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Event Itinerary
Publication Synopsis
Curating the Local - Table of Contents
London Book Launch
Copies of book available at special launch price of 10 GBP.UK BOOK LAUNCH
Official London Architecture Biennial and Architecture Week event
DETOURS Curating the local
Some approaches to practice and critique
Edited and Translated by Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro
Published by ArtInSite, Transforma AC Portugal
"But is it truly possible to curate the local? How have artistic practices and critical thought reacted to the
rise of the local in contemporary life? Are these streams of thought and practice talking about the concept
of sitespecificity or can they create a new sense for the understanding of difference based on the permeable
character of contemporary culture?
Do cultural ecosystems exist and how do artists and thinkers reflect upon them?"
DATE 21st June 2006
PLACE 77 Cowcross street, London, EC1
TIME 6.30pm til 8.30pm
Numbers Limited. To reserve your tickets contact info@transforma.mail.pt
The development of a new notion of Urbanism is a hot topic at themoment.
It has grown into a neutral territory where creatives practitioners of all disciplines and policy makers from various
departments can collaborate.As a result 'Creatively joined up government' it seems remains on message.
This collection of essays and presentations are the legacy of Detours an annual international 'reflection pool' on current
trends on the boundaries between public art and urbanism and beyond. It is edited and translated by artist Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro.
Detours took place in the summer of 2005 in a small town to the north west of Lisbon called Torres Vedras and featured
cutting edge contributions from amongst others Patricia Brown (CEO Central London Partnership), Anne Cauquelin (Philosopher),
Anne Engel (Former director of London Youth Arts Network), Jeremy Hunt (Publisher of Art and Architecture Journal),
Alan Read (Academic/ Writer) and the event chair Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro. The UK launch of Detours will feature presentations
by leading contemporary artists and policy makers involved in the public art sector.
For more information, images or a review copy of the book please contact michael.dacosta@sapo.pt
Specialist Media Partner Art and Architecture Journal
Launch Partners ICEP, Alan Baxter and Associates, LIFT
DETOURS Curating the local Some approaches to practice and critique
Attention to the local has been commonly put against the advent of the global.
It has a definite contemporary resonance and has both justified funding for many artistic practices and furthered the production
of innumerable written pages around the world. But is it truly possible to curate the local?
How have artistic practices and critical thought reacted to the rise of the local in contemporary life?
Are these streams of thought and practice talking about the concept of site-specificity or can they create a new sense
for the understanding of difference based on the permeable character of contemporary culture? Do cultural ecosystems exist
and how do artists and thinkers reflect upon them?
Detours was a two day platform of reflection during which 8 diverse approaches were presented around the concept
of site-specificity - its meaning, evolution and current developments, both at the level of artistic creation, the production of critical
thought and at the level of programming for contemporary artistic practices, in a dialogue with issues concerning the definition
of place and territory.
DETOURS consisted of the intervention of a national and internationalpanel constituted by eight experts in the
field (thinkers / creative practitioners / programmers) who shared their most recent ideas and experiences on these matters.
The platform was intended to be a "reflection pool" more than a traditional conference, and enabled the presentation, to a small
dedicated audience, of a brief communication piece which was later discussed and/or worked on by participants and audience,
in an attempt to propel a dialogue which enabled a participative reflection on the subject."
Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro
EVENT ITINERARY...
- Refreshments
- Introduction by Michael DaCosta (Founder director of Architects of Communication)
- Presentations by Michael Pinsky and Scott Burnham
- Questions and Answers
- CloseAbout the speakers:
Michael Pinsky (Artist)
Michael Pinsky takes the combined roles of urban planner, activist, researcher, resident and artist. Pinsky responds
site-specifically to physical and sociological space. Context is crucial, providing both the content and the platform
for his work. He is currently touring Panacea, an ACE funded exhibition, to the CCC, Tours; Galerie d'art Contemporain,
Chinon; Archilab, Orleans; Le Parvis, Ibos in France; the John Hansard Gallery and the Cornerhouse, Manchester.
Selected solo projects include; In Transit, ICA, London, V2 Lab, Rotterdam, Economist, London, Armory Center
of the Arts, Los Angeles, USA, and the Cornerhouse, UK; Routes, Modern Art Oxford, UK; Weather Cluster, COAST
commissions, UK, Transparent Room, Leed City Art Gallery, Watershed, Bristol, UK and the Contemporary Art Forum,
Canada; Feedback premiered at Weimar, European Cultural Capital and developed at ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany,
and Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Aix-En Provence, France.
www.michaelpinsky.com
Scott Burnham (Urbis)
Scott Burnham is a leading figure exploring creativity in an urban context and its applications in contemporary culture.
