The Curators' Hub, held in Kolkata, focuses on collective and radical curatorial practices, urging curators to transcend institutional confines. Art historian Rattanamol Singh Johal moderated the event after a hiatus. Curators presented narratives linking their projects through key concepts, fostering connections across time and context. During the opening session, Sharmini Pereira discussed addressing gaps in the art ecosystem, sharing her experience of publishing artist books in Sri Lanka, where contemporary art infrastructure was lacking. The event allowed for exploration of critical work within challenging environments.
"I encouraged each curator to consider presenting their practice through a set of key concepts or ideas, which could bring together a series of projects, and related thinking, into a narrative about where they see themselves at this moment in time."
"How can we create space for critical work in environments where the enabling systems or structures do not exist yet?" asked Sharmini Pereira, detailing how she began publishing artist books as a way of curating at a time when contemporary art museums did not exist in Sri Lanka.
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