Experimenter Gallery's Curators' Hub Returns for 13th Edition with Focus on Global Dialogue
Experimenter Gallery's annual Curators' Hub platform returns for its 13th edition on November 24 & 25, 2023, at Experimenter – Hindustan Road in Kolkata, India. Founded by Prateek and Priyanka Raja in 2009, the Hub was created to address the absence of non-commercial institutional spaces in India for discussing contemporary exhibitions and curatorial practices globally. The initiative fosters open dialogue among curators, artists, collectors, and writers, emphasizing free thinking and respectful debate of contrarian viewpoints. Over the years, it has evolved to include emergent voices and urgent issues, such as gender inequality and the role of the Global South, while maintaining its core DNA as a space for reflection and learning. Curator Natasha Ginwala has played a key role in nurturing the Hub, contributing to its year-long development. This year's event features guest speaker Jacinta Kerketta, a poet and journalist from Jharkhand who advocates for Adivasi communities and addresses gender-based violence and displacement. The Hub is live-streamed in partnership with ArtReview, reinforcing its commitment to bridging local and international perspectives in the art world.
Key facts
- The Curators' Hub was founded in 2009 by Prateek and Priyanka Raja.
- The 13th edition takes place on November 24 & 25, 2023.
- It is held at Experimenter – Hindustan Road in Kolkata, India.
- The Hub addresses the lack of non-commercial institutional spaces in India for curatorial dialogue.
- Curator Natasha Ginwala is closely involved in the Hub's evolution.
- Guest speaker Jacinta Kerketta will discuss gender-based violence and Adivasi communities.
- The event is live-streamed on artreview.com in partnership with ArtReview.
- The Hub emphasizes open discussion of global issues like gender inequality and the Global South.
Entities
Artists
- Prateek Raja
- Priyanka Raja
- Natasha Ginwala
- Jacinta Kerketta
- Karuna Nundy
- Ade Darmawan
- aqui Thami
- Ashok Sukumaran
- Brook Garru Andrew
- Hit Man Gurung
- Sheelasha Rajbhandari
- Kabelo Malatsie
- Tanzim Wahab
- Sabika Abbas Naqvi
- Inti Guerrero
- Mayank Mansingh Kaul
- Natalie King
- Renan Laru-an
- Sharareh Bajracharya
- Shubigi Rao
- Sohrab Hura
- Adam Szymczyk
- Jeebesh Bagchi
- Shumon Basar
- Erin Gleeson
- Prasad Shetty
- Rupali Gupte
- Kavita Singh
- Sabih Ahmed
- Leuli Eshraghi
- Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung
Institutions
- Experimenter Gallery
- ArtReview
- Experimenter
- Experimenter Learning Program Foundation
- ruangrupa
- documenta 15
- Sister Library
- CAMP
- University of Melbourne
- Biennale of Sydney
- Kathmandu Triennale 2077
- Nepal Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2022
- Kunsthalle Bern
- Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography
- The Supreme Court of India
- Sar-e-rahguzar: Poetry on the streets
- Bystander Anthology
- SAAG Anthology
- Gropius Bau
- Colomboscope
- Australia Council for the Arts
- Australian Consulate-General, Kolkata
- Pro Helvetia
- Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata
- TAKE on Art
- 24th Biennale of Sydney
- Venice Biennale 2022
- SAVVY Contemporary
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23
- Sharjah Biennial 16
- documenta 14
- Shanghai Biennale 2016
- Global Art Forum
- Asia Art Archive
Locations
- Kolkata
- India
- Jharkhand
- Hindustan Road
- Berlin
- Germany
- Melbourne
- Australia
- Sydney
- Kathmandu
- Nepal
- Venice
- Italy
- Bern
- Switzerland
- Colombo
- Sri Lanka
- Mumbai
- New Zealand
- Kochi
- Colaba