
About Institution(ing)s: planetary plotting (with) art institutions by Cindy Sissokho
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What is the diversity of languages that a public institution, whether internal or external, should employ to reflect today’s political climate and in thinking of a sustainable tomorrow?
Drawing from curatorial research and experiences, Cindy Sissokho will move away from the overemployed and commodified words that create the understanding of the “political museum” today but instead attempt to provide questions, answers, and practical experimentations of shifting while working with institutions.
It aims to ignite collective conversations and share common practices as everyone’s civic responsibility in the socio-political landscapes of the arts and culture sector today.
The event is part of the programme ‘Institution(ing)s: planetary plotting (with) art institutions’. This is the first public moment of ‘Institution(ing)s’, a consortium of European arts organisations coming together to co-create and test innovative institutional models towards a healthier and fairer artistic ecosystem.
This event will be presented in English with simultaneous translation and interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language.
The ‘Institution(ing)s’ is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Creative Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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Cindy Sissokho
Cindy Sissokho(b. France) is a curator, cultural producer, art consultant, and writer with a specific focus on anticolonial, social, and political practices within the arts and culture. She is the curator of the major exhibition Hard Graft: Work, Health & Rights at the Wellcome Collection in London (running until 27th April 2025). She was recently the co-Curator of the French Pavilion – with Céline Kopp, represented by artist Julien Creuzet – for the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale in 2024.
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