Tina Kukielski

"Curating, for me, is about expanding the circles around the artist. It is a process of cultural production centered on translation, extending from the nucleus and into the cellular system. Curating travels from the studio to the gallery or museum and to the communication or information networks through which the art will inevitably pass, intersecting with other social and cultural phenomena."

"Previously, she spent over a decade as a curator of contemporary art, working on projects including the 2013 Carnegie International and as a member of the 2022 FRONT Triennial's artistic team. The twelfth season of Art21's flagship PBS series, Art in the Twenty-First Century, premieres on October 17 and will feature artists including Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Delcy Morelos, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Ragnar Kjartansson."

Tina Kukielski was appointed executive director and chief curator of Art21 in 2016 and oversees the nonprofit that produces freely accessible documentary films about contemporary artists. Prior experience includes more than a decade as a curator of contemporary art, work on the 2013 Carnegie International, and membership on the 2022 FRONT Triennial's artistic team. Curating is a practice of expanding the circles around the artist, a cultural production centered on translation that connects studio, museum, and communication networks. Translating intuitive or abstruse ideas into accessible forms and expanding access through compassion, empathy, investigation, analysis, shared knowledge, and negotiation are central. Art21's twelfth PBS season premieres October 17 and related "Between Worlds" events will occur at Metrograph and MoMA.

Read at Artforum