RESEARCH GRANTS 2018-19: DEVIANT PRACTICE
In 2016 the Van Abbemuseum launched the research programme Deviant Practice. Following the conclusion of nine research projects over the past year, we are seeking new proposals from artists, curators and writers for 2018. Researchers will be awarded a grant of 2,000–10,000 EUR depending on the project for a mutually agreed period of work in and with the museum.
ABOUT THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: DEVIANT PRACTICE
We understand deviance as veering off the entrenched path. For the modern art museum such as Van Abbemuseum these paths emerged from the west’s understanding of itself and by inference its relationship to others. Deviance therefore necessarily involves challenging long-held institutional, racial, geo- and bio-political assumptions. We understand the prefix “de” in deviance in relation to notions of demodernising, decolonising, deprivileging or decentralising—key strategies we hope to continue to explore. We also understand deviance as an opportunity to reflect on the manner in which we approach our own practices and protocols: questioning past suppositions, hierarchies and modes of working might be one way to institute deviance. At the same time, deviance should also concern itself with how we find paths through the present and towards the future.
TWO RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS: Archives & Constituencies
DEVIANT PRACTICE 2016–17
Descriptions of current research projects can be viewed here.
SUBMITTING PROPOSALS 2018–19
Proposals should be sent to opencall@vanabbe.nl by the November 17, 2017.
To read more about this research grant for artists, curators and writers, CLICK HERE