{"title":"Maura Reilly","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaura Reilly's works explore the dynamic intersections of art and social consciousness, offering insightful perspectives on the role of curatorship in shaping cultural narratives. Her books engage deeply with themes of inclusivity and activism within arts institutions, challenging traditional frameworks to advocate for equity and representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the evolving landscape of arts and culture will find Reilly’s critical examinations thought-provoking and essential. With a focus on curatorial activism and museums' potential as sites of social justice, her writing invites reflection on how art can influence and reflect societal change.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"museums-and-social-justice-by-maura-reilly-9780500024591","title":"Museums and Social Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA manifesto for museological change that examines the outcome when acquisitions policies, permanent collections and exhibitions become increasingly important battlegrounds for social justice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Museums are facing a reckoning. Thrust to the forefront of difficult conversations around toxic philanthropy, increased corporatization, decolonization, repatriation and legacies of theft and looting, many of our cultural institutions are undergoing a period of radical transformation, seemingly redefining their very function and mission to address new public concerns. But who owns the past? How bloody is too bloody? And whose museum is this, truly?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMuseums and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e addresses these questions and more, shedding light on pressing issues such as why an oil giant attempted to sponsor an arctic exhibition at the British Museum; why Berlin's Humbolt Forum is exhibiting British-looted objects from Benin; and why the Baltimore Museum of Art has made a public commitment to acquire more works by women artists. Using such events as case studies, Dr. Maura Reilly engages with pioneering arguments in and around matters of diversity, access to heritage, decolonization, patrimony and racial equality, and outlines specific action plans to confront these challenges, avoid reputational controversy and maintain confidence in our public institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288613765356,"sku":"9780500024591","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9cb846edfffa6c98d0acd2e03d842528.jpg?v=1770606194"},{"product_id":"curatorial-activism-by-maura-reilly-9780500239704","title":"Curatorial Activism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 16% of the most recent Venice Biennale artists were female. A mere 14% of MoMA's 2016 display is by non-white artists. Only one third of artists represented by US galleries are female, but over two-thirds of the enrolment in art and art-history programmes is young women. The fight for gender and race equality in the art world is far from over. Indeed, the more closely one examines the numbers, the more glaring it becomes that white, Euro-American, heterosexual, privileged and, above all, male artists continue to dominate the art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArranged in thematic sections focusing on feminism, race and sexuality, \u003cem\u003eCuratorial Activism\u003c\/em\u003e examines and illustrates pioneering examples of exhibitions that have broken down boundaries and demonstrated that new approaches are possible, from Nochlin's 'Women Artists' at the LACMA in the mid-1970s to Martin's 'Carambolages' in 2016 at the Grand Palais in Paris. By exposing both the disparities and inclusive solutions, Maura Reilly addresses the urgent need in the contemporary art world for curatorial strategies that provide alternatives to exclusionary models of collecting and display. In so doing, she provides an invaluable source of information for current thinkers and, in a world dominated by visual culture, a vital source of inspiration for today's ever-expanding new generation of curators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423993217260,"sku":"9780500239704","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500239704.jpg?v=1774769465"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/maura-reilly.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}