grunt
gallery
Glenn
Alteen is the Director of the grunt gallery's annual schedule of ten
exhibitions which cover a selection of group and solo shows by established
and emerging BC artists. |
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Glenn Alteen
I'm never sure how to represent
myself (artist, writer, curator). What I do doesn't really translate
into those titles though its part of all three. I create the contexts
for other artists to work in. These consist of thematics and methodologies,
which are aimed at stimulating production. Masque of the Red Death,
The Performance Series, Queer City, Halfbred and Positive + all were
aimed at stirring artists To produce new work. My role is to conceive,
create a context, pick artists, and figure out how to fund it, then
sit back and see what happens. When it comes to the actual work of the
project I do nothing; usually I'm trouble shooting. But by then I don't
really have a role. What they do is interesting to me but I don't need
to control or influence the outcome. I don't want to. Setting the context
is what's interesting to me.
This happens in individual projects
as well. For Lawrence's project An Indian Act Shooting the Indian Act,
I went to England as a trouble shooter. My function had already happened.
Putting these types of projects together is interesting but it is more
akin to theater directing than curating. Setting up processes is fascinating
to me and it allows things to get produced which otherwise would have
no context. As for titles I often use all three though Im not sure where
one stops and another begins. I like impresario though its a bit dated.
Copyright
© Glenn Alteen,1998
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