Mark Dion, Society of Amateur Ornithologists, 2010. Installation view Emscherkunst, Emscher, Germany, 2010. Photo by Roman Mensing and Thorsten Arendt. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York.
Spring – Autumn 2017
Through residencies, new commissions, and events, Collecting as Practice poses urgent questions to both artists and collectors around the philosophy, psychology and politics of collecting. While a number of programmes have recently interrogated issues around collecting practices, Delfina Foundation is the first programme to formally host artists and collectors in residence together to explore shared approaches and concerns and the potential for such practices in the broadest sense.
Devised by Aaron Cezar, Collecting as Practice, underpins a year of Delfina Foundation’s programme with artists, collectors and institutions, that are conceptually and practically expanding the notion of collecting in terms of aesthetics, ethics, conservation, preservation, education and value.
A public programme, curated by Rose Lejeune, develops the theme through a series of discussions exploring radical modes of collecting, and collections as sites with the potential for active and critical engagement in the development of cultural identity, revisionist histories and new narratives. As such, moving beyond a focus on the accumulation of individual art works, the programme unpacks how artists and collectors alike are redefining the critical discourses of collecting in a global context.
Talks, events and outcomes related to the residencies have been staged at Art Brussels, art monte-carlo, Autograph ABP, Delfina Foundation, Tate, the Horniman Museum & Gardens, and the Victoria & Albert Museum
COLLECTORS IN RESIDENCE
Pedro Barbosa
London: 17/04/2017 — 30/04/2017
Dorith Galuz
London: 24/05/2017 — 28/05/2017
Luba Michailova
London: 15/05/2017 — 23/06/2017
Lu Xun
London: 29/05/2017 — 07/06/2017
Daisuke Miyatsu
London: 29/08/2017 — 14/09/2017
Rudy Tseng
London: 09/10/2017 — 15/10/2017
ARTISTS AND CURATORS-IN-RESIDENCE
Özge Ersoy
London: 29/05/2017 — 25/06/2017
Deyson Gilbert
London: 03/04/2017 — 25/06/2017
Geumhyung Jeong
London: 03/04/2017 — 25/06/2017
Joshua Lue Chee Kong
London: 01/05/2017 — 25/06/2017
Avani Tanya
London: 12/06/2017 — 24/09/2017
Oriol Vilanova
London: 26/06/2017 — 10/09/2017
Ali Miharbi
London: 09/01/2017 — 02/04/2017
Wok the Rock
London: 03/04/2017 — 25/06/2017
EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
Sharing Collections
24/07/2017
Talk
Open House
20/05/2017 — 21/05/2017
Exhibition
The Social Value Of Private Initiatives And Museums
05/06/2017
Panel
Who Really Owns It? Thinking Through Ownership Of Contemporary Art And Cultural Heritage
20/06/2017
Talk
Re-Collections
22/06/2017
Open Studio
Geumhyung Jeong: Private Collection: Unperformed Objects
28/09/2017 — 11/11/2017
Exhibition
Geumhyung Jeong: 7ways
02/10/2017 — 08/10/2017
Performance
New Museums and Collections: Rudy Tseng and Pauline J. Yao In Conversation
10/10/2017
Talk
Ali Miharbi: Wind Organ
16/08/2017 — 26/11/2017
New Commission
Avani Tanya in Conversation at the V&A
20/09/2017
Talk
ART FAIRS
Extending the learnings from the programme to new audiences, Collecting as Practice have been hosting a series of off-site talks in collaboration with international art fairs:
ART BRUSSLES
Collecting, Intimacy and the Domestic
22 April, 16:00
With Pedro Barbosa, Aaron Cezar, Alain Servais and Dorith Galuz, moderated by Rose Lejeune
Watch the event recording
ART MONTE-CARLO
Private Collection / Public Audiences
29 April, 15:00
With Pedro Barbosa, Aaron Cezar, and Luba Michailova, moderated by Rose Lejeune
PLATFORM
Explore selected outcomes and documentation of the programme.
Collecting as Practice programme featured in the Financial Times
Lily Le Brun reports on our public programme exploring the psychology, philosophy and politics of collecting.
A Selective Guide to the V&A’s South Asian Collection
Book by past artist-in-residence Avani Tanya
Publication
Delfina Presents: Avani Tanya
Exploring the V&A’s South Asia collection
Video
Geumhyung Jeong: Private Collection: Unperformed Objects
Installation photos from the artist’s solo show at Delfina Foundation
Gallery
In the press: Geumhyung Jeong exhibition
What the critics have been saying about ‘Private Collection: Unperformed Objects’
Collectors in Conversation: Rudy Tseng
On how and why his collection has evolved over the years
Video
Collectors in Conversation: Daisuke Miyatsu
The ‘salary-man’ collector tells his story
Video
In Conversation: Ali Miharbi
We delve into the processes and thinking behind Ali’s practice
Interview
Ali Miharbi: Wind Organ
Photos of the artist’s installation at the Horniman Museum
Gallery
Open House Exhibition
On the programme and exhibition reflecting on a decade of residencies at Delfina Foundation
Video
Performance by Deyson Gilbert
Performance by artist-in-residence
Video
Sneak Peek: Wok the Rock
Introducing our spring 2017 artist-in-residence
Video
Sneak Peak: Ali Miharbi
Our spring 2016 resident on his interest in the biological, social and economic rhythms of everyday life
Video
