India Art Summit 2011

The Speakers’ Forum at the India Art Summit 2011 brings together renowned curators, critics, artists, galleries, auction houses, art professionals, and collectors. [dated January 2011]

The Speakers’ Forum at the 3rd edition of India Art Summit in January 2011 brings together renowned curators, critics, artists, galleries, auction houses, art professionals, and collectors from India and around the world, including Switzerland. Sessions will focus on key issues and dialogues concerned with art production and reception in India, critical dialogues and the art market.

The following Swiss curators will be visiting India in January 2011 and will be accompanied by Marianne Burki, Head Visual Arts, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council, Zurich: 

Daniel Baumann - CV (word doc) 
Urs Stahel - CV (word doc) 
Mirjam Varadinis - CV (word doc) 

SPEAKERS’ FORUM SESSION 

Saturday, 22 January 2011 
Time: 10.00 - 11.30 am Topic: Contemporary curatorial practices: the changing role of the curator Participants: Gayatri Sinha, Independent Critic & Curator Ranjit Hoskote, Cultural theorist, poet, and independent curator Daniel Baumann, Director, Adolf Wolfli-Foundation, Museum of Fine Arts in Bern Latika Gupta, Curator

Sunday, 23 January 2011 
Time: 11.00 - 12.30 pm Topic: Shifting cultural contexts and the role of the museum 

Participants: Sheena Wagstaff, Chief Curator, Tate Modern Urs Stahel, Director, Curator and Author of Fotomuseum, Winterthur Kiran Nadar, Founder, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art Hou Hanru, Director, Exhibitions and Public Programmes, San Francisco Art Institute Moderator: - Kavita Singh, Associate Professor, School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU

IMPORTANT 
You are required to register as a delegate to attend the sessions of the Speakers' Forum. 

To view a detailed schedule of the Speakers' Forum to be held on 21, 22 and 23 January 2011, as well as to access the registration form click here. (PDF) For more information on the India Art Summit 2011 click here.