INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ART CRITICS
(AICA)
W e b s i t e xN e w s l e t t e rApril 2006
Dear Members,
Please find below the summary of the last articles published on the AICA’s website.
Thank you.Also to notice that you can propose your papers for the upcoming congress before 30 April 2006.
Estimados/as Miembros,
Aqui les communicamos el sumario de los últimos artículos publicados en el sitio web de la AICA. Por otra parte, gracias por tener en cuenta que pueden proposer su communicación para nuestro proxímo congreso antes del 30 de Abril 2006.
Chers/ Chères Membres,
Veuillez trouver ci-dessous le sommaire des derniers articles publiés sur le site de l’AICA. D’autre part, merci de noter que vous pouvez proposer vos communications pour le prochaincongrès avant le 30 avril 2006.
Association/ Asociación/ Association
Administrative Council, 4 March 2006
- Portfolio : http://www.aica-int.org/article.php3?id_article=15
National Sections/ Secciones Nacionales/ Sections nationales
Short News
- Kim Levin - Notes and Itineraries 1976-2004 : http://www.aica-int.org/article.php3?id_article=236
AICA United-Kingdom
- Denis Bowen, honorary AICA UK member, dies : http://www.aicaint.
org/spip_redirect.php3?id_article=399
- Bernard Denvir AICA Memorial Award for Art Critics : http://www.aicaint.
org/spip_redirect.php3?id_article=400
AICA Press
Translation in French and Spanish of the before recorded articles in English.
AICA Slovak Republic
- Publication of two books by the Slovak section : http://www.aica-int.org/article.php3?id_article=76
International Events/ Acontecimientos internacionales/ Evénements internationaux
Art criticism and curatorial practices in marginal contexts, Addis Ababa
- Report & Portfolio : http://www.aica-int.org/article.php3?id_article=345
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Congress/ Congreso/ Congrès
AICA Congress 2006 : Critical Evaluation Reloaded
LOCATION: Paris, France, 15-22 October 2006
- Call for papers : http://www.aica-int.org/article.php3?id_article=346 (Eng, Esp, Fre)
- Presentation : http://www.aica-int.org/article.php3?id_article=237 (Eng, Esp, Fre)
CONGRESS OUTLINE
This symposium will examine changes and new directions in art criticism in the prevailing artistic climate. Throughout the globalisation of the last few years, we have observed the increasing importance attributed to curating, as an exercise in art criticism, as well as the rapid growth in importance of the internet, as a new medium, not only for communication, but for critical comment.
These changes derive logically from several related developments, starting with revisions in the training and teaching methods that are practised in art schools and universities today, and the greater priority that is accorded to the new field of curatorial studies.
The situation, as we now know it, strongly reinforces a tendency to regard the exhibition as a performative medium, closely linked to a powerful economic system. This is also connected with the resurgence of interest in alternative, and often ephemeral, responses to the changing context for artistic creation. It follows from this that, if art criticism is adequately to perform its task, it must respond to the realities of the new situation and attempt a better definition of its proper goals and systems of evaluation.
The symposium will be divided into two parts each day, from 16-19 October, inclusive:
9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Two round tables at the Instituto Cervantés, each involving a moderator and from 4 to 5 speakers
7.30 p.m. Lecture by a keynote speaker at a different public institution (Palais de Tokyo, Musée du Quai Branly, MACVAL, ...)
ROUND TABLES
Session 1. New Outlets for art Criticism
Critical evaluation is on the increase in new media outlets : internet, virtual communication, free magazines ... What kinds of writing and forms of expression prevail, in these instances ?
Round Table 1 : Alternative outlets : new publics, new practices, new goals ...
Round Table 2 : Validation and Empowerment : what recognition do we grant to these new discourses? which methods should we employ?
Session 2. Dematerialised Critical Practices
More and more, the critic is invited to participate in juries as an expert, or consultant, in a variety of social or professional contexts. Is it still possible to apply the term “critical evaluation” in such cases ?
Round Table 1 : Art Criticism and the Art Market; Art Criticism and Commissioning ...
Round Table 2 : Critical Recognition : Arguments and Convictions
Session 3. The Curator and the Critic: Parallel Training
What is the place of critical evaluation in curatorial training courses ? Should not art criticism play a central role in exhibition planning?
Round Table 1 : The Critical Functions of an Exhibition : what does the curator evaluate ? Round Table 2 : The Place of Art Criticism in Curatorial Training.
Session 4. New Orientations in Visual Arts and Cultural Studies
Nowadays, anyone training to become an artist is increasingly likely to feel the need to go to art school and, if possible, work for a degree at postgraduate level. Art schools have become increasingly efficient in designing courses which cater for this need. Many art critics teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level. But what importance do the schools themselves attach to the evaluation of work and working practices?
Round Table 1 : The Role of the Critic in helping to train the Professional Artist.
Round Table 2 : Teaching Methods and Sociopolitical or Aesthetic Values: prescription? transmission ? elicitation ?
LECTURES
The lectures will develop the following themes :
The Place of evaluation in Art Criticism
The Exhibition : a Testbed for Critical Evaluation ?
Teaching and Training: where, and why, is critical evaluation needed ?
SCHEDULE
15 October : Administrative Council
16-19 October : Symposium
20 October : General Assembly
21-22 October : Post-Congress (Bruxelles)
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The International Association of Art Critics (AICA) was founded in Paris in 1948/1949 and was recognized as a "non-government organization"(NGO) by UNESCO in 1951.
AICA currently combines the National Associations created in 72 countries, representing more than 4,000 art critics world-wide.
AICA is very well represented in Europe, North and South America, and also in the Caribbean.It has very active national sections on the Middle East and Asian countries (Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong-Kong Philippines, Pakistan) and some African states have joined in the last few years (Benin, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe).
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AICA International President: Henry Meyric Hughes (Royaume-Uni)
AICA International Past President: Kim Levin (USA)
General Secretary: Ramon Tio Bellido (France)
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