Residency Curator’s Talk: Serena Bentley

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Serena akan menguraikan konsep kemurahan hati yang terkait dengan karya-karya seniman Next Wave dan seniman muda dan berkembang yang ditemuinya selama proses residensinya. Menampilkan beberapa project Next Wave Festival 2012 beserta karya dari seniman lokal sebagai studi kasus, Serena akan menginvestigasi peran dari kebaikan hati dan komunitas dalam praktik seni kontemporer baik di Yogyakarta maupun di luar negeri.

Serena Bentley (lahir 1981) adalah kurator dan penulis dari Selandia Baru yang tinggal dan bekerja di Melbourne, Australia. Saat ini Serena bekerja sebagai Manajer Program Artistik di Next Wave, organisasi pengembangan seniman dan festival dua tahunan yang berbasis di Melbourne, Australia.

Serena tinggal di Rumah Seni Cemeti sebagai kurator residensi sejak 10 Juli hingga 7 Agustus 2012. Residensi kurator ini didukung oleh Program Pengembangan dan Kebudayaan Kedutaan Besar Belanda di Jakarta.

Rabu/Wednesday 1 August 2012 | 15.30
iCAN (Indonesia Contemporary Art Network)
Jl. Suryodiningratan 39 Yogyakarta

Serena will explore the concept of generosity and how it relates to the work of both Next Wave artists and young and emerging artists she has met during her residency in Yogyakarta. Using 2012 Next Wave Festival projects and work by local artists as case studies, she will investigate the role of kindness and community in contemporary art practice in Yogyakarta and abroad.

Serena Bentley (born 1981) is an art writer and curator from New Zealand who lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. She is currently the Artistic Program Manager at Next Wave, an artist development organisation and biennial festival based in Melbourne.

Serena is staying at Cemeti Art House as the curator in residence from 10 July to 7 August 2012. This curator residency is supported by The Cultural and Development Program of The Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Website: http://www.cemetiarthouse.com/index.php?page=residensi&cat=5&id=26&lang=id