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How Do We Curate Multiple Types of Mediums? CMDC student Michael Klase performing at “Loud & Clear,” North Bank Artists Gallery, April 2012; photo by Nicole.

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1 How Do We Curate Multiple Types of Mediums? CMDC student Michael Klase performing at “Loud & Clear,” North Bank Artists Gallery, April 2012; photo by Nicole Buckner

2 The Changing Scene Digital objects, particularly those that require audience intervention or participation, are changing museums & galleries exhibitions Exhibition spaces now take many different forms Possibilities for curating have expanded due to digital media “Circle” produced by Caitlin Fisher is a digital story created as an augmented reality environment; photo by Kerri Lingo

3 Material Practice: Three types Virtual works in physical spaces Physical works in virtual spaces Daniel Howe’s work in the UWV downtown library at “Electrifying Literature,” in Morgantown, WV, June 2012; photo by Kerri Lingo John Barber’s Brautigan.net archive of the of American writer Richard Brautigan Second Life Art Nouveau Museum Virtual works in virtual spaces

4 Curating in digital mediated situations adds new focus A computer station featuring electronic literature at the Pioneers of e-Lit exhibit, ELO 2008; photos by Dene Grigar From “collection, education, connoisseurship” to “potentiality.” Curating is knowing how to tell the story of the works “well.” From Vince Dziekan’s Virtuality & the Art of Exhibition, p. 53

5 Curating involves Aesthetic, Material, & Spatial practices Curator’s aesthetic Audience’ s aesthetic Space Material Object “[T]he new ecological condition of the contemporary museum is multi-platform and distributed along the lines of physical/virtual as well as onsite/online” (56).

6 Curatorial Design Developing an exhibit that “present[s] perspectives, establish[es] contexts, and provide[s] platforms.” “artistic autonomy vs. curatorial co- creation” An interactive installation presented at the IDMAa Student Showcase; photo by Dene Grigar From Vince Dziekan’s Virtuality & the Art of Exhibition, pp. 56-7

7 Aesthetic Experience “Browsing” as a “form of engagement” “Openness” to encourage “dialogue” “Placing,” created by Ethan Rose and produced with the help of CMDC students in fall 2010; photo by Liz Wade

8 In-Class Activity Directions: Using the floor plan for Nouspace Gallery and drawing upon what you have learned about Stephanie Strickland’s work, sketch a plan for her retrospective that will provide an aesthetic experience.


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