Conversation on Cultural Change
Barry and Gail Lord, Tom Finkelpearl, Deborah Fisher and Ernesto Pujol
engaged in a stimulating conversation on cultural change, based on the book Artists, Patrons and the Public: Why Culture Changes by Gail and Barry Lord
on October 27, 2011 at MagnanMetz Gallery in New York.
Host Dara Metz, Director, MagnanMetz Gallery, welcomed guests and Amy Kaufman, Managing
Director US, Lord Cultural Resources, introduced speakers and moderated conversation.
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Welcome
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Beyond the Building – Museums in the 21st Century Exhibit
Photo: National Museum of African Amercian History and Culture, Washington, DC. Image courtesy of Freelon Adjaye Bond / SmithGroup.
"Beyond the Building: Museums in the 21st Century" is the third in a trilogy of traveling exhibitions that explores museums and the built form. As cities witness exponential growth both in size and number, cultural change has never been greater, including the growth and transformation of museums.
This exhibition, curated by Suzanne Greub of Art Centre Basel with Associate Curator Gail Lord, goes further than just architecture and individual museums. It examines museum projects as the starting point for the re-use and revitalization of former industrial zones. No longer are museums conceived as stand-alone buildings but rather as clusters, campuses or key elements of cultural districts.
Eighteen museum projects from around the world will be featured in the exhibition and will include large scale models, drawings, photographs and multimedia presentations. "Beyond the Building: Museums in the 21st Century" is scheduled to travel from September 2012 onwards through to 2017.
Photo: The ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Image courtesy of Moshe Safdie and Associates.
Photo: King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Image courtesy of Snohetta.
Photo: National Museum of Qatar, Doha. Image courtesy of Qatar Museums Authority.
Five Major Architects Competing for Major New Museum in India
Five world-leading architectural firms are competing for the new museum of ancient India that is planned for Patna, capital of the Indian state of Bihar. The five internationally known architects, each with their Indian architect partner firms, are:
1. Coop Himmelblau (Vienna) with ARCHOHM
2. Foster + Partners (London) with C. P. Kukreja & Associates
3. Maki & Associates (Tokyo) with OPOLIS
4. Snohetta (Oslo) with Spacematters
5. Studio Daniel Libeskind (New York) with Morphogenesis
The Department of Art, Culture and Youth (DACY) of the Government of the State of Bihar is planning to develop this iconic museum in Patna, which stands on the site of the capital of India’s ancient Magadhan Empire, Pataliputra. This new museum will focus on the contributions made by this empire and the entire region of Bihar to the evolution of history and civilization in the Indian subcontinent and throughout Asia. Lord Cultural Resources is working along with DACY and the Building Construction Department (BCD) of the Government of Bihar in developing this museum, and will advise on the process for selecting the architect and other experts for this project.
Image from the collection of the existing Patna Museum: Tara. Photo: Lord Cultural Resources.
This project is published on www.e-architect.co.uk.
Events
Barry Lord, Co-President, Lord Cultural Resources, will be a member of the panel, "Institution-Building: New Perspectives, Common Practices, and Future Goals" at the Art & Patronage Summit on January 12, 2012 at the British Museum, London.
Maria Piacente, Vice President, Exhibitions, Lord Cultural Resources, presented a keynote on "International Perspectives on Trends and Challenges for Exhibitions" at the Annual Conference of the Riksutställningar Swedish Travelling Exhibitions in Visby, Sweden, December 5-7, 2011. For the live stream video of Maria's presentation, click here.
"Expanding the Audience for Transport Museums", - Barry Lord, Ted Silberberg, Katherine Molineux, Angela Gonzalez de Vallejo and Carolyne Krummenacker have published an article in the IATM Journal of the International Association of Transport Museums, Volume 29 - 2011.
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Cultural Capital Spring 2011
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Artists, Patrons, and the Public:
Why Culture Changes
by Barry Lord and Gail Dexter Lord
