The Courtauld is collaborating for the first time with the (RIA) in developing and staging a public exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, to be conceived and curated by students on the MA Curating the Art Museum programme.12
As a culmination of the twelve-month programme, students work with public collections to devise a theme for an exhibition, select works from the collections, and design and mount the exhibition, along with a related programme of events. This year, the exhibition will take place in The Courtauld Gallery51²è¹Ý¶ù Katja and Nicolai Tangen 20th Century Gallery from 24 May – 7 July 2024. It will include works from The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù collection, and from the David and IndrÄ— Roberts Collection.
The Roberts Institute of Art is a non-profit contemporary arts organisation. RIA commissions pioneering performance art, runs a residency programme in Scotland, collaborates with national partners on exhibitions and works to research and share the David and IndrÄ— Roberts Collection.
Kate Davies, Director of RIA, said: “This collaboration goes to the heart of RIA51²è¹Ý¶ù mission as stewards of the David and IndrÄ— Roberts Collection. We work to make the collection more publicly accessible so are delighted to be opening it up to The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù MA students to research and interrogate. This partnership is also an opportunity for us bring new perspectives on the collection and fresh readings of it in dialogue with The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù superlative collection. I am excited to see what the students develop.â€
Martin Caiger-Smith, Head of the MA Curating the Art Museum at The Courtauld, said: “We are thrilled to enter into this new collaboration. RIA is an exemplary organisation, with a superb collection of contemporary art that complements and extends The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù own collection. The annual MA Curating exhibition is a highlight of our programme this summer. Students are privileged to work with art of this calibre, and we wait the exhibition this summer with keen anticipation.â€
Students are currently working on the concept and selection of artworks for the exhibition, which is to be finalised in March. Watch this space for further details!