Dear Rahul ,
Its simple why Pratibha called you, as you are the link between gallery beyond and artists, I dont see any reason why u getting so anxious about such an issue, you took responsibility to deal with 16 artists and this is what dealing is all about.
Now as Pratibha raised issue and you re-defining curator's job, i would like to put forward some points which i would like to raise, now it depends on you, how u wana address them. because there are certain matter which are out of your control, like why art work dispatched so late when it was decided that it will leave on 22evening?, but rest other things which shows that you were not careful.
1. From the very beginning I have been telling you about my surname spelt wrongly, "
sashi" instead of
"
Shashi",
I really dont know how loud u need to be, to fetch some attention regarding such an important issue. And
then I saw "
paribartan's" name as "
Paribartab" on Mumbai exhibition poster, I enquired with gallery beyond
and they said, this is the same list we have received from delhi gallery, now we need to ask who takes
responsibility for the names not spelt correctly, does it come under curation or not?
2. The second thing, which is really annoying. Gallery Art Konsult asked for the write up and 20 work images for
the
marketing people, i repeatedly asked you, if its just for marketing team not for "catalogue" or wall text,
and you have made it clear that this was just for the marketing team, I felt good and secured.
around 24 of Jan i called you and discussed you, that i feel like putting a write up along with my work in
mumbai, but u suggested me, a write up will make my work too literal, it will block work. Good enough reason, i
got fully convinced, and chapter closed.
10 feb evening we all had fun with the photo session, lots of chit-chat, then i was talking to this girl, and
she started asking me something about my "transition", and i was wondering how she got to know so much
about me, i asked her...and she showed me these papers..which attached with curator's note, and there was
write up which i have given for
marketing people, i was shocked to see that, i came and talk to you about
this, u simply said sorry...but rahul does that sorry really mean anything to you? for me my identity, and how i
come out, is very important, and i do that at my own pace, it took me three years to come in terms with things
to come out in artists circle, and when i asked you that i want to put a write up, that means i wanted to write a
particular note about this work and how i reach here etc, not just about my "transexuality".....Dude you really
need to be bit more sensitive and careful, i think here you are lacking in your job.
Regards
Kanak
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:13 PM, rahul bhattacharya
<theblackyellowarrow@gmail.com> wrote:
dear all,
just got a call from pratibha regarding mention of some works missing form the consignment note she received from gallery beyond. the mention of yeshwa's works and one large paper work is not there.
i was told by pratibha that it was by job to look into this kind of stuff. obviously there is a vacuum in understanding the role of a curator...specially one who dopes not deal with art or make money form the sale of art in his/her curated shows.
my role is to conceptualize the show and execute the conceptualization in terms of catalogue and display. of course on the side (at a personal level) i would not like my artists to be safe in terms of post sales money and consignment.....but sorry to have to assert that this is not my job.
right from the beginning i was clear where the work was being shown...and then when we had a chance to travel, there was a meeting held to say to what extent i was responsible etc.
what pratibha faces (till now) is a minor problem...one phone call and email away to solve...and am more than willing to help her solve it....but to be told am lacking in my job to solve it is personally unacceptable to me.
best
rahul
