On December 14,s tarting from 18:00, we welcome you all to a lecture with Ruth Noack to Kino Lumbardhi as part of the Permanent Transition program.
How (not) to plant an institution
Ruth Noack’s lecture will focus on her experience in envisioning The Corner at Whitman Walker, a cultural institution in Washington D.C. that operated during the pandemic years, only to close its activity in 2021 due to financial issues. Noack was invited to propose a guideline for the organization of this institution but instead she opted for a garden map instead of a roadmap to fulfill its conception. Despite the institution’s longevity, this experience offered a possibility in searching for more relevant and enriching ways to better understand the meeting points between art and life.
Ruth Noack is an art historian, curator, educator, and writer best known for her work as curator of the 12th edition of documenta. Among other things, she has held the position of Executive Director of The Corner at the Whitman Walker in Washington D. C. and has curated numerous exhibitions at museums and contemporary art institutions. She has been and is engaged as a lecturer in universities and academies for over 20 years including 4 years at the Dutch Art Institute and guest professorships (AVU, Prague; Städelschule in Frankfurt). She has held the position of Head of Curating Contemporary Art at Royal College in London, and is the author of over 50 essays on contemporary art, including a monograph on the work of Sanja Iveković.
This is the third presentation in a series of lectures organized for the “Permanent Transition” project supported by the European Cultural Foundation.
This program brings together a variety of researchers and professionals and practitioners from the fields of art, linguistics, activism, economics and other fields, with the aim of proposing different ways of understanding the climate crisis and how we can respond in the future.