Curators and artists whose passion is social engagement talk about their experiments in relational aesthetics—participatory performances, interactive installations, community events, and inside/outside exhibitions. They invite viewers to become co-creators, to take ownership in the creative process.
Jochen Volz (São Paulo Biennial, Live Uncertainty, 2016), Susan Cross (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Material World, 2010-2011, and The Workers, 2011-2012), James Voorhies (Bureau of Open Culture, MASS MoCA, The Workers) and Stephanie Smith (SMART Museum of Art, FEAST, 2012, and Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Declaration, 2018) share their perspectives, as do artists William Pope.L (Baile, 2016), Theaster Gates (Soul Food Pavilion, 2012) and Marinella Senatore (Estman Radio, ongoing).
Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio
Special Audio:
William Pope.L, Baile, São Paulo Biennial
There Is Only Light (We Do Not Know What To Do With Other Worlds) performance-reading, July 2011, MASS MoCA. Produced by Bureau for Open Culture
Theaster Gates, FEAST, SMART Museum of Art, University of Chicago
Marinella Senatore and Estman Radio recording, courtesy Marinella Senatore and Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Contemporary Art
Related Links
Live Uncertainty: http://www.bienal.org.br/exposicao.php?i=3418
Material World: http://exhibitionsonthecusp.com/exhibitions/material-world-painting-and-sculpture-as-environment/
The Workers: Precarity/Invisibility/Mobility: https://massmoca.org/event/the-workers/
FEAST: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art: http://exhibitionsonthecusp.com/exhibitions/feast-radical-hospitality-and-contemporary-art/
Declaration: https://icavcu.org/declarationmobile/
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Exhibition Award: https://www.tremainefoundation.org/art.html
Exhibitions on the Cusp: http://exhibitionsonthecusp.com/
