Capturing the crux of contemporary curatorial realm

Curatorial practice in India especially is now at a crucial juncture. It is vital to mull over its current state and also discuss future. This can be made possible through meaningful conversations between the leading curators who all are keen to push the boundaries of contemporary art practices.

An upcoming 2-day event conceptualized and organized by Experimenter in Kolkata (in association with Pro Helvetia - The Swiss Arts Council; supported by Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, & The Park, Kolkata) will bring together the best of curatorial talent rom Indian and internationally. It’s an impressive assemblage of the visual arts community, critics, writers, artists, thinkers, collectors, art theorists and other people interested in art and its development.

Dr. Inke Arns

Serving as curator and artistic director of Hartware MedienKunstVerein since 2005, she has worked internationally. She studied Slavic Studies, Eastern European studies, political science, and art history in Berlin and Amsterdam. Later, she obtained her PhD from the Humboldt University in Berlin. She has been teaching at universities and art academies in Berlin (Humboldt University), Leipzig (Hochschule fur Grafik und Buchkunst, HGB), Zurich (Hochschule der Kunste, ZHdK), and Rotterdam (Piet Zwart Institute, Willem de Kooning Academy), and has lectured and published internationally.

Suman Gopinath

Founder/director of CoLab Art & Architecture, she presents contemporary Indian work within the context of international practice. She studied Fine Arts Administration and Curating at Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. Some of her recent projects where she co-curated include: Jogja Biennale XI – Shadow Lines: Indonesia meets India, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2011-12); Nasreen Mohamedi: Notes / Reflections on Indian Modernism (2009-2011) Santhal Family: Positions Around an Indian Sculpture, Muhka, Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium (2008); Horn Please: Narratives from Contemporary Indian Art, Bern, Switzerland (2007-08). She was invited curator of the Lyon Biennale, 2007 - History of a Decade that has Not Yet Been Named and networking curator for Singapore Biennale 2006 - Belief.

Susan Hapgood

Founding director of Mumbai Art Room, previously she was senior advisor at the Independent Curators International (ICI), NY - The Curator of Exhibitions at the American Federation of Arts, NY, and Curatorial coordinator at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY. She has a M.A. in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU and a B.A. from University of Rochester, NY.