Portfolio for Curator Valeria Geselev

Valeria Geselev. Curatorial Portfolio

April 2014 – present / Cape Town, Bolo’bolo social space

Halfbread Technique* A relational tour of a performance lecture with postcapitalist intentions Tebogo Munyai / choreography and performance. Martin Schick / original concept

* first project as Yalla Shoola! Curatorial Practice

25 January 2014 / Cape Town, True Italic art caffè

Let Me Tell You about Cape Jazz Pop-Up exhibition of artists who live and breathe the local jazz culture Niklas Zimmer / photographic intervention (image above). Ashley Walters / photography.

Francois Knoetze / video art. Gregory Franz / photography. Terence Visagie / sketches.

Errol Dyers, George Warner, The Little Giants / music

11 January 2014 / Cape Town, Tagore’s Observatory creative space

To Home Affairs with Love Interdisciplinary exhibition of creative reflections on personal migration Dan Halter / video art. Gavin Bonner / performance. The Morning Pages / intervention.

Carlos Marzia / installation. Xtina Magwaza / photography (image above). The Trainride Collective / performance. Siya / performance. Ben V / intervention

November

2013 / Cape Town, various public spaces

Terminal (interning for curator Adrienne van Eeden-Wharton) Photographic exhibition on street poles as part of LAND project by Gordon Institute Berni Searle, Nobukho Nqaba, Mandla Mnyakama, Ashley Walters, David Southwood, Dominique Edwards, Lindeka Qampi (image above), Robert Watermeyer, Paul Weinberg, Sipho Mpongo, Brent Meistre, Angus MacKinnon, Kyle Morland, Haroon Gunn-Salie / photography

September-December 2013 / Cape Town, Observatory 11 Alfred

The OBS Academy of Inspiration Community platform for interdisciplinary creative sessions on a weekly basis Zime Keswa / co-curator. Omnyama / performance. Masello Motana / performance. Khaya Witbooi / visual art. Niklas Zimmer / photography. Chifunilo Mulusa / performance (image above). The Morning Pages / performance

October 2013

How to Do Things with Curatorship Self-help handbook for socially engaged curators Anna Geslev / graphic design. Frank Lunar / illustrations

September-October 2013 / valeria.suspiciousmind.co.za

The Mind Changing Bank Online archive platform for anonymous writing and photography Participating project in Computer Says No and Suspicious Mind group exhibitions held at Michaelis Gallery, Cape Town

3-10 November 2013 / Tel Aviv, 18 Bilu street

I’m at the Bank, Be Right Back Photography exhibition by Asaf Kliger Asaf Kliger / co-curator

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