He specialises in trackingthe latest activities and developments in urban intervention and guerrilla design, working with an extensive
network of practitioners and innovators to create new initiatives.
Launch partners Alan Baxter and Associates, ICEP, LIFT
For further information contact Transforma AC
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DESVIOS CURADORIA DO LOCAL, ALGUMAS ABORDAGENS DA PRÁTICA E DA CRÍTICA
DETOURS CURATING THE LOCAL, SOME APPROACHES TO PRACTICE AND CRITIQUE
PUBLICATION SYNOPSIS
1º Encontro Internacional sobre a Importância do Local no Pensamento e na Arte Contemporâneos
1st International Forum on the Relevance of the Local for Contemporary Thought and Art
Edited by: Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro
Torres Vedras, 2005
Published by Transforma AC
DETOURS - 1st International Forum on the Relevance of the Local for Contemporary Thought and Art, took
place in Torres Vedras on September the 24th and the 25th, 2004, within the Project A8 which is produced
by not for profit arts association Transforma.
A8 is a project aimed at opening up relationships with today's societies, and questioning artistic production
in their context. It has been taking place since 2002 and explores various shapes and out-put strategies for
those relationships. In July 2005, Detours created A8's first moment of reflection, by bringing together a group
of innovative and thought-provoking speakers in the field. The objectives of of Detours was to focus on the
production of art and thought. Those which have at their core have a critical preoccupation with issues of defining
the local, its uses for policy making for cities, young adult education, as well as for the production of contemporary
knowledge and art practices.Curating the Local contains presentations and discussions that took place on both
days of the July Forum. It is edited by forum organiser Gabriela Vaz and published by the forum producer Transforma AC.
The publication is bilingual, in English and Portuguese, and features papers from Patricia Brown, Anne Cauquelin,
Anne Engel, Jeremy Hunt, Alan Read, Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro, and excerpts from the discussions including Teresa Fradique.
It contains many colour and black and white images, including a visual essay by Roger Mentjes, and Catarina Mourão's
documentary "Fora d'Água/Out of Water" (DVD-English subtitles), which was also shown and discussed at the Forum.
Both Detours and Curating the Local have been made possible through the support of many individuals and organisations,
such as: Portuguese Culture Ministry / Instituto das Artes (MC-IA) and Instituto Português do Livro e da Biblioteca
(MC-IPLB), Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia e Ensino Superior / Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
(MCTES-FCT), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and Câmara Municipal de Torres Vedras.
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CURATING THE LOCAL - TABLE OF CONTENTS
GABRIELA VAZ PINHEIRO (Artist/PT)
"CURATING THE LOCAL – SOME APPROACHES TO PRACTICE AND CRITIQUE"
ANNE ENGEL (Youth Arts Facilitator/UK)
"TRANSITIONS - PLEASURE AND PAIN, FROM PLAYING AND LEARNING TO BEING ARTISTS''
PATRICIA BROWN (Chief Executive of Central London Partnership/UK)
"CREATING PLACES: THE ROLE OF ART IN CITY DEVELOPMENT"
JEREMY HUNT (Editor/UK)
"SITE-SPECIFICITY – A TRANSLATION / THE OZYMANDIAS PRINCIPLE"
CATARINA MOURÃO (Film Maker/PT)
"LOOKING UPON THE 'OTHER'"
ROGER MEINTJES (Artist/South Africa/PT)
"THE PENCIL (2000-2004) - ORAL HISTORY AND THE ART OBJECT"
ALAN READ (Academic and Author/UK)
"PLAY/GROUND: ARCHITECTURE, SITE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE UNWITTING MEMORIAL'"
ANNE CAUQUELIN (Philosopher/FR)
"SITE, PLACE AND 'MONDE'"
Discussion including TERESA FRADIQUE (Anthropologist and Academic/PT)
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Transforma AC is a Portuguese not for profit organisation. Its partners are:
Principal Ministério da Cultura Português, Instituto das Artes, Câmara Municipal de Torres Vedras
Strategic Instituto Português do Livro e das Bibliotecas, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional,
Ministério da Agricultura, Leader Oeste, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Escola Superior de Artes e Design de Caldas da Rainha, Hotel Império
Jardim, Império Express
In kind 100 Decibel, Isolamentos
Transforma AC/Tzero
Praça do Município, 8 - 2560 289 Torres Vedras, Portugal
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