Workshop organized by Museumsakademie Joanneum in cooperation with Kunsthaus Graz

Collecting in connection. Alternative collections in contemporary art institutions

20., 21.10. 2022 Graz

 
The question of collecting is increasingly becoming the focus of attention once again—in contemporary art museums too. Their realignment as venues where it is possible to reflect on contemporary and future societal challenges also provides alternative opportunities for the practice of collecting as the central aspect of museum work. It seems that “connecting” is rapidly replacing “arranging” as the structuring paradigm of collections. Despite the long-established focus on individual items, the trend today is more and more towards thinking about collections in terms of references and relations.

Moderna galerija Ljubljana’s curator Bojana Piškur is also participating in the event. In her contribution she will talk about the Moderna galerija’s Arteast 2000+ collection and the cultural (and collection) politics of the non-aligned movement as possible prototypes of future museum collections.