CURATING ON THE WEB
— WEBINAR
Thursday 29th + Friday 30th April 2021, 6:00-8:30pm IST
Open to all – registration required.
— WORKSHOP
Saturday 1st May 2021, 3-5:30pm IST
Limited places – via application.

The CURATING ON THE WEB — WEBINAR aims to stimulate and expand critical and practical thinking about curatorial work on the web. The webinar will focus on curatorial interventions online that challenge the mechanisms and traditional models of producing and displaying contemporary art; offering a historical overview and new perspectives and ways of imagining the system of contemporary art and ‘being online’.

Over the course of 2 days (29-30 April), there will be a series of presentations and discussions moderated by the event organisers, and talks by guest speakers who will discuss their work and projects:  ZHANG Ga (US) / Guido Segni (Green Cube Gallery) (IT) / Aarushi Surana and Kaushal Sapre (IN) / Virginie Tan and Astrid Lours-Riou (FR) / Guildor (IT) / Nimrod Vardi and Rebecca Edwards (arebyte Gallery) (UK)
With the intent to nurture cross-cultural exchanges and discourses in the field of digital curation, the webinar will also examine the role of curating on the web in confronting structural transformations and moments of systemic crisis.

SCHEDULE

DAY 1: Thursday 29th April, 6:00-8:30pm IST
> 6:00-6:05pm ⚆ intro to the webinar: Vivek Chockalingam
> 6:05-6:30pm ⚆ The Dawn of Online Curating: Marialaura Ghidini & Gaia Tedone
> 6:30-6:35pm ⚆ intro to guest speakers: Vivek Chockalingam
> 6:35-7:00pm ⚆ guest speaker #1: Nimrod Vardi & Rebecca Edwards – arebyte Gallery
> 7:00-7:15pm ⚆ break
> 7:15-7:45pm ⚆ guest speaker #2: Virginie Tan and Astrid Lours-Riou – Emotional Interfaces
> 7:45-8:15pm ⚆ guest speaker #3: Guildor – Arte-19 – Virus Virtual Reality Games
> 8:15-8:30pm ⚆ wrap-up session

DAY 2: Friday 30th April, 6:00-8:30pm IST
> 6:00-6:05pm ⚆ intro to the webinar: Vivek Chockalingam
> 6:05-6:30pm ⚆ Zooming into the Indian Landscape: Marialaura Ghidini and Padmini Ray Murray
> 6:30-6:35pm ⚆ intro to the speakers: Vivek Chockalingam
> 6:35-7:00pm ⚆ guest speaker #4: Guido Segni – Green Cube Gallery
> 7:00-7:15pm ⚆ break
> 7:15-7:45pm ⚆ guest speaker #5: Kaushal Sapre and Aarushi Surana – Five Million Incidents
> 7:45-8:15pm ⚆ guest speaker #6: ZHANG Ga – WE=LINK: 十个小品 Ten Easy Pieces
> 8:15-8:30pm ⚆ wrap-up session

The webinar will be followed by a WORKSHOP (1 May) where participants will work with the moderators to generate observations, questions and speculative interventions related to curating on the web and the technological infrastructures in which it takes place.

⚈ Hosted by Walkin Studios and curating.online, this event is the result of a research collaboration with artist Vivek Chockalingam (Bangalore, India), curator Vidya Shivadas (New Delhi, India), researcher Padmini Ray Murray (Bangalore, India) and curator Gaia Tedone (Milan, Italy) with the support of Mobility First! – ASEF Cultural Mobility and the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity by the Italian Ministry of Culture under the Italian Council programme.

DAY 1: Thursday 29th April
> 00:00 – 2:26 min ⚆ intro to the webinar: Vivek Chockalingam
> 2:26 – 28:36 min ⚆ The Dawn of Online Curating: Marialaura Ghidini & Gaia Tedone + Q&A
> 28:36 – 55:57 min ⚆ guest speaker #1: Nimrod Vardi & Rebecca Edwards – arebyte Gallery, London (UK) + Q&A
> 55:57 – 1:25:15 min ⚆ guest speaker #2: Virginie Tan and Astrid Lours-Riou – Emotional Interfaces, Paris (FR) and London (UK) + Q&A
> 1:25:16 – 1:58:45 min ⚆ guest speaker #3: Guildor – Arte-19 – Virus Virtual Reality Games curated by Valentina Tanni, Rome (IT)
> 1:58:45 – 2:09:34 min ⚆ wrap-up session

DAY 2: Friday 30th April
> 00:00 – 2:22 min ⚆ intro to the webinar: Vivek Chockalingam
> 2:22 – 24:23 min ⚆ Zooming into the Indian Landscape: Marialaura Ghidini and Padmini Ray Murray
> 24:23 – 1:00:46 min ⚆ guest speaker #4: Guido Segni – Green Cube Gallery, Carrara (IT)
> 1:00:46 – 1:32:21 min ⚆ guest speaker #5: Kaushal Sapre and Aarushi Surana – Five Million Incidents, Delhi (IN)
> 1:32:21 – 2:11:50 min ⚆ guest speaker #6: ZHANG Ga – WE=LINK: 十个小品 Ten Easy Pieces, Chronus Art Center, Shanghai (CHI)
> 2:11:50 – 2:22:41 min ⚆ wrap-up session

For a summary report of the event please go here.