A new season of AICA Podcast promises fresh insights and engaging discussions. Be sure to tune in for the latest episodes featuring expert interviews, industry updates, and thought-provoking topics moderated by Mihaela Ion.
Mihaela Ion, in her exploration of AICA’s network, effectively identifies key topics of interaction by selecting curators and cultural professionals whose expertise and interests align with current trends and challenges in the art world. Her approach facilitates meaningful exchanges, fostering collaborations that advance contemporary curatorial practices, promote cultural dialogue, and address issues such as multidisciplinary integration, digital innovation, and social engagement within the arts community.
The upcoming season will prominently feature information about the AICA International Congress, highlighting its significance as a key event for professionals in the field, offering opportunities for knowledge exchange, networking, and showcasing the latest advancements and research presented during the congress.
The latest AICA podcast episode features an engaging discussion with Ana Lúcia Beck exploring the solitary role of curators and cultural workers, emphasizing the importance of independence and reflection in their practices, and highlighting the vital role of freedom of cultural speech in fostering diverse and authentic artistic dialogues.
About the Moderator: Mihaela Ion
Mihaela Ion holds a Ph.D. in History and is a curator, cultural manager, and art researcher based in Bucharest. Since 2021, she has been an AICA member and has served as an International Board Member since 2022, as well as being part of the Digital Strategies Committee. Over the past 18 years, she has presented papers on Communist Art, Cultural Wars, and contemporary artwork at leading conferences across Europe. Mihaela collaborates with several art galleries and museums throughout the continent. Her Ph.D. thesis focuses on the heritage of communist artworks. Mihaela Ion has had the opportunity to work as a cultural manager in London with body>data>space and in Paris, Sélestat, Strasbourg, and Nancy during her Courants du Monde grant from the French Ministry of Culture. In 2010, she co-founded Atelierul Magazine, an active international online and offline platform fostering intercultural dialogue between design creators and the public. Her recent cultural expertise in project evaluation was demonstrated through her work with Apexart in New York.
About the Speaker: Ana Lúcia Beck
Ana Lúcia Beckis a Brazilian visual artist by education, comparatist researcher by destiny, teacher and critic by heart, traveler and wondering wanderer. Ana Lúcia has a PhDin Literature Studies, with a Master in Art History, Theory and Critique as well as a major in drawing all by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. She has been a lecturer in Art History, acting in undergrad and grad courses in Art, since 2020 in the Federal University of Goias (UFG), after a long experience teaching at universities such as USAC Florianopolis, UDESC Florianopolis and ULBRA Canoas. Ana Lúcia is member at AICA International and the Brazilian Art Critique Association (ABCA), being currently the vice-president for the Midwest. She is also a member at the European Society of Comparative Literature (ESCL), the Brazilian Art History Committee (CBHA)and to the Brazilian National Association of Art Researchers (ANPAP).
Ana Lúcia has been primarily teaching and researching Contemporary Art. Her main interest is the relation between art and literature and the creative process which led to the investigation of artists such as Brazilian José Leonilson and the French-American Louise Bourgeois. In such regard, we must address the publication of “Voilà món Cœur: it’s been to hell and back! José Leonilson’s and Louise Bourgeois’ poetic images on longing and belonging” in “(Re)Writing Without Borders–Contemporary Intermedial Perspectives on Literature and the Visual Arts”, organized by Nina Schiel and Briguitte Le Juez, by Common Ground Publishing in 2018. Furthermore, Ana Lúcia has published articles in Brazilian and foreign Journals, chapters in books on Brazilian Art, while occasionally dedicating herself to small curatorial projects. Many of her publications can be downloaded at her edu.com page: https://ufg.academia.edu/AnaBeck
