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She drew attention to the fact that, although certain Sections were very good at keeping up to date with theirsubscriptions, certain others, such as Bangladesh and Congo, made absolutely no attempt even to keep intouch with the Bureau about any difficulties they might be experiencing and had, consequently, had to bedissolved.RTB referred, in passing, to the problem with the dollar exchange rate.HMH thanked AB for her valuable work and again emphasised the importance for National Sections to payover their subscriptions punctually. It was imperative for any Sections that had problems with their payments todiscuss these with the Bureau at the earliest possible moment.AB added that there was a financial cost to the Bureau for all the unnecessary work they had to do, chasing upSections that were late with their payments – most obviously, because this took away from the time that wouldotherwise be available for fundraising for individual projects.Liam Kelly commented that the most recent figures Board members had been given were for 2006. Hesuggested members should be given the complete outturn for the preceding year, so that they could makeyear-on-year comparisons.AB agreed to this request and said that the respective outturns would be posted on-line in the near future.VOTE. Report unanimously approved (25 votes).HMH thanked his fellow members in the Executive Bureau for their contributions and proposed a short break.However, Brane Kovic suggested changing the order of the agenda, so that ‘Future Congresses’ could bedealt with before the break. This met with general agreement.3. Future Congresses2008 Congress - AustraliaAICA Congress 2008Evaluating Contemporary Art : Rethinking Taste, Quality and JudgementArt Gallery of the New South Wales – Sydney7-11 July 2008One of the key tasks of both the curator and the art critic is the assessment and judgement of contemporary art. Whilethe meaning of judgement has traditionally been defined and analysed by the discipline of aesthetics, rather than artcriticism of art history , there is an increasing need for all areas of art scholarship concerned with contemporary art toconsider the operation of individual and collective judgement.The need to consider how judgements are made is highlighted by the challenges of contemporary art. These include theincreasingly global reach of contemporary art, as well as some of the key shifts in contemporary practice such as : thearchival turn, relational aesthetics, the rise of new media and the interdisciplinarity nature of contemporary art practice,for example design art and interventionist art. These changes in art practice suggest the need of new criteria in theevaluation of art as well as knowledge of non-art matters to enable the assessment of art. In other words, the closeattention to artists’ material and processes that we traditionally associate with good curatorial and critical practice nowneed to be applied to an understanding of the diverse and challenging contexts of production.This conference will address questions as such : what knowledge is necessary for transnational or interdisciplinarityjudgement about contemporary art ? Do large-scale international exhibitions need a team of experts ? Does judgementalways imply the operation of taste ? Now that taste is not restricted to judgements about beauty or sublimity whatguides its operation ?Programme- Sunday 6th July : Board Meeting- Monday 7th July : Quality and Authenticity- Tuesday 8th July : Aboriginal Art- Wednesday 9th July : Asian Art- Thursday 10th July : Biennales- Friday 11th July : General AssemblySusan Best, Secretary of AICA Australia gave a quick presentation of plans for the Congress. It would takeplace three weeks after the opening of the Sydney Biennale, and the Biennale would co-host the Congress.Minutes of GA – Sao Paulo – 5 October 2007 4/9
The subjects that had been chosen were more or less specific to Australia; however, it would still be possibleto fine-tune the programme, in response to members’ proposals for papers they wanted to deliver.As far as the financial aspects were concerned, the heaviest burden would be the cost of translation. Thesearch for funding was on, and the organising team should know the outcome by the end of October.The Post-Congress tour would go on to Canberra and Melbourne.Brane Kovic (BK) said he was delighted with the overall theme for the Congress, but wondered whether therewas not a slight problem with the regional slant. He suggested doing something to internationalise the debate.Susan Best reminded members that the programme she had presented was only intended to give them ageneral idea of what was planned, and that the details could be adjusted, in response to individualsuggestions.Haydee Venegas agreed with BK’s point of view.AB remarked that she was not particularly taken with what had been suggested for the Post-Congress andsaid she would have preferred it, if a visit to Ayer’s Rock could have been included.RTB drew the attention of those present to the fact that the Congress would not be taking place at the normaltime of the year, around October, and reminded them to take account of this, in case it created problems forany of them.Phyllis Braff agreed and said that many people would be on holiday in July. However, October also presenteddifficulties for many people in the US, because the new school and university year began in the previousmonth, September. She believed, however, that members would be interested in this Congress and wouldmake an effort to attend.Belgica Rogriguez raised the question of travel costs and considered that few Latin American members wouldbe able to go to Sydney. She requested that some thought be given to obtaining financial supportSusan Best suggested approaching the Getty Foundation for assistance.RTB remarked that AICA had already, in the past, approached the Getty for help with the travel costs ofcolleagues from Latin America. He suggested that, if the Australian organisers were to approach the Getty forassistance for delegates from Latin America, they should also bear in mind the comparable needs ofcolleagues from Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.Haydee Venegas mentioned that a Korean airline operated a route to Australia and sometimes offered twoflights for the price of one.Susan Best added that Japan Airlines offered special rates to passengers willing to make the journey in twostages.HMH said that it should be necessary to reach a firm conclusion soon on the proposed itinerary for the Post-Congress tour.He then thanked Susan Best for her presentation.2009 Congress - IrelandRTB outlined the theme of ‘Art and Science’ proposed by Ciaran Bennett for the Congress in Dublin, in 2009.This met with the Assembly’s approval.Edward Rubin opined that this was an excellent idea, as more and more artists were working in this area, andin specific fields such as the physical sciences.2010 Congress – TurkeyRTB reported that Beral Madra had not had the time to propose either dates or a subject for this Congress, asshe had been very tied up with the current Istanbul Biennale. However, he reminded colleagues that Istanbulwould be the European Cultural Capital in 2010.He also reminded members that they had, in principle, endorsed the bid from Istanbul at the interim meeting ofthe Administrative Council, earlier in the year.Subsequent CongressesThe Bureau had now also received proposals for subsequent Congresses from: Barcelona, Egypt, SouthKorea :- BarcelonaPilar Parcerisas (PP), President of AICA Catalonia, said that her Section was now 140 strong and very active.It organised seminars (see http://www.acca.cat/ ) and collaborated with numerous institutions and art centresMinutes of GA – Sao Paulo – 5 October 2007 5/9
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