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The Observer: The New Review
07.08.11
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by Imogen Carter
Esquire Magazine
Aug-Sept 2011
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Mostyn Hires a New Director
Oriel Mostyn Hires a New Director
Photograph courtesy of QUAD / Lucas Graham CommonsCongratulations to Alfredo Cramerotti for his new appointment as Director of the Oriel Mostyn Gallery. Located in Llandudno on the north coast, Mostyn is the largest publicly funded contemporary art gallery in Wales.
Cramerotti brings a wealth of art world experience to his new position. He studied Art in Context at the Universität der Künste, Institut für Kunst im Kontext in Berlin followed by the Critical Studies Programme at the Lund University, Malmö Art Academy in Sweden.
In his current role as Senior Curator at QUAD Centre of Art, Media and Film in Derby, Cramerotti has fostered an ambitious programme of events including the launch of the FORMAT International Photography Festival.
He has authored several publications including All That Fits: The Aesthetics of Journalism which accompanies his current exhibition at QUAD. In addition to his innovative achievements at QUAD, Camerotti recently co-curated Manifesta 8, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art in Spain and the Furla Award for Contemporary Art in Italy.
Camerotti is enthusiastic about his new appointment. His aim, he says, is “to make Mostyn the place to visit for contemporary art in Wales, and the place to watch closer if you are abroad”
As Mostyn welcomes their new Director they also welcome their newly redeveloped exhibition space. In collaboration with The Arts Council of Wales, the Gallery has recently undergone a £5.1m expansion for which Ellis Williams Architects were honoured with a RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Award.
Succeeding Martin Barlow, who served at the Gallery’s Director for the past 14 years, Camerotti will take up his post at Mostyn in September.
Current exhibitions include Correlation featuring the work of abstract paitner, Colin Williams and Romuald Hazoumè, a solo show featuring the work of one of Africa’s leading contemporary artists both on view until 4 September.
All That Fits: The Aesthetic of Journalism – General Feeback
“The show is really impressive”
(Keith Jeffrey, CEO of QUAD)
“There’s some good thinking behind the show”.
(Alex Farquharson, Director of Nottingham Contemporary)
“I enjoyed the exhibition very much and found it chimed at lot with a show we are currently developing for next summer which looks at direct change actions by artists in the public realm.” (Clive Gillman, Director of Dundee Contemporary Arts) “This is an ambitious show for Derby and it is certainly to the curator’s credit that such a highly original exhibition tackling pertinent and current themes has been programmed outside the context of London or a university gallery (I am not aware of any other institutions programming exhibitions on similar themes). Despite Derby not being a well-provided art destination (Quad only opened in 2008) it appears that Quad’s programme over the last three years has not pandered to populism but has presented an interesting and challenging range of work including solo shows from artists such as Ian Breakwell, Dinu Li and Jane & Louise Wilson as well as group shows such as the Format International Photography Festival. This exhibition, All That Fits, continues the trend for original exhibitions and is a good example of Quad’s uncompromising attitude. I don’t know if the exhibition will be touring but it strikes me that it would easily translate to other venues.” (David Gritt, art critic for Art Review and Artistic Assessor for Arts Council England) “Thought the show was very daring – a restrained curation, the space was really serene and quite beautiful and the (video) boxes worked very well. It was also interesting to see how much was semi hidden. I felt you managed to combine approachable / accessible with what is actually a very challenging show and conceptually intricate. Well done to all. I particularly enjoyed Katya Sander’s work – both the showing and the content and Graziela Kunsch’s library of open process and the aesthetic punch of Walid Raad and Eric Baudelaire.” (James Corazzo, Designer) “As a journalist I guess you would expect me to take a keen interest in the current Quad exhibition but I don’t think you need 25 years as a reporter to appreciate what’s on offer at the Derby arts centre. With all that’s going on in the phone hacking scandal at the moment and the changing face of the way information is disseminated thanks to the rise of the internet, an exhibition looking at current trends in journalism and art (and the blurring of those distinctions) seems acutely relevant to us all. All That Fits is currently in its third and last phase, The Militant, looking at counter images and information. I’d urge you to at least drop into the Quad Gallery and check out French photographer Eric Baudelaire’s war diptych The Dreadful Details. This striking image is no less powerful for being posed, encapsulating the nature of modern conflict with an almost biblical composition. Foreign troops prowl dusty, debris-strewn streets where a woman cradles a slaughtered child in her arms. Most tellingly, from the safety of an upstairs balcony a man captures the scene on his mobile, ready presumably to upload the horrors on YouTube. “ (Friday, July 22, 2011: Nigel Powlson in ‘This is Derbyshire’) “Firstly, compliments on the current exhibition at the QUAD, I found it very thought provoking and at times powerfully emotive, Eric Baudelaire’s piece in particular had an intense impact. *…+ regards the All That Fits exhibition catalogue. I found its format and layout quite exquisite and was very impressed with the print quality. “ (Michael Sargeant, Photographer and Curator)
La Estética del Periodismo
19/04/11
En relación con TODO LO QUE CABE, Lauren Mele y Hannah Conroy se han encargado de investigar los vínculos entre el arte contemporáneo y el periodismo y su relación cada vez más progresiva. Basado libremente en el blog de Fay Nicolson, “El ABC de la estética de Periodismo ‘, la exposición trata de presentar una completa gama de interpretaciones de la estética del periodismo, y para servir como una plataforma de reflexión y debate más allá de las paredes de la galería.
Exposiciones Charlas y más Eventos en Junio 2011 entre los que destacan:
Miércoles 08 de junio De 6:00 pm a 8:00 pm, Entrada: £ 3.00 Una sesión Q & A con Victoria Wilcox, Editora de Imágenes del Derby Telegraph. Bajo el lema “Usted es dueño de la noticia” se abordará la forma en que un periódico se ha creado y lo que la gente puede hacer para participar y ser parte del proceso de las noticias.
Miércoles 22 de junio De 6:00 pm a 8:00 pm, Entrada: £ 3.00 El Dr. Anthony Downey, director del Programa “Master de Arte Contemporáneo” del Sotheby’s Institute de Londres y editor de http://www.ibraaz.org, hablará sobre la estética de la representación de los medios de comunicación en la actualidad.
“Todo Lo Que Cabe : La Estética del Periodismo” Del 28 de mayo al 31 de julio de 2011
QUAD es una colaboración entre el Ayuntamiento de Derby, el Arts Council England, EM Media, la Unión Europea, la Agencia de Desarrollo Midlands Oriental, Derby y Derbyshire de Asociación Económica, la Asociación Ciudad de Derby y Derby Paisaje urbano. Ver www.derbyquad.co.uk para más información.
TROIKA EDITIONS contemporary photography: A few thoughts on FORMAT 2011 in Derby
By Michael Walter / Troika Editions newsletter
09 March 2011
contact photoblog: FORMAT11 review
contactcollective.blogspot.com
by contact (Anna Stevens and Emily Graham)
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Curatorview [Alfredo Cramerotti] 
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