227: Australia Week: Glenn Barkley on his philosophy of curation and transition to full time making

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Glenn Barkley. He served as the head curator of
the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia from 2008–14 and curator
of the University of Wollongong Art Collection 1996–2007. During
these years he developed a curatorial style that questioned art
world hierarchies by showing artists outside the mainstream,
focusing specifically on giving voice to marginalized
populations. He is co-founder of Kil.n.it Experimental Ceramics
Studio Glebe and Co-Director of The Curators Department an
independent curatorial agency based in Sydney.


 


For the last four years Glenn has focused on his own ceramic
practice making work that references popular music, gardening,
and ceramic history. His vessels are covered with sprigs and
obsessive mark-making that are highlighted with saturated pastel
colors. In the interview we talk about his philosophy of
curation, the role of ceramics in major Australian collections,
and his current body of work. In June of 2018 he had a solo show
at Sullivan Stumpf Gallery in Sydney. To find out more about that
exhibition visit www.sullivanstrumpf.com/artists/glenn-barkley.


 


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