Chus Martínez - Curating Artist Novels | Cricoteka The Book Lovers

Chus Martínez is the author of The Malady of Writing, a project on artist writing at the MACBA in Barcelona. Her talk lay out the ground rules for the discussion devoted to the public dimension of the artist novel. The intention is to move away from the idea of the reader as a solitary individual and to define the artist novel as a form of public intervention. The process of reception goes beyond the exhibition space and is embedded in the spectator's daily experience.


Chus Martínez (b. 1972) Spanish curator living in New York. She has a background in philosophy and art history and is chief curator of El Museo del Barrio in New York. She was dOCUMENTA (13) Head of Department and Member of Core Agent Group. Previously she was chief curator at MACBA, Barcelona (2008--10), Director of the Frankfurter Kunstverein (2005--08) and Artistic Director of Sala Rekalde, Bilbao (2002--05). For the 50th Biennale di Venezia (2005), Martínez curated the National Pavilion of Cyprus, and in 2010 served as a curatorial advisor for the 29th Bienal de São Paulo. She lectures regularly and has written numerous catalogue texts and critical essays.