoetplein 1, 9000 Ghent
- Free entrance
- Facebook Event
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* Each academic year, Curatorial Studies at KASK-School of Arts Ghent, S.M.A.K., Ghent University and Kunsthal Gent join forces for the prestigious Curatorial Lectures series, given by renowned curatorial practitioners in relation to a specific theme. After 'Working with Artists' (2017-18) and 'Learning from Artists' (2018-19), this year's theme addresses the curatorial challenges of curating in the context of public and private collections.
Past speakers in the Curatorial Lectures series have included Mathieu Copeland, Penelope Curtis, Anthony Huberman, Jean-Hubert Martin, Chus Martínez, Gabi Ngcobo, Susanne Pfeffer, Nicolaus Schafhausen and Adam Szymczyk.
