Contributors
Iben Bentzen is a Danish artist who creates soundartistic expressions based on interviews. Her participation in various international exhibitions are marked by always critically discussing the very content of the exhibition theme. She is a candidate in art history and visual culture. She is currently working as art mediator at a museum, as moderator for the netgallery www.netfilmmakers.dk, as producer of independent tv www.tv-tv.dk and www.cps.1go.dk, and as member of the board of the soundartistic forum AUX. She is the co-curator and co-initiator of AGM. Iben is currently based in Copenhagen.
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Alfredo Cramerotti is a writer, curator and artist based in the UK. His cultural practice explores the relationship between reality and representation across a variety of media and collaborations such as TV, radio, publishing, internet, media festivals, writing and exhibition curating.
Among his recent research and curatorial activity: Co-curator, Manifesta 8 European biennial of contemporary art (2009-2011); curator, QUAD Derby (2008-present), co-curator, CPS Chamber of Public Secrets (2004-present) and AGM Annual General Meeting (2003-present); Editor of the Critical Photography book series by Intellect Books.
Recent publications include the book Aesthetic Journalism: How to inform without informing (2009).
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Hannah Conroy is a UK based co-curator of AGM collective. She recently held the position of curatorial assistant for Chamber of Public Secrets ¿The Rest is History? Manifesta 8, Region of Mucia (2010). Selected projects include co-curating the archival space AGM 10: Collectivus CPS, Manifesta 8 (2010); curating the two year programme of moving image for Castle and Elephant, Coventry, UK (2009/11); and programming the British Art Show 7 fringe festival Sideshow, Nottingham, UK (2010).
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Yesomi Umolu is a London-based curator, writer and researcher whose practice deals with interrogating the politics of translation and participation across a wide range of critical spatial practices.
In 2011, Yesomi is curator-in-residence at the Hordaland Art Centre, Bergen. Her recent projects include co-curating the archival space AGM 10: Collectivus CPS at Manifesta 8 (2010), co-curating the exhibition John Smith Solo Show, Royal College of Art (2010); collaborating on Department 21, Royal College of Art (2010), and curating Performing Localities at Iniva (2009).
Yesomi has held positions as a Curatorial Assistant for Chamber of Public Secrets at Manifesta 8, Region of Mucia (2010), Public Programme Assistant at the Serpentine Gallery, London (2009) and Project Coordinator at Tate Modern, London (2005-8).
She is a regularly invited critic and seminar tutor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College of London.
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