Curator's Journey Through Feminist Art Theory at Tate Modern and Site Gallery
Following editorial criticism for outdated views on feminist art theory, a curator was directed to specific exhibitions and publications to update their understanding. The curator visited Mona Hatoum's exhibition at Tate Modern, experiencing her endoscopic video work Corps étranger, which explores interior bodily landscapes. This was followed by viewing Hannah Sawtell's exhibition at Site Gallery, featuring a CGI work that transforms in response to online cryptocurrency exchanges, alternating between images of an elderly female boxer and a resilient insect. The curator referenced Gilles Deleuze's philosophical concepts from Logic of Sense while engaging with these works. The experience was documented in an online column published exclusively on 11 May 2016, with the curator reflecting on their evolving perspective on gender identity through these artistic encounters.
Key facts
- Mona Hatoum exhibited Corps étranger at Tate Modern
- Hannah Sawtell presented a cryptocurrency-responsive CGI work at Site Gallery
- The curator referenced Gilles Deleuze's Logic of Sense
- Editor provided the publication 'Re-Materialising Feminism' for study
- Column was published as an online exclusive on 11 May 2016
- Curator was criticized for pre-Victor Burgin feminist art views
- Sawtell's work alternated between elderly boxer and disaster-surviving insect imagery
- Hatoum's work used endoscopic filming techniques
Entities
Artists
- Mona Hatoum
- Hannah Sawtell
- Victor Burgin
- Gilles Deleuze
- I. Kurator
Institutions
- Tate Modern
- Site Gallery
- ICA
- ArtReview
- NHS
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- East Midlands
- Harley Street