{"id":2227,"date":"2016-03-01T00:43:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T05:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjsymuleski.com\/artofthemooc\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2016-04-10T22:43:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T02:43:54","slug":"collective-art-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjsymuleski.com\/artofthemooc\/collective-art-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective Art Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was particularly interested in the Ruangrupa collective in Indonesia, which has recently celebrated 15 years in existence. \u00a0One of the projects that the collective encompasses is RURU Gallery, described as ”\u00a0a contemporary art gallery opened by ruangrupa since 2008 to make room for the work of visual artists, writers, and young curators through six exhibitions a year.\u201d \u00a0I saw many similarities between RURU and the Carrack in Durham, after\u00a0meeting and visiting with Laura last week. \u00a0The principle difference is the timeline of exhibitions – RURU puts on 6 exhibitions per year, while the Carrack changes exhibitions every two weeks. \u00a0Both contain a group exhibition that unites the work of many artists, and Ruangrupa emphasize the importance of providing a space where young artists and curators are able to meet and support one another, a goal that is also at the core of the Carrack. \u00a0Laura spoke of the space frequently being used for performances, discussions or other events that may not strictly be related\u00a0to an exhibition during its time on show, fostering innovative non-traditional types of collaboration. \u00a0both RURU and the Carrack exemplify alternative structures that exist successfully outside the mould of typical galleries in their organization and running. \u00a0These two grass roots efforts offer opportunity for great collaboration and fresh innovation that results from the exchange of creative ideas. \u00a0To me, both galleries show that the creation of space for social practice can be an act of social practice art in\u00a0itself. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The open collaboration between artists and curators further subverts the art institution\u2019s apparent\u00a0divergence of\u00a0the two. In \u201cCurator as Producer\u201d<\/a> in Manifesta Journal, John Roberts draws upon Benjamin\u2019s and Hegel\u2019s consideration of the artist-curator. Benjamin, in particular, encourages a merging of roles\u00a0as implied in his 1934 text, \u201cThe Author as Producer.\u201d Roberts translates this to ask for the curator to take on a more active role beyond just arranging for the reception of art. The curator’s role goes beyond engaging with the physical objects, to engaging with whole communities.\u00a0Within Ruangrupa, the artist and the curator maintain a certain degree of autonomy, yet the consistent dialogue between the two helps construct a meaningful end product. In other words, the two work together with a\u00a0mutual audience. In this case (unlike that of larger art institutions), the separation between a curator and the artist is mitigated, so they both work at the same level. This horizontal, rather than vertical, relationship allows for the merging of the curator and artist in a way that presents meaningful art that addresses a local community.<\/p>\n

Ruangrupa website:\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/ruangrupa.org\/15\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was particularly interested in the Ruangrupa collective in Indonesia, which has recently celebrated 15 years in existence. \u00a0One of the projects that the collective encompasses is RURU Gallery, described as ”\u00a0a contemporary art gallery opened by ruangrupa since 2008 to make room for the work of visual artists, writers, and young curators through six … <\/p>\n

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