Iniva ( Eng. Iniva , formerly inIVA - from the Institute of International Visual Art ) is an organization of fine arts ( Institute of International Visual Art ), based in London, which collaborates with contemporary artists, curators and writers.
| Iniva | |
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 Ivington place | |
| Established | |
| Address |  Great Britain , London |
| Director | Melanie Keane |
| Website | |
Manages the , based in the London Pimlico district, on the campus, which houses a special collection and archive of Iniva.
Content
- 1 History and activities
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History and Activities
The Iniva Institute was founded in 1994 with the goal of eliminating the imbalance in how artists and curators were represented in the UK culture. Funded by the and run by the Board of Trustees, the institute works with artists, curators, creative producers, writers and the public to study and reflect cultural diversity in the visual arts of England.
Iniva and have become partners in the construction of the specialized international visual arts center, a five-story 1400-square-meter building in East London. £ 5 million, designed by architect David Ajaye and open to the public on October 5, 2007. It was the first state-funded, purpose-built visual arts center in London since the opening over forty years ago. The Rivington Place houses two showrooms and the , workshops and art rooms, as well as Iniva and Autograph ABP offices.
Until 2008, cultural theorist and sociologist Stuart Hall led Iniva and Autograph ABP. The first director of Iniva itself was Gilane Tawadros [1] , followed in 2005 by international curator Sebastian Lopez [2] . The institute was then led by curator, cultural historian], curator and writer, former executive director , and since 2015, Melanie Keen [3] ] , who was curator of Iniva from 1996 to 2003; at the same time, is a senior manager in the art council of England.
Iniva's funding has declined significantly in recent years: in 2012 by 43.3%, and in 2015 by another 62.3%. [4] In October 2018, Iniva and the Stuart Hall Library moved from Rivington Place to Chelsea College of Art in Pimlico.
Throughout its existence, the Iniva Institute has hosted or hosted large solo exhibitions of renowned British and foreign artists, including the sculptor ( Kingdom of the Blind , 2008); artist ( Currents of Time , 2009); artist ( In Retrospect , 2008); artist and curator ( “Relocating the Remains” in 1997 and “Unearthing the Banker's Bones” in 2016); artist Jinka Shonibare ( "Diary of a Victorian Dandy" , 1998) and Guyanese artist ( "Cosmos Paintings" , 1998). The institute also opened to the wider British public many other artists, including: Israeli conceptual artist , British artist , British director and artist , British artist , Indian conceptual artist group Raqs Media Collective .
Iniva also worked as an art publisher, often in collaboration with larger publishers, by publishing books by authors such as cultural theorist , curator and educator , artist , art historian Guy Brett ( Guy Brett ) and art critic .
Along with exhibitions and publications, Iniva Institute also conducts an educational program in the visual arts, consisting of lectures, training seminars and workshops. The Institute has developed a consistent youth work strategy aimed at expanding the scope of their art education.
Iniva has charitable status under UK law and is managed by the Board of Trustees. For many years, the Council included prominent figures in the art world, including Stuart Hall , Jinka Shonibare , Sarat Maharaj, Henry Louis Gates and Isaac Julien .
See also
- List of museums of modern art