Discussions

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  Vlad Strukov

  The Crisis of Museum Identity: A Discussion with Directors and Curators of Russian Contemporary Art Institutions

  The discussion was organized by The Garage Journal as a part of the eighth edition of Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair. It was held at the Gostiny Dvor in Moscow on the 13th of September, 2020. Speakers were invited to reflect on the changing role of the museum as a social institution in Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic and other global crises. They discussed Russian museums’ strategies for interacting with their audiences and fundraising, as well as other aspects of museum work that are particularly important in crisis situations.

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  Vlad Strukov, Ekaterina Andreeva , Foteini Aravani , Cüneyt Çakırlar , Patrick D. Flores , Martin Grossman, Katya Inozemtseva , Serubiri Moses , Serguei Oushakine , Beatrix Ruf , Aslıhan Şenel , Anastasia Tarasova , Caroline Vercoe , Galina Yankovskaya

  The Garage Journal’s Advisory Board on Doing Research in Art Institutions

  What is the role of collaborative research in contemporary museum practice? How can an art institution support research in the arts and humanities? These are some of the questions that were sent to a panel of interlocutors—among them multi-disciplinary researchers, curators, and art managers. Their responses are presented in the form of a discourse about contemporary art institutions and research; its focus is on how art institutions can generate knowledge, support research, and build inclusive environments. Offering insights from different contexts, experiences, and disciplines, their discussion serves as a manifesto for research in the museum in general, and in The Garage Journal in particular.

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  Alexandra Philippovskaya

  Materials of a Discussion on Disability Art

  This discussion focuses on disability art, its interconnection with disability rights and the equal opportunities movement, the aesthetic parameters of this area of art, as well as the issues of self-identification of disabled artists. Through a phenomenon that is new for the Russian context — disability art — the discussion systematizes such notions as ‘inclusion’ and ‘diversity’. The material is based on the discussion that took place in 2020 in the format of a closed meeting between Russian and foreign specialists in the topic’s theoretical and practical aspects.