Institute of Curiosity & Curating Podcast

Have you ever wanted to know more about curating? What is it? Who does it? And why? Are you considering a career in curating? Then we are here to help. The Institute of Curiosity & Curating is presented by Charlie Levine, an independent curator who has worked on projects such as ITV Creates. She is going to explore in this first season what inspired her to become a curator as well as delving into curatorial history.

Welcome to the Institute of Curiosity & Curating podcast. For this first episode we discover the origins of curating from the word to how museums began. Join our host, Charlie Levine, as she delves into details about how curating began.

Episode 2 delves into details about how Marcel Duchamp helped 'invent' curating as we understand it today. Our host, Charlie Levine, is also joined by artist, curator & educationalist, john ros. They discuss thoughts around curating, working site-responsively, and surrealism.  Links: Francis M. Naumann  Using Walls, Floors & Ceilings  Using Walls Exhibition 

Welcome to the Institute of Curiosity & Curating podcast. For this third episode we discuss bringing the domestic into curating, and curating into the home. Join our host, Charlie Levine, as she talks about Katherine Sophie Dreier followed by an interview with artist, Vishwa Shroff, and architect, Katsushi Goto. The three discuss their joint project, SqW:Lab, and their thoughts on art and the domestic.  Links: https://www.moma.org/research-and-learning/archives/finding-aids/ArtLendingf&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1690884917207914&usg=AOvVaw0FW2C9wT6mcUIPpKXfSStt 

Welcome to the Institute of Curiosity & Curating podcast's fourth episode. Join our host, Charlie Levine, as she talks about Peggy Guggenheim and her gallery, The Art of This Century, followed by an interview with Adam Nathaniel Furman.  Links: Frederick Kiesler's book  Adam Nathaniel Furman

Welcome to the fifth episode of Institute of Curiosity & Curating podcast. Today our host, Charlie Levine, creates a list of some of the key curatorial moments from the late 1920s to the 1950s, then reflecting on architect, Lina Bo Bardi, and her innovative display design for MASP in Sao Paulo.  After this we are joined by artist, Tash Kahn, who visited MASP with Charlie. They discuss what happens when artwork is stolen, the trace and their visit to Brazil. Links: https://www.themodernistsguidetococktails.com/post/lina-bo-bardi-stalinist-anti-feminist-architect https://www.archdaily.com/537063/ad-classics-sao-paulo-museum-of-art-masp-lina-bo-bardi https://stedelijkstudies.com/journal/reenactment-lina-bo-bardis-display-sao-paulo-museum-art-1968-2015/#_edn33

Welcome to the Institute of Curiosity & Curating podcast's sixth episode. Join our host, Charlie Levine, as she talks about curators Willem Sandberg and Harald Szeemann and how they changed the museum and curating forever. That is followed by an interview with independent curator, Veeranganakumari Solanki.  Links: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/apr/30/willem-sandberg-the-rebellious-type https://elephant.art/rise-rise-celebrity-curator/ https://magazine.artland.com/shows-that-made-contemporary-art-history-live-in-your-head-when-attitudes-become-form/ https://www.swissinstitute.net/exhibition/harald-szeemann-grandfather-a-pioneer-like-us/ 

Welcome to the Institute of Curiosity & Curating podcast's penultimate episode in our first series. Join our host, Charlie Levine, as she talks about Jermayne MacAgy and the infamous exhibition, 'An Exhibit' at the ICA in 1957. That is followed by a conversation with Victoria Patrick.  Links: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/macagy-jermayne-virginia https://guardianlv.com/2014/02/thomas-carr-howe-joined-the-ranks-of-monuments-men/ https://www.moussemagazine.it/magazine/taac1-b/ 

Welcome to the final episode of Season 1 of the Institute of Curiosity & Curating Podcast. To conclude this season host, Charlie Levine, discusses André Malraux’s seminal book, Museum Without Walls. After which she speaks to curator, Tamsin Silvey.    Links: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/andre-malraux-museum-without-walls/ https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203991534-34/postmodernism-museum-without-walls-rosalind-krauss https://neatlyart.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/andre-malraux-chez-lui-maurice-jarnoux-over-the-last/    

Welcome back to Institute of Curiosity & Curating podcast with Charlie Levine, a podcast where we ask 'what is curating?' Here's a little insight into what you can expect and why in Series 2: After Podcasts...    Full series coming soon, please follow and subscribe to find out when they're out! 

