Loop Symposium: Collecting Artists’ Cinema. Moderated by Elvira Dyangani Ose

Collecting Artists’ Cinema (Thursday 21. Nov 2024), moderated by Elvira Dyangani Ose

How is a collection made? What are its agendas, interests and areas of focus? What are the differences between collecting traditional supports and time-based media, such as film and video? What are the role of private and public collections in the current times, and how to assure the preservation of their legacy for the generations to come? What are the roles of galleries, museums, curators and artists in shaping a collection? How to stimulate the collection of and support to moving images in the arts when their presence in art fairs and galleries is often liminal? What kind of protocols can be established to assure that artworks of public interest may be co-owned, shared and circulated across public and private owners and lenders? In this discussion about collecting artists’ cinema, key figures working across museums, collections and foundations and the commercial sector are invited to share their knowledge, experience and vision about the present and future of collecting films, videos and installations by artists.