How do you create a Biennial pavilion? by Robert Fleck (Austria)
In the anecdotes and stories shared by artists relating to their participation in the Venice Biennial, their respective preparatory trips to Venice hold a special position. Typically, the preparatory trip usually takes place about eight to ten months prior to the Biennial – assuming that the nomination process in the respective country allows the artist(s) and the commissioner any such lead time. That said, this has long been the practice in Austria as it has in other countries with important national pavilions at the Biennial. Many of the 35 or so nations who showcase their own entries in Venice with their own pavilion do not nominate the artists or commissioners until much later in the day.Curators: Best Practice in Project Management by Noel Kelly (Ireland)
In recent years the definition of the role of the curator has undergone both a dramatic change, and continues still to be refined and challenged. With this change there is also the associated re-definition of the relationship between artist and curator, thereby implying a direct impact on the relationship between artist and audience. In this text we will look at some broad definitions of curator, take a very specific position on curatorial best practice, and look at the potential pitfalls that may lie on the way for the inexperienced artist or curator.
