Talking Galleries
dal 18/9/2011 al 20/9/2011
Segnalato da
18/9/2011
Talking Galleries
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona MACBA, Barcelona
The first international meeting for gallery directors
Talking Galleries is an open platform for inspiring thought and offering insight into one of the key figures on the art market: the gallerist. For three days, MACBA brings together leading international gallery directors to debate current issues, share experiences and draw up strategies for the future. Curators, collectors, art critics, directors of museums and other art institutions will give their points of view in debates and talks. In this first edition, Talking Galleries aims to: Define the new role of the gallerist in the art world; Analyse the shape of the art market following the economic downturn; Locate and scan new art markets; Offer alternatives to the current model of art fairs; Compare and contrast strategies for boosting galleries' international reach. After the meeting's concluding speech on Wednesday 21 September, more than 30 of the city's art galleries will be opening their doors to the participants and speakers at Talking Galleries, in what will be a unique opportunity to find out about these exhibition spaces from their directors. TheTalking Galleries programme comes to a close with a presentation by Georgina Adam, the Financial Times' art market correspondent, and Llucia' Homs, the driving force behind Talking Galleries, who will set out the meeting's final conclusions. (Image: Jonathan Monk, Waiting for famous people. (Leo Castelli,1997. Courtesy of the artist and Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen)