Afterall Symposium Explores 'Curator as Artist' with Ruth Noack
Afterall released video documentation of its symposium titled 'Artist as Curator,' which included Ruth Noack's presentation, 'Curator as Artist?' followed by a broader discussion. Noack, who leads the Curating Contemporary Art program at the Royal College of Art in London, examines the indistinct lines between artistic and curatorial roles, referencing her work with Roger M. Buergel. She ponders whether documenta 12's assertion that 'the exhibition is a medium' enriched curatorial dialogue or represents an unusual historical viewpoint. A visual artist and art historian by training, Noack has been an art critic, lecturer, and exhibition organizer since the 1990s. She curated documenta 12 in 2007 and co-curated various exhibitions with Buergel. The symposium was published on January 28, 2013.
Key facts
- Afterall published video documentation of the 'Artist as Curator' symposium.
- Ruth Noack presented 'Curator as Artist?'.
- Noack is Head of Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art in London.
- She was curator of documenta 12 in 2007.
- She co-curated exhibitions with Roger M. Buergel including 'Scenes of a Theory' (1995), 'Things we don't understand' (2000), 'Organisational Forms' (2002–03), and 'The Government' (2005).
- She contributed to 'Garden of Learning' at the Busan Biennale (2012).
- The symposium was published on January 28, 2013.
- Noack questions whether documenta 12's claim that 'the exhibition is a medium' added depth to curatorial discourse.
Entities
Artists
- Ruth Noack
- Roger M. Buergel
Institutions
- Afterall
- Royal College of Art
- documenta 12
- Busan Biennale
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Busan
- South Korea
Sources
- Afterall —