In times of social, economic and political unrest, collaboration emerges as a driving model for art institutions. Drawing on a series of case studies from the Whitechapel’s past and recent history, I will discuss the intersections between collaborative art practices and the politics of institutional programming, within and beyond the space of the Gallery. Can collaboration and performativity foster new communities and forms of collectivity? Can artists’ propositions act as a productive counter-model to an accelerated global context? How are artists enabling us to re-imagine the art institution and its social relevance?
Sofia Victorino
Daskalopoulos Director of Education and Public Programmes at the Whitechapel Gallery where she leads a programme of artists’ residencies and commissions; community projects; public events, performance and film. Previously Head of Education and Public Programmes at Fundação de Serralves - Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto (2002-2011) her research interests focus on art, performativity and social practice.
Daskalopoulos Director of Education and Public Programmes at the Whitechapel Gallery where she leads a programme of artists’ residencies and commissions; community projects; public events, performance and film. Previously Head of Education and Public Programmes at Fundação de Serralves - Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto (2002-2011) her research interests focus on art, performativity and social practice.