Long March ¨C Chinatown
in San Francisco is launched
November 1 ¨C December 1, 2005
Long March Director Lu Jie will be a curator in residence
at the Headlands Residency program near San Francisco,
California. During the residency period, he will also
be a visiting lecturer for the curatorial practice masters
program at the California College of Arts. The class will
use the Long March Project as a testing ground to develop
research into potential project models for a project entitled
ˇ°Chinatownˇ± in San Francisco. Through an introduction
to the Long March Project, students will examine the problems
confronting contemporary curatorial practice, both from
a theoretical perspective as well as its manifestation
in exhibition form, with the aim of strengthening the
relationship between theory and practice, and the international
and local. By looking at particular case studies from
the Long March Project, students will become familiarized
with the entire process of turning curatorial concept
into practice, as well as develop their own curatorial
direction and professional knowledge. A potential Long
March ¨C Chinatown Project to take place in the San Francisco
will serve as a training model where students will practice
resolving common problems and contradictions faced by
curators. Through research, proposals, discussion and
summary, students will learn to negotiate the balance
between theory and practice, and successfully navigate
the key elements of curatorial work. For more information
regarding the class, please visit:
http://chinaspace.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome
As part of the visiting lecture, Lu Jie gave a public
presentation at the college to students, faculty and the
general public regarding the Long March project on November
1, 2005.
A second public presentation will be given at the Headlands
residency program along with curator Will Bradley on November
20.
