Curators & Institutions

Professor Harriet Edquist surveys some of the issues that surround the ever-expanding idea of the archive, with examples ranging from the highly structured archive of John Soane to the participatory and community-oriented archive models advocated by contemporary museology. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 15 June 2017, in association with SCAF Projects 34 & 35, The inventive work of Shigeru Ban.

Soichiro Fukutake presents the thinking behind his bold, far-reaching experiment on islands in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea. Benesse Art Site Naoshima comprises museums, permanent art installations and commissions on the islands of Naoshima, Teshima and Inujima. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 22 April 2017, in association with SCAF Projects 34 & 35, The inventive work of Shigeru Ban.

Dr Wiyu Wahono, noted Indonesian-born, German-educated art collector shares insights into the contemporary Indonesian art scene. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 10 September 2016, in association with SCAF Project 32, Jompet Kuswidananto: After Voices.

As part of Film Saturdays @ SCAF, Tokyo-based art impresario Joni Waka introduces The Strangest Stranger, a documentary film in which he also features. The Strangest Stranger, 2016, is directed by Magnus Bärtås. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 16 July 2016.

Indonesia-based curator and writer, Alia Swastika presents on contemporary Indonesian art. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 29 May 2014.

As part of Film Saturdays @ SCAF, Craig Judd, artist, independent curator, arts writer and educator, provides an introduction to the film Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, and explores the era in which Peggy thrived - with special emphasis on post-war abstract expressionism and minimalism. Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, 2015, is directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 20 August 2016.

Aaron Seeto and Rachel Kent in conversation about Southeast-Asian art, moderated by Gene Sherman. Aaron Seeto is Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, and Rachel Kent is Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 11 August 2016, in association with SCAF Project 32, Jompet Kuswidananto: After Voices.

As part of Film Saturdays @ SCAF, Melanie Eastburn, Senior Curator, Asian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, provides an introduction to the film Cutie and the Boxer, and speaks about the Japanese art scene from the late 1960s - early 1970s. Cutie and the Boxer, 2013, is directed by Zachary Heinzerling. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 6 August 2016.

Rémy Fenzy, Director of the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie, Arles, France, discusses photographic practice and educational institutions with Dr Gene Sherman and Dr Patricia Marechal-Ross. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 5 May 2016.

Dr Barbara Polla presents on Australian artist Shaun Gladwell and the 2015 SCAF/UNSW Galleries collaboration. Dr Polla is an academic, a medical doctor and researcher, a curator and gallerist, writer, a former Swiss MP and a teacher. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 July 2014, in association with SCAF Project 24, Shaun Gladwell: The Lacrima Chair, and SCAF Project 25, Collection+: Shaun Gladwell.

Pauline Yao, Curator at M+, Hong Kong, presents a behind-the-scenes preview of the museum’s architecture and curatorial vision. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 9 July 2015.

Chinese art expert Dr Claire Roberts speaks with Nikki Anderson about Yang Zhichao’s practice and the significance of his 2009 work Chinese Bible. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 May 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.

Angus Trumble, Director, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, and Gene Sherman, examine how Shaun Gladwell works to establish new perspectives within the field of contemporary portraiture. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) on 28 March, 2015, in association with SCAF Project 24, Shaun Gladwell: The Lacrima Chair, and SCAF Project 25, Collection+: Shaun Gladwell.

Gerard Vaughan, Director, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, presents his reflections on the particular role of a National Art Gallery for Australia. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 24 March 2015, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Art History (AIAH).

Linda Jaivin and Dr Sophie McIntyre consider their experiences of Taiwan and mainland China – Linda presents her impressions of the Mainland during the 1980′s, whilst Sophie reflects upon her engagement with contemporary Taiwanese art. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 31 July 2014, in association with SCAF Project 22, HOME: Chen Chieh-jen and Chien-Chi Chang.

Professor Ross Harley, Dean of UNSW | Art & Design, in conversation with Barbara London, Associate Curator, Department of Media and Performance Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 11 August 2012, in association with SCAF Project 14, Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan, In-Habit: Project Another Country.