Archive/Counter-Archive Public Talk: Crystal Mowry

Archive/Counter-Archive Presents Crystal Mowry "Commit to Memory"

In contemporary parlance, curators are broadly understood as selectors – a simplification that overlooks its roots in care and curiosity. Working primarily in the context of a public art museum, Crystal Mowry’s curatorial work has privileged opportunities for artists to recast the shared resource that is a permanent collection. As a former artist, she treats her role as equal parts co-conspirator and translator, often seeking ways to support artists in the development of new projects. Her work is motivated by a desire to learn, unlearn and learn anew in an effort to suspend the contents of the archive in our present – even if that means troubling the canons that have shaped the institution. In Commit to Memory, Mowry will reflect on the conception and realization of several recent projects, including Black Drones in the Hive, a solo exhibition by Deanna Bowen that is on view at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery until May 23, 2021.

Thanks to Deaf Spectrum for ASL interpretation for this talk.

Apr 14, 2021 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)