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CIMAM 2012 ANNUAL REPORT CIMAM Fabra i Coats C/ Sant Adrià, 20 08030 Barcelona [email protected] www.cimam.org CIMAM 2012 Annual Report 1 2 CIMAM 2012 Annual Report CIMAM 2012 ANNUAL REPORT ABOUT CIMAM 05 CIMAM MEMBERS Board Members 07 Contributing Members 13 CIMAM Members 15 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES Contemporary Art Museums Watch 23 CIMAM Newsletter 24 Free Entry for CIMAM Members 25 Annual Conference 27 History of CIMAM Annual Conference 27 Publications 30 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE General Project Information 31 Program Information 33 Conference Delegates 34 Conference Budget 40 Travel Grant Program 43 THE GETTY FOUNDATION TRAVEL GRANTS 45 Selection and Application Process 46 7UDYHO*UDQW%HQH¿FLDULHV Expenditure Report 55 THE FUNDACIÓN CISNEROS TRAVEL GRANTS 57 Selection and Application Process 58 7UDYHO*UDQW%HQH¿FLDULHV Expenditure Report 62 2012 Conference Evaluation Report 64 Conference Acknowledgements 66 2012 COMMUNICATION 67 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 69 Budget 73 CIMAM ACCOUNTED 2012 AND BUDGET 2013 75 CIMAM 2012 Annual Report 3 SALT Galata, Istanbul, Image © Iwan Baan (2012) 4 CIMAM 2012 Annual Report CIMAM – International Committee of ICOM for Museums and Collections of Modern Art CIMAM is one of the most relevant international forums of professional character for the discussion of philosophical, ethical and practical issues concerning the collection and exhibition of twentieth and WZHQW\¿UVWFHQWXU\DUW Composed essentially of the directors and curators of modern and contemporary art institutions, CIMAM achieves its major objectives WKURXJKWKHH[FKDQJHRIVFLHQWL¿FLQIRUPDWLRQDQGFRRSHUDWLRQ between museums and between professional visual arts workers, at an international level; the advance of knowledge and understanding of the nature, functions and roles of contemporary art institutions as instruments of social and cultural growth; the development of SURIHVVLRQDOVWDQGDUGVDQGWKHLGHQWL¿FDWLRQDQGHIIHFWLYHUHVSRQVHWR the future needs and issues faced by institutions and the profession. HOW IS CIMAM RUN Run by an international board of elected volunteers of museum directors and curators, CIMAM is based on a transparent and democratic system of governance so as to encourage professional criticism and self-criticism. At its centre lays the uncompromising belief that museums of modern and contemporary art, public galleries, kunsthalles and other related institutions have the potential to play an irreplaceable and vital role at the heart of contemporary life. CIMAM’s programs and activities are run by an executive team based in Barcelona, Spain. The team is composed by an executive director and a program coordinator. HOW IS CIMAM FINANCED &,0$0OHYLHVDQDI¿OLDWLRQFKDUJHWRLWVPHPEHUVWKDWFRYHUVSDUW of administrative costs as well as the production of newsletters, publications, conferences, special grants, working groups etc. CIMAM relies on a variety of funding sources for its activities – fees for services, subventions from ICOM, grants, donations and underwriting from sponsors – which enable the organization to share each year its CIMAM 2012 Annual Report 5 programs with its members from around the world. CIMAM MEMBERS CIMAM currently has 521 voting members from 78 different countries. We believe that the cultural and artistic dynamism of the underrepresented regions in the world should become an important actor in CIMAM’s development. One of our main concerns today is to increase individual and institutional members from the Arab world, Asia, Africa and Latin America. CIMAM Members are museum professionals, they include the directors and curators of museums or institutions qualifying as 0XVHXPV LQDFFRUGDQFHZLWKWKHGH¿QLWLRQLQDUWLFOHVHFWLRQ 2 of ICOM’s statutes) as well as training and research institutions ZKLFKDUHEHQH¿FLDOWRPXVHXPDFWLYLWLHV,QGLYLGXDOVDQGLQVWLWXWLRQV FRQVLGHUHGWREHEHQH¿FLDOIRUWKHDGYDQFHPHQWRIWKHPRGHUQDQG contemporary art museum community respecting the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums and not involved in promoting or dealing with any commercial products and equipment required for museums and their services. 