Hello NetBehaviourists,
For those who don't recognise my name, I'm a former full-fledged Furtherfielder (Assistant Director and Co-Curator of HTTP) who is now in a new role, but still an adjunct of sorts, and very much (perhaps more than I knew!) a Furtherfielder at heart. I've been a NetBehaviour lurker and sometime-participant for a long time now - I hope you don't mind my calling on you for some help. I know this is a forum where an interesting discussion might arise... So here goes... My new role is Curator at Turner Contemporary, an arts organisation in Margate, Kent soon (next year) to open a new gallery. The first big project I'm really getting stuck into is a major exhibition now called Teenage, which will open next summer. It will examine how Teenage - principally as a complex experience with an ambivalent rap in contemporary culture - has been represented in art since about 1900. It will also consider 'Teenage' as a concept with an interesting and compelex history, resulting in the ambivalence we now have as a culture toward young people - we both envy them for their youth, and media and capitalism do all they can to exploit that image, but we also collectively fear them (if the press 'they' get is any indication...) The project arose from lots of really good work they've been doing here long before my time with both young people and older people reflecting on their own experiences as teenagers. For those who don't know it, Margate is now quite a deprived town so many of their experiences are quite difficult, but it also has a really interesting history wrt teenage - many people from all over the country will have spent holidays here in their youth, and it became quite famous as a place for different groups like Mods and Rockers to hang out (and sometimes fight!). So many people have much more positive memories and associations. The show will probably include artworks but also other stuff like music, photographs, etc. I'm very very keen that it include some great media art works and have been doing some research, but wondered if anyone had made, seen or knew of any thing, recent or not so recent, that might be relevant for me to look at. I'm also happy to hear your thoughts on the project generally, or your reflections on the idea of 'teenage'. It's quite a tricky project to put together as a curator, esp as it's being led by someone from our learning team. It needs to be relevant to lots of different audiences - local, regional, national, international - but I don't want it to be anything like a dry historical survey. So, any and all thoughts very much appreciated! Best to all, Lauren Lauren A Wright Curator P Before printing, please think about the environment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/TCMargate Turner Contemporary 17 - 18 The Parade, Margate, Kent, CT9 1EY T +44 (0) 1843 294208 Ext 213 F +44 (0) 1843 294390 For more information about all our exhibitions and events, and to sign up for our free e-newsletter please visit www.turnercontemporary.org <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\wrighl09\Application%20Data\Micro soft\Signatures\www.turnercontemporary.org> This e-mail, and any attachment, is intended only for the attention of the addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all copies and inform the sender by return e-mail. Turner Contemporary Registration No: 5084830. Registered Address: 17-18 The Parade, Margate, Kent CT9 1EY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Tracey Emin I Never Stopped Loving You >From Saturday 1 May 2010 Droit House, Stone Pier, Margate A new Neon work for Margate by Tracey Emin. I Never Stopped Loving You is commissioned by Turner Contemporary with the support of Thanet District Council.
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