The Turner Contemporary: First they evaporated millions of pounds on not building it. Then it was overshadowed by a green house.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 15:29, [email protected] wrote: > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
