6 Comments to “dis-place thiscollection: collective curatorship? open education?”

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1. liam
   April 4, 2011 at 3:04 pm | Permalink

   I’m coming!

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2. stefa
   April 16, 2011 at 5:21 am | Permalink

   For an open schedule of events check the dis-placed working document
   some discussion is underway. feel free to explore:
   http://glasgowopenschool.com/blog/?p=1263

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3. glasgowopenschool
   April 18, 2011 at 4:11 pm | Permalink

   GOS activities to date
   6pm outside the Glue Factory Wednesday 6th April
   Attendance Harry Giles, Liam Casey, Diana Lindberg, Stefa, Craig & Blochestra members.

   1.GOS has been invited on a site visit to start to make a response to the work of thiscollection looking at finding:

   ‘working questions of the processes behind this democratic collection of art objects.’

   Everyone who comes on the site visit will be provided with a worksheet from which to respond to thiscollection

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4. Anon
   April 25, 2011 at 11:38 am | Permalink

   QUOTE: ‘thiscollection presents a library of 56 films and 100 poems from professionals to amatuers collected from the postcodes of Edinburgh to the public for DIY curation.

   The obvious flaw with the day. If 56 films and 100 poems are presented as a fait a accompli then that is primary stage hiearchical curation, with a secondary stage DIY curation tokenistically tagged on at the end. Why are people’s choices being limited to what someone else has executively chosen for them to choose from?

   The more obvious and better option would be to invite people to bring a work of art of whatsever sort, and people who attend curate from the very same self submitted selections.

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   • stefa
     April 25, 2011 at 4:58 pm | Permalink

     Yes indeed like Liam and I had discussed a possible walter hopps style install but it has apparently been done in the gf. The reason why the 56 films and poems are a premise, is because the act of collecting has already been done and we are trying to learn from the processes and not repeat the exercise. It is not a suggestion at all that these works are the best, but it is an attempt at collecting from openness but now what and how can we investigate the systems of such a collection, when even the public we have tried to create through this exercise has already been problematic. we hope in this space to reflect and develop the convivial infrastructure which open setups can be celebrated. We do not intend for thiscollection to be the be all or end all but of a space where we pause and reflect, for it has been made and it has happened, and so how can we go forward, in this sense, we ask GOS’ indulgence and assistance.

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5. stefa
   April 25, 2011 at 5:02 pm | Permalink

   Also the notion of collecting, is loosely used, it was more a matter of who responded in a space that was opened by a premise. So here are some premises dis-placed and we seek much valued perspective.

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