Chus Martínez Explained

Chus Martínez (born 1972) is a Spanish curator, art historian, and writer. She is currently the director of the Art Institute at the FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel, where she also runs the Institute’s exhibition space Der Tank.[1] Additionally, Martínez is the artistic director of Ocean Space, Venice, a space spearheaded by TBA21–Academy that promotes ocean literacy, research, and advocacy through the arts.[2] In 2017, Martínez was curator of KölnSkulptur #9.[3] She sits on the advisory boards of numerous international art institutions, including Castello di Rivoli, Turin; De Appel, Amsterdam; Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin; and Museum der Moderne, Salzburg.

Career

Martínez was chief curator at El Museo del Barrio, New York, from 2012–2014.[4] Prior to that she was the head of the department of artistic direction and a member of the core agent group for DOCUMENTA(13), for which she edited, with Bettina Funcke, the series “100 Notes–100 Thoughts.” Formerly, as chief curator at the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) (2008–2010), director of the Frankfurter Kunstverein (2005–2008), and artistic director at Sala Rekalde, in Bilbao (2002–2005), Martínez has organized numerous exhibitions and publications with contemporary artists.[5] In 2005, she commissioned the Cyprus Pavilion at the 51st Venice Biennale, with artists Panayiotis Michael and Konstantia Sofokleous, and in 2015, Martínez curated the Catalan proposal to the 56th Venice Biennale, with artist Albert Serra. Martínez has also served as curatorial advisor for the 2015 Istanbul Biennial, the 29th São Paulo Art Biennial in 2010, and for the 2008 Carnegie International.

Education

Martínez studied art history and philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, continuing her studies at the University of Tübingen and at the Free University of Berlin. In 1995, she worked at the Hamburger Bahnhof, in Berlin. Following this, she attended Columbia University and the Center for Curatorial Studies, at Bard College, New York, where she completed her masters.

Exhibitions

Sala Rekalde

Frankfurter Kunstverein

Reina Sofia

MACBA

Malba

Kunsthaus Hamburg

Kunsthalle Basel

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

Der TANK


Writing

Other activities

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hoffmann. Annette. "Ich will Talente ermutigen". Basler Zeitung. Basler Zeitung. September 8, 2016.
  2. Web site: TBA21–Academy, The Current II: Phenomenal Ocean - Announcements - e-flux. www.e-flux.com. en. 2019-12-04.
  3. News: Sculpture Park Cologne Names Chus Martínez Curator of "KölnSkulptur #9". artforum.com. 2017-03-11. en-us.
  4. Web site: Cascone. Sarah. Chus Martínez to Resign from El Museo Del Barrio. Art in America. Art in America. September 8, 2016.
  5. Web site: Chus Martínez appointed Head of the Institute of Art at the FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel. e-flux. e-fux. September 8, 2016.
  6. Web site: David Lamelas, "Space/Time/Fiction". Sala Rekalde. Sala Rekalde. September 17, 2016.
  7. Web site: "The Invisible Insurrection of a Million Minds". Sala Rekalde. Sala Rekalde. September 17, 2016.
  8. Web site: Sharon Lockhart, "Pine Flat". Sala Rekalde. Sala Rekalde. September 17, 2016.
  9. Web site: "Ist das Leben nicht schön? Chapter 1: Esra Ersen". Frankfurter Kunstverein. Frankfurter Kunstverein. September 17, 2016.
  10. Web site: "Ist das Leben nicht schön? Chapter 2: Wilhelm Sasnal". Frankfurter Kunstverein. Frankfurter Kunstverein. September 17, 2016.
  11. Web site: "Pensée Sauvage? On Freedom". Frankfurter Kunstverein. Frankfurter Kunstverein. September 17, 2016.
  12. Web site: "The Great Game to Come". Frankfurter Kunstverein. Frankfurter Kunstverein. September 17, 2016.
  13. Web site: Ibon Aranberri. Disorder. en-US. 2019-12-04.
  14. Web site: Deimantas Narkevičius, "The Unanimous Life". Reina Sofia. Reina Sofia. September 17, 2016.
  15. Web site: Thomas Bayrle, "I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore". MACBA. MACBA. September 17, 2016.
  16. Web site: "The Malady of Writing: A Project on Text and Speculative Imagination". MACBA. MACBA. September 17, 2016.
  17. Web site: "Are you ready for TV?". MACBA. MACBA. September 17, 2016.
  18. Web site: The Otolith Group, "Thoughtform". MACBA. MACBA. September 17, 2016.
  19. Web site: "The Metabolic Age". Malba. Malba. September 17, 2016.
  20. Web site: "The Metabolic Age". Kunsthaus Hamburg. Kunsthaus Hamburg. September 17, 2016.
  21. Web site: "Every Contact Leaves a Trace". Kunsthalle Basel. Kunsthaus Basel. September 18, 2016.
  22. Web site: Exposición - Purple, by John Akomfrah. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. en. 2019-12-04.
  23. Web site: Amar Kanwar. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. en. 2019-12-04.
  24. Web site: der TANK – Fabian Marti. der TANK. de-DE. 2019-12-04.
  25. Web site: Julieta Aranda: The Organ: As the Ground Becomes Exposed - Announcements - e-flux. www.e-flux.com. en. 2019-12-04.
  26. Web site: der TANK – Eduardo Navarro. der TANK. de-DE. 2019-12-04.
  27. Web site: The Octopus in Love. e-flux Journal. e-flux. September 17, 2016.
  28. Web site: The Complex Answer. Berlin Biennale. Berlin Biennale. September 17, 2016.
  29. Web site: I Want to Be Your Lover, Not Just Be Your Friend: Learning to Escape the Politics of Prediction. Mousse. Mousse. September 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918083606/http://moussemagazine.it/articolo.mm?id=1141. September 18, 2016. dead.
  30. https://flash---art.com/contact/ Advisory Board

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