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Slo:Arhitekturna konferencaInstitucija kot praksa Četrtek, 9. maj 2013Muzej za arhitekturo in oblikovanje

Ang:Architecture conferenceThe Institutional Act Thursday, 9 May 2013Museum of Architecture and Design

Thursday, 9 May 2013 Museum of Architecture and Design, Ljubljana

THE INSTITUTIONAL ACT

ARCHITECTURE CONFERENCE

curator and moderatorBeatrice Galilee

speakersEva Franch i Gilabert, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New YorkJan Boelen, Z33 House for contemporary Art, HasseltKieran Long, Victoria & Albert Museum, LondonIndy Johar, 00:/, London Marielsa Castro, LIGA - Space for Architecture, Mexico City

MAO DEBATES

THE INSTITUTIONAL ACT

THE INSTITUTIONAL ACT

Institutions are power. They channel directions, focus attenti-on. They are, without want of explanation, important. They are vessels that collect, exhibit, examine, support and critique. They are arbiters of taste, formers of knowledge. They are the drea-mweavers of our cultural imagination. But more than capturing and captivating, and as part of their economic and intellectual ca-pacity, many contemporary institutions of architecture are pro-ducers. Those that don’t simply process and filter but are partici-pating in a critical form of space-shaping. In the expanded field of architecture where architectural acts are beyond buildings, con-temporary institutions are more at home amongst practitioners than critics.

The conference is part of a broader ongoing pursuit to define the interconnection between architecture and exhibition-making. It seeks to contribute to the debate about the developing practice of exhibiting architecture and the role of the institutions, which commission and frame contemporary discourse. It seeks to inter-rogate the formation of institutional knowledge and critique its direction. Some of the strongest and most influential acts of insti-tutions have lead to real political and social change. In complex political globalised times when cultural direction and investment is lacking from governments, and city’s become more autonomous and culture more lucrative, institutions are becoming more signi-ficant and their role more potent.

The conference attempts to negotiate these terrains and discuss the definition and role and remit of the contemporary architec-tural institution. The curator of the conference Beatrice Galilee is freelance curator, writer, critic, consultant and lecturer of con-temporary architecture and design.

MAO DEBATES

curator and moderator Beatrice Galilee

Beatrice Galilee is curator, writer, critic, con-sultant and lecturer of contemporary archi-tecture and design. She is the newly appointed Chief Curator for the 2013 Lisbon Architec-ture Triennale. She is the co-founder and di-rector of The Gopher Hole, an exhibition and event space in London, architectural critic at Domus, and associate lecturer at Central St Martins Colleague of Art and Design. She cu-rated “Hacked” at the 2012 Milan design week and was senior curator at the 2011 Gwangju Design Biennale in Korea, directed by Ai Wei Wei and Seung H-Sang. In 2009 she was a Eu-ropean curator of the 2009 Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Ur-banism, directed by Ou Ning. Her writing has been published in a number of international magazines and books on architecture and de-sign, from 2006-2009 she was an Architecture Editor for Icon Magazine. www.beatricegalilee.com

Dominic Wilcox vs 3D printer at HACKED, curated by Beatrice

Galilee, La Rinascente, Milan, 2012

The literary diet of Eva Franch i Gilabert.

speakers

Eva Franch i GilabertStorefront for Art and Architecture, New York, USAEva Franch i Gilabert is an architect, resear-cher, teacher and founder of the solo practice OOAA (Office of Architectural Affairs). She is currently the Executive Director and Chief Curator of Storefront for Art and Architectu-re in New York, a space dedicated to research in architecture, art and design. www.storefrontnews.org

Jan Boelen Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Hasselt, BelgiumJan Boelen is founder and artistic director of the Art Museum Z33 in Hasselt (Belgium) and is the head of the Master Department Social Design at the Design Academy Eindhoven. He is chairman of the committee for Architectu-re and Design of the Flemish Community. On the initiative of Jan Boelen and Z33 Manifesta 9 was organised in Belgium in 2012. www.z33.be

Kieran Long Victoria & Albert Museum, London, United KingdomKieran Long is senior curator of contempora-ry architecture, design and digital at the Victo-ria & Albert Museum in London. He was archi-tecture critic at the London Evening Standard and former editor-in-chief of Architects’ Jour-nal and Architectural Review. He was assistant director of 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale.www.vam.ac.uk

Numen/ForUse exhibition in

Z33 House for Contemporary Art.

Photo: ©Kristof Vrancken; Z33; Numen For Use

Indy Johar 00:/, London, United KingdomIndy Johar is a co-founder of 00:/, an archi-tect and regeneration consultant with par-ticular experience in socially driven susta-inability. Organisation 00:/ is working on a range of social interventions from the design of new institutions such as Hub Westminster to the radical redesign of community infra-structures – such as Libraries and Schools. www.architecture00.net

Marielsa CastroLIGA - Space for Architecture, Mexico City, MexicoMarielsa Castro is an architect and executive director of LIGA, Space for Architecture in Mexico City. She is in charge of the general coordination and management of the exhibi-tion platform. LIGA was established to pro-mote the exchange of ideas and investigati-on on contemporary architectural practice in Latin America. www.liga-df.com

Hub Westminster project by Indy Johar

and 00:/.

ApplicationsEntry fee: 10 € / 5 € (students). Free admission for MAO members. Applications are required. Payment: MAO ticket office or bank account: 01100-6000034749, held at UJP, SWIFT code: BSLJSI2X, note: »Simpozij MAO«. Send completed application form to infobio@mao.si. Tickets are available as long as they last.

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THE PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE

9.00 Registration

9.45 Introduction: Beatrice Galilee

10.00 Jan Boelen, Z33 House for contemporary Art, Hasselt10.45 Kieran Long, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

11.30 Coffee break

12.00 Marielsa Castro, LIGA - Space for Architecture, Mexico City

12.45 Indy Johar, 00:/, London

13.30 Lunch break

14.30 Eva Franch i Gilabert, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York

15.15 Discussion

published by: MAO, editor: Maja Šuštaršič, design: studiobotas, cover photo: ©FG + SG Fotografia de Arquitectura, Ljubljana 2013