6 CIMAM 2012 Annual Report CIMAM BOARD MEMBERS 2011 - 2013 Zdenka Badovinac / Presi- Bartomeu Marí / Secretary dent of CIMAM / Director of and Treasurer of CIMAM / Moderna galerija / Ljubljana, Director of MACBA, Museu Slovenia d’Art Contemporani de Bar- celona / Barcelona, Spain Sabine Breitwieser / Board Chris Dercon / Board Mem- Mohammed Djehiche / Member of CIMAM / Chief ber of CIMAM / Director Board Member of CIMAM / Curator of Media and Per- of Tate Modern / London, Director of Musée national formance Art, The Museum United Kingdom d’art moderne et contempo- of Modern Art, New York rain d’Alger MaMA / Alger, (2010-2013 January) / Algeria Appointed Director of Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria CIMAM 2012 Annual Report 7 Robert Fleck / Board Mem- Ann Goldstein / Board Madeleine Grynsztejn / ber of CIMAM / Professor / Member of CIMAM / Board Member of CIMAM / Kunstakademie Düsseldorf / Director of Stedelijk Pritzker Director of Museum Düsseldorf, Germany Museum / Amsterdam, of Contemporary Art Chi- Netherlands cago / Chicago, USA Kathy Halbreich / Board Vasif Kortun / Board Mem- Kian Chow Kwok / Board Member of CIMAM / Associ- ber of CIMAM / Director of Member of CIMAM / ate Director of The Museum Research and Programs of Deputy Chairman of Yellow of Modern Art / New York, SALT / Istanbul, Turkey River Arts Centre / Yinchuan, USA China / Senior Advisor of Na- tional Art Gallery / Singapore 8 CIMAM 2012 Annual Report Elizabeth Ann MacGregor Natalia Majluf / Board Mem- Ivo Mesquita / Board / Board Member of CIMAM ber of CIMAM / Director of Member of CIMAM / Artistic / Director of Museum of Museo de Arte de Lima, Director of Pinacoteca do Contemporary Art Sydney / MALI / Lima, Peru Estado de São Paulo / São Sydney, Australia Paulo, Brazil Christine Van Assche / Lyn Kienholz / Co-opted Board Member of CIMAM / Member of CIMAM / Foun- Chief Curator New Media der, President of California Department of Centre Pom- International Arts Founda- pidou / Paris, France tion / Los Angeles, USA CIMAM 2012 Annual Report 9 CIMAM BOARD MEMBERS Every 3 years CIMAM Members vote for their representatives at the General Assembly and constitute the Board of Members. Nominations for the Board Elections can be made by any eligible CIMAM Voting Member. The Board of Members votes for the President and Secretary / Treasurer for the triennial period and constitutes the internal working groups responsible for the different matters of the committee. 3OHDVH¿QGPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQDERXW&,0$0¶VUXOHVDQGUHJXODWLRQVDW www.cimam.org or contact us at [email protected] CIMAM BOARD WORK The Members of the Board of CIMAM are in constant contact through- out the year through e-mail conversations that are coordinated by the executive team of CIMAM. They review new membership applications, advocacy issues as well as funding opportunities and suggestions to invite new Patrons to contribute to the Committee’s activities. The Board also meets at least twice a year for board meetings where WKHDIIDLUVRI&,0$0WKHDFFRXQWRI0HPEHUVDQGWKH¿QDQFLDOVWDWH- ments are presented by the President and the Secretary / Treasurer to the board members. The Board is also encouraged to attend the Annual Conference each year and to actively participate by leading the different workshop groups proposed every year. CIMAM BOARD COMMITTEES CIMAM Travel Grants Committee has been set up to review, evaluate and award grant requests. It is composed by: Mohammed Djehiche, Ivo Mesquita, Natalia Majluf, Vasif Kortun and Kian Chow Kwok. CIMAM’s By-laws Committee is formed to reconsider the by-laws and WKHUHTXLVLWHVIRULQVWLWXWLRQDODI¿OLDWLRQ,WLVFRPSRVHGE\0DGHOHLQH Grynsztejn, Robert Fleck and Elizabeth Ann MacGregor. The Conference Committee is to oversee contents, workshops, agenda, etc. Composed by Christine Van Assche, Bartomeu Marí and Kathy Halbreich. 10 CIMAM 2012 Annual Report THE BOARD HOURS The members of the Board of CIMAM work on a volunteer basis throughout the year. The President and the Secretary / Treasurer are the most busy board members. They oversee the every day operations and carry out the projects of CIMAM. The total estimated volunteer time spent by the President and the Secretary / Treasurer on CIMAM issues in 2012 is 414 hrs / each. The average time the Board Members spent on CIMAM issues in 2012 is of 152 hrs / each. The total volunteer hours dedicated to CIMAM in 2012 by the Board of Members has been of 2.804 hrs. The main tasks Board Members contribute to are the following: 484 HRS 20% Board meetings 192 HRS 08% Relationship with ICOM 286 HRS 12% Annual Publication 502 HRS 20% Regular online communication 301 HRS 13% Contacts with sponsors / patrons Annual 690 HRS 28% Conference HRS 100 200 300 400 500 600 CIMAM 2012 Annual Report 11 CIMAM HONORARY MEMBERS Tuula Arkio Alfred Pacquement Helsinki, Finland Paris, France Manuel J. Borja-Villel Margit Rowell Madrid, Spain Paris, France Renilde Hamecher van der Brande Brussels, Belgium María de Corral Madrid, Spain David Elliott Berlin, Germany Rudi Fuchs Amsterdam, Netherlands Olle Granath Stockholm, Sweden Jürgen Harten Berlin, Germany Thomas Messer New York, USA Richard Oldenburg New York, USA Suzanne Pagé Paris, France 12 CIMAM 2012 Annual Report CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS CIMAM expresses its sincere gratitude to its Founding Patrons who contribute to CIMAM above and beyond their regular dues. FOUNDING PATRONS Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la Création Paris, France Fundació “La Caixa” Barcelona, Spain Marc and Josée Gensollen Marseille,