ABSTRACT

An anthology of writings on exhibition practice from artists, critics, curators and art historians plus artist-curators. It addresses the contradictions posed by museum and gallery sited exhibitions, as well as investigating the challenge of staging art presentations, displays or performances, in settings outside of traditional museum or gallery locales.

chapter |3 pages

INTRODUCTION

part |1 pages

PART I THE FUTURE OF HISTORY

chapter 2|12 pages

BROKERING IDENTITIES

chapter 3|21 pages

LARGE EXHIBITIONS

part |1 pages

PART II STAGING SPECTATORS

chapter 5|23 pages

THE EXHIBITIONARY COMPLEX

chapter 6|14 pages

THE MUSEUM FLAT

chapter 7|18 pages

NAMING NAMES

part |1 pages

PART III GRAMMATIC ACTS

chapter 8|12 pages

LES IMMATÉRIAUX

chapter 9|11 pages

EXHIBITION RHETORICS

chapter 10|8 pages

CREATING SPACES

chapter 11|13 pages

THE DISCOURSE OF THE MUSEUM

part |1 pages

PART IV CURATORS OR CATERERS

chapter 12|7 pages

THE GREAT CURATORIAL DIM-OUT

chapter 13|14 pages

FROM MUSEUM CURATOR TO EXHIBITION AUTEUR

chapter 15|4 pages

THE SHOW YOU LOVE TO HATE

chapter 16|14 pages

FREE FALL—FREEZE FRAME

part |1 pages

PART V SPATIAL PLAY

chapter 17|7 pages

THE ONE-PICTURE GALLERY

chapter 18|4 pages

DISSENTING SPACES

chapter 19|5 pages

FUNCTION OF ARCHITECTURE

chapter 20|14 pages

THE GALLERY AS A GESTURE

chapter 22|13 pages

THE EXHIBITED REDISTRIBUTED

part |1 pages

PART VI THE EXHIBITION CONDITION

chapter 23|11 pages

A VISUAL MACHINE

chapter 24|18 pages

THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF DISSENT

chapter 25|20 pages

MODERNISM, NATIONALISM AND BEYOND

chapter 26|9 pages

IN AND OUT OF PLACE