Curatorial Forum | EXPO CHICAGO September 2124, 2016 Graham Foundation 4 West Burton Place Chicago, IL 60610 The EXPO CHICAGO 2016 Curatorial Forum provides leading curators a unique opportunity to meet and exchange, and exclusive access to EXPO CHICAGO. The Forum will allow the curators to discuss current and upcoming exhibitions with colleagues, dealers and attending artists, acting as a catalyst for future collaborative programming with EXPO CHICAGO. In partnership with Sally Tallant, EXPO CHICAGO is organizing a Symposium as a key element of the 2016 Curatorial Forum programming, and the weeks concluding event. Presented at the Graham Foundation in the historic Madlener House, the Symposium is a closed-door presentation and conversation featuring Sally Tallant, Director of Liverpool Biennial. It will focus on the importance and specificities of international art events in regional capitals, with Liverpool Biennial as a case study. Since 2012, Tallant has transformed Liverpool Biennial by expanding its organizational model to include and prioritize ongoing research, education and production, developing a creative community, and building the city as a place of artistic experimentation. Sally Tallant is a Board Member of the International Biennial Association and a member of the London Regional Council for Arts Council England; and was formerly Head of Programmes at the Serpentine Gallery, London. CURATORIAL FORUM PARTICIPANTS
Stéphane Aquin, Hirshhorn Museum of Art Natalie Bell, New Museum of Contemporary Art Leonardo Bigazzi, Lo schermo dell’arte Florence Derieux, Centre Pompidou Foundation Leesa Fanning , Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Alison Ferris, Des Moines Art Center Jennifer Gheith, SF MOMA Toby Kamps, Menil Collection Naima Keith, California African American Museum Simon Kelly, St Louis Art Museum Alex Klein, ICA Philadelphia Sara Krajewski, Portland Art Museum Dhyandra Lawson, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Justine Ludwig, Dallas Contemporary Catharina Manchanda, Seattle Art Museum Aram Moshayedi, Hammer Museum Laura Mott, Cranbrook Art Museum Monica Obniski, Milwaukee Art Museum Rory Padeken, San Jose Museum of Art Drew Sawyer, Columbus Museum of Art Elisabeth Sherman, Whitney Museum Brian Sholis, Cincinnati Art Museum Belinda Tate, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Susan Thompson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Gilbert Vicario, Phoenix Art Museum
