Essays about: "Curators of Sweden"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Curators of Sweden.
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1. Diversifying a Museum Collection and the Politics of Representation : A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Acquisition Policies and Implementation of Diversity Strategies at Stockholm's Moderna Museet in the 21st Century
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : Since 1958, Moderna Museet has housed Sweden’s largest collection of Swedish and international modern and contemporary art. This thesis examines the 21st-century collecting strategies and policy development of Moderna Museet, with a focus on diversity and representation, using intersectional theory and queer studies. READ MORE
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2. Exhibiting the East : An Analysis of Representations of Pacific Asia in Three Exhibitions in Stockholm
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : This thesis is a study of representations of Pacific Asia in exhibitions in Stockholm. In the Swedish culture and art sphere, a public discussion surrounding Asia is conspicuously absent even though there are significant amounts of residents in Sweden with an Asian background. READ MORE
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3. Seeing Lithium Extraction : Countering the Myth of ‘Green’ Transition through Contemporary Art
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : This thesis examines the intersection between lithium extraction and contemporary art through a visual semiotic analysis of three contemporary artworks: Unknown Fields’ We Power Our Future With the Breast Milk of Volcanoes, Marcela Magno’s Land [2] Litio, and Julian Charrière’s Future Fossil Spaces. It explores how lithium extraction is visualised in the selected artworks, what connotations can be extracted from them, the geopolitical dimension expressed in them, and how they relate to the myth of ‘green’ transition. READ MORE
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4. A Study on Personal Firsthand Lived Experiences in Self-organizing in Curating Profession Around 2000-2020s in Sweden : The Phenomenon of the Swedish Curators’ Association
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : With the outbreak of COVID-19, the Swedish government allocated specific financial support to cultural practitioners, however, excluding curators from this assistance. As a result, a group of engaged professionals formed the Swedish Curators’ Association, marking a recent effort in curatorial self-organization. READ MORE
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5. Hjärtat av en sann student : First curators, performativity and reproducing tradition at an Uppsala Student Nation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : In the city of Uppsala, Sweden the experiences of the student population are very connected to the world of the student nations. This study explores the position of first curator at a student nation as the leader of the student societies hierarchy and how their position influences the production of community and tradition. READ MORE
