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Curation
Curating and curation have become
common terms in Japanese contemporary art over the past ten
years, leading to a wide range of exhibitions which have tried
to explore particular curatorial directions as well as moving
out of official art spaces and being held in old schools,
outdoors or across a neighbourhood area. As the boundaries
of contemporary art have changed, the role and methods of
curation have also been opened up for greater discussion and
change.
Curation is a course designed to offer theoretical, historical
and practical training in contemporary curatorial practice.
A series of lectures in ïCuration BasicsÍ covers topics such
as the history of exhibitions and styles, ideas about space
and display, the management of making exhibitions, press matters,
and the documentation of exhibitions. Parallel to this is
a ïCritical ReadingÍ series of seminars held in small groups.
This introduces key theoretical terms through texts and visual
materials and aims to understand curating within a broader
cultural and critical context.
In addition to these core elements, guest curators will be
invited to speak about their curatorial experiences and thinking
throughout the course. Invited guests have included: Yukie
kamiya (curator New Museum New York), Mami Kataoka (curator
Mori Museum), Fumio Nanjo (Deputy Director Mori Museum), Natsume
Araki (curator Mori Museum), Mauymi Uchida (independent art
PR specialist), Ken Kondo (assistant curator Mori Museum),
Tatsuko Tomiyama (independent curator), Itaru Hirano (curator
Saitama Prefecture Museum), Takashi Azumaya (independent curator),
Ronald van der Sompel (curator, Belgium), Sueo Mitsuma (President
Mizuma Art Gallery Tokyo), Hiroyuki Matsukage & Muneteru
Ujino (artists, Tokyo), Fumihiko Sumitomo (curator ICC Tokyo),
Atsushi Sugita (critic, Art & Riverbank Tokyo), Kentaro
Ichihara (critic, Tokyo), Akira Tatehata (curator & Professor
Tama Art University).
Curation studies lectures are held once a month with all students
and Critical Reading seminars once a month in smaller groups.
Lectures run through the year, led by the course directors
as well as by guest lecturers, while seminars are run by the
course directors. The maximum student intake is 30, making
two groups of 15 students each.
The course is accommodated in the AIT Room, Daikanyama, Tokyo.
We hold a small library of books about contemporary art curating
and have access to the extensive library of the independent
art consulting office Nanjo & Associates which is a 3
minute walk away. We keep an DV tape archive of selected AIT
talks and lectures.
ïOn PaperÍ:
ïOn PaperÍ is a written project which each student must write
and submit by the end of the course. Students must write a
proposal for an exhibition or project which they are interested
to realise, or which they would like to continue to research.
Proposals will be evaluated and discussed in group sessions
throughout the course.
Information:
Class A : Tue. Apr. 8th, 2003 - Tue. Mar. 23rd, 2004
Class B : Tue. Apr. 8th, 2003 - Thu, Mar. 24th, 2004
Fee for one year : JPY182,000 excluding tax.
Average age of students is roughly 30.
Among the students are current university students and professionals
working in various fields including the music industry, design
and architecture.
All the courses are held in Japanese.
Facilities:
2 Video projectors.
1 slide projector with carousel.
TV monitor
VHS video decks (PAL/NTSC compatible)
DVD player (PAL/NTSC compatible)
BOSE stereo system. (CD)
White board.
Kitchenette with coffee making facilities.
Reference library:
Students have access to an extensive reference library containing
artists monographs, group exhibitions catalogues, international
exhibition catalogues and related archives.
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