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10th Barcelona Symposium
22-23 January 2024
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
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Video recordings of this year’s edition are being released on a weekly basis. Check out the video channel section here.
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Overview
On Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd, January 2024, Talking Galleries celebrated the 10th edition of the Barcelona Symposium, at the MACBA-Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona.
The Barcelona Symposium stands as a unique platform, bringing together distinguished figures from the art world to engage in thoughtful discussions on various aspects of art gallery management and the broader art market.
Staying committed to the mission of acknowledging noteworthy gallery journeys, the 2024 edition featured Maureen Paley (Maureen Paley) and Kamel Mennour (Mennour) as keynote speakers. Each of them shared insights into their remarkable journeys within the gallery field through individual interviews.
Guest speakers included Silvia Ammon (Paris Internationale), Benedicta M. Badía (collector), Dirk Boll (Christie’s), Manuel Borja-Villel (formerly Reina Sofia Museum), Daniel Canogar (artist), Josechu Carreras (Hauser & Wirth Spain), Ben Clark (Mintus), Elvira Dyangani Ose (MACBA), Jon Mikel Euba (artist), Victoria Gelfand-Magalhaes (Lévy Gorvy Dayan), Philip Hoffman (The Fine Art Group), Lyndsey Ingram (Lyndsey Ingram), Will Korner (TEFAF), Anna Manubens (Hangar), Elliot McDonald (Pace London), Ignacio Múgica (CarrerasMugica), Anders Petterson (ArtTactic), Alain Quemin (Université Paris-8), Julie Quottrup Silbermann (Chart Art Fair), Sergio Sancho (UVNT Art Fair), Anne Schwanz (OFFICE IMPART), Carlo Zanni (artist and writer), who will debate alongside Paco Barragán (curator and PhD), Edward Behrens (Apollo), Melanie Gerlis (Financial Times), Henry Little (The Fine Art Group), Llucià Homs (Talking Galleries) and Pau Waelder (Niio), among other contributors.
The complete schedule of the program is provided below.
SCHEDULE
Download the full schedule in pdf file.
9.00 – 9.45 9.45 – 10.00 10.00 – 11.00 11.00 – 12.15 12.45 – 13.30 15.15 – 16.00 16.00 – 17.00 17.00 – 17.45 17.45 – 18.45 XXX 10.00 – 10.450 10.45 – 11.30 12.00 – 13.15 13.15 – 14.00 15.30 – 16.45 16.45 – 17.30 Unless otherwise specified, talks will be conducted in English. Simultaneous translation between English and Spanish will be provided. Leading experts of the art world in conversation with prominent journalists Art market columnist and contributor, Financial Times
Editor at large, The Art Newspaper
Monday 22nd January 2024 – Day One
Arrival & Registration
Welcome Speeches—
“Mennour: Navigating Gallery Growth in Today’s Art World”
Conversation
Kamel Mennour, President and Founder, Mennour
Alain Quemin, Professor of sociology of art and researcher, GEMASS – Sorbonne Université / Institut Universitaire de France—
“The Gallery Without Walls”
Panel discussion
Josechu Carreras, Director, Hauser & Wirth Spain
Victoria Gelfand-Magalhaes, Senior Partner, Europe, Lévy Gorvy Dayan
Elliot McDonald, Senior Vice President, Pace Gallery
Moderated by Henry Little, Senior Consultant, The Fine Art Group—
Coffee break —
“The Art Market 2030. Trends Shaping the Global Art Market”
Lecture
Anders Petterson, Founder and CEO, ArtTactic—
Lunch break —
“Major Art Fairs. What Now”
Conversation
Will Korner, Head of Fairs, TEFAF
In conversation with Alain Quemin, Professor of sociology of art and researcher, GEMASS – Sorbonne Université / Institut Universitaire de France—
“Creating and Selling Digital Art in the Age of AI”
Panel discussion
Daniel Canogar, Artist
Anne Schwanz, Co-Director, OFFICE IMPART, Berlin
Carlo Zanni, Artist and writer
Moderated by Pau Waelder, Senior Curator, Niio—
“The Future of Art Advisory”
Conversation
Philip Hoffman,Founder and CEO, The Fine Art Group
Edward Behrens, Editor, Apollo—
“Towards an Ecology of Non-Preservation: Crisis of Storage and Accumulation”
Panel discussion – Talk in Spanish
Jon Mikel Euba, Artist
Anna Manubens, Director, Hangar
Ignacio Múgica, Co-director, CarrerasMugica
Moderated by Elvira Dyangani Ose, Director, MACBA
Tuesday 23rd January 2024 – Day Two“Maureen Paley: 40 Years Pioneering the Art Scene”
Conversation
Maureen Paley, Founding Director, Maureen Paley, London
Melanie Gerlis, Art market columnist and contributor, Financial Times—
“Beyond Collecting: Understanding the Role of Galleries“
Lecture
Benedicta M. Badía, Strategic Cultural Consultant, Collector and Founder of Actitud1963—
Coffee break —
“Has the Market Become Too Focused on Financial?”
Panel discussion
Dirk Boll, Deputy Chairman, 20th & 21st Century Art, Christie’s
Ben Clark, President, Mintus
Lyndsey Ingram, Director, Lindsey Ingram
Moderated by Melanie Gerlis, Art market columnist and contributor, Financial Times—
“Museums and Market. Has the Market Parasitized the Museum?”
Conversation – Talk in Spanish
Manuel Borja-Villel, former director, Reina Sofía Museum
Àlex Nogueras, Co-Director, NoguerasBlanchard
Moderated by Llucià Homs, Director, Talking Galleries—
Lunch break —
“Are Alternative Art Fairs Gaining Momentum?”
Panel discussion
Silvia Ammon, Director, Paris Internationale, Paris
Julie Quottrup Silbermann, Director, Chart Art Fair, Copenhagen
Sergio Sancho, Director, UVNT Art Fair, Madrid
Moderated by Paco Barragán, Int. PhD and curator—
“8 + 1 Questions about the Art Market Everyone Should be Asking Themselves Now”
Closing lecture
Paco Barragán, Int. PhD and curator—
17.30 Farewell
GUEST SPEAKERS
Melanie Gerlis
Talking Galleries
10th Barcelona Symposium
Celebrating 10 years of talks
Dates & Hours
Monday 22 & Tuesday 23, January 2024 – 10 am to 6 pm
Venue
MACBA Auditorium
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Tickets
Starting at €50
Registration form
Contact
talking@talkinggalleries.com
Partner hotels
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