Research Field 04 examined how the relationship between art, migration and representation is being addressed in contemporary artistic and curatorial practices, and what questions this raises for artists, museums and audiences in terms of traditional concepts of “heritage”, “the archive” and “the art object”. The combination of desk and practice-based research (developed in the form of artist/curator collaborations) allowed for a critical reflection on the challenges and the opportunities emerging from the impact of globalization, new forms of art, the evolution of acquisition policies and the use of digital technologies: these changes advocate the development of innovative exhibition, display and collection practices, that acknowledge and understand cultural identity in the 21st century as a fluid form of transcultural and transnational subjectivity.
Scientific Coordinator | Department of Curating Contemporary Art, Royal College of Art (RCA)
in collaboration with Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
Principal Investigator | Victoria Walsh
Associate Researchers | Paul Goodwin, Pamela Sepúlveda, Mark Nash, Ruth Noack (RCA)
Bartomeu Marí, Maite Muñoz, Marta Vega (MACBA)
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