Monthly Archives: August 2010

Sustainable Museums: Strategies for the 21st Century

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Merle

As a freelance curator interested in cultivating sustainable approaches to exhibition production, design and re-use, Rachel Maden’s new book ‘Sustainable Museums’ offers innovative practical strategies for incorporating sustainable working practices into both institutional and individual curatorial practice. How can museums … Continue reading →

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Call for Contributors

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Merle

To make this blog a thoroughly geographical affair I would like to invite contributors and contributions from people living elsewhere than Edmonton, Alberta (my current address). Contributions could take the form of simple ‘shout outs’ on exciting events/exhibitions/conferences happening internationally … Continue reading →

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Prison Art: the Photography of James Casebere

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Merle

While researching the topic of the visual culture of incarceration I was reminded of the work of contemporary artist James Casebere. His photographs bridge a link between Piranesi, the Panopticon and the post-modern practice of Extraordinary Rendition. Since the 1980s, … Continue reading →

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Prison Art: the Visual Culture of Incarceration

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Merle

The National Gallery of Canada at the Art Gallery of Alberta is currently featuring Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s haunting and dramatic images from the print series, Carceri d’invenzione (The Imaginary Prisons). To co-inside with this exhibition I will be giving the Art-in-Context … Continue reading →

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Becoming-Crow, Courtesy of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller.

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Merle

The title of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller’s largest sound installation to date –  ‘The Murder of Crows’ – not only references the collective name for a group of crows but also a fascinating characteristic of crow behaviour: their … Continue reading →

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