This episode sees host independent curator, Charlie Levine, discuss the Witch and her representation in art and curatorial history.    After Witch is a curatorial homage to the excellent podcast Witch on BBC Sounds, hosted by India Rakusen. 

This episode sees host independent curator, Charlie Levine, introduce you to the inspiring work of Nancy Newhall.   After Womanica is a curatorial homage to the excellent podcast Womanica on Wonder Media Network, hosted by Jenny Kaplan. 

This episode sees host independent curator, Charlie Levine, introduce you to the pioneering Dr Lowery Stokes Sims.   After Womanica is a curatorial homage to the excellent podcast Womanica on Wonder Media Network, hosted by Jenny Kaplan. 

This episode sees host independent curator, Charlie Levine, introduce you to the innovative Victoria Lu.   After Womanica is a curatorial homage to the excellent podcast Womanica on Wonder Media Network, hosted by Jenny Kaplan. 

This episode sees host independent curator, Charlie Levine, introduce you to the amazing Lucy Lippard.   After Womanica is a curatorial homage to the excellent podcast Womanica on Wonder Media Network, hosted by Jenny Kaplan. 

This episode sees host independent curator, Charlie Levine, introduce you to the story of Ennigaldi-Nanna.   After Womanica is a curatorial homage to the excellent podcast Womanica on Wonder Media Network, hosted by Jenny Kaplan. 

This episode sees host independent curator, Charlie Levine, with Creative Participation, Engagement & Impact Specialist, Victoria Patrick discuss two art world murders.   After My Favorite Murder is a curatorial homage to the very famous podcast My Favorite Murder on Exactly Right Network, hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.    Sources: The Art Newspaper  'Remember her name and nobody else's': shock at suspected murder of curator Rebeccah Blum by Tom Seymour  ‘I Want Her Name to Be Remembered’: The Art World Reflects on the Life and Death of Curator Rebeccah Blum by Kate Brown on Artnet  Remembering Rebeccah Blum – The Tragedy of Her Death Should not Overshadow Her Life on Fine At Multiple by Duncan Ballantyne-Way Remembering Rebeccah Blum by Jillian McManemin / Matthew Post on eflux @TTLastSpring twitter 14k followers, Tim Bouma  Wikipedia article on the Death and Legacy of Tom Thomson   CBC, Why the 100 Year Old Mystery of Tom Thomsen’s death lives on, Jesse Kinos Goodin (Article)    The Tom Thomson Mystery, by William T Little (Book)  Who Killed Tom Thomson, by John Little (Book)  Death on a Painted Lake:  The Tom Thomson Tragedy  The many deaths of Tom Thomson, Gregory Klages (book) The mysterious death of Tom Thomson by Alexander Adams  TheGroupofSeven.Ca   

This episode sees host independent curator, Charlie Levine chat with her Collected Collective Co-Director, Helen Shaffer, about all things art and ghosts.   After Ghosted! is a curatorial homage to the very excellent and spooky podcast Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez on Exactly Right Network.    Here are a couple of wikipedia links we promise in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/collected_co  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reportedly_haunted_paintings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Colman_Smith

This episode sees host Charlie Levine talk to artist, curator, photographer, performer and singer, Elly Clarke, about three of her curatorial failures.   After How To Fail is a curatorial homage to the most wonderful How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast.    Here are a couple of links as promised in the episode: Elly's website / archive > https://www.ellyclarke.com/  Elly's Municipal Bank audio pieces > https://soundcloud.com/ellyclarke/sets/petticoats FRAME_Birmingham > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellyclarke/albums/72157632765466715/  Elly's flickr > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellyclarke/albums  

This episode sees host Charlie Levine talk to artist, Caitlin Griffiths, about her journey to becoming an artist and her practice. After The Great Women Artists is a curatorial homage to one of my favourites, The Great Women Artists with Katy Hessel podcast.