在第四届“美术馆2050”年度研讨会上，我们将着重讨论突破已有美术馆范式的机构实践与想象。相沿成习的美术馆范式倾向于顺从、巩固艺术史的墨守成规，而不是推陈出新，批判性地重新思考正统艺术史，并积极地参与对当代艺术的界定。

本次会议将探索艺术史的形成与艺术机构实践之间的复杂关系，以及从过去的实践中可以获取的经验与教训。我们希望这些关于机构建设、历史化进程和机构韧性的海内外案例，将为我们提供一张蓝图，在一个不断变化的、愈发质疑美术馆角色的世界中，为当代艺术机构的主体性和激进性明确方向。

此次“美术馆2050”研讨会将延续2020年会议所采用的形式，来自中国以外的嘉宾将线上参会，在中国的嘉宾将在研讨会现场进行学术讨论。

Museum 2050 was initiated in Shanghai in 2017 to consider the cultural and social impacts the exponential museum growth in the region will have by mid-century and how this development will affect audiences and ideas about existing museum frameworks. 

Additionally, the platform has a distinct focus on being a resource for young people from all over China, many of whom work at and inhabit these institutions, as well as providing a place to converse, share ideas and create a vibrant museum community.

ABOUT BEIJING INSIDE-OUT ART MUSEUM

Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum is located at the west end of Xishan Cultural Creative Avenue in Haidian District, Beijing.

The museum was registered as a privately owned art museum at the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau in 2011. With a strong capacity in research and curation, the museum has been carrying out exploration of contemporary art through practice and theory in recent years. In constantly returning to the artistic and intellectual practices in the second half of the 20th century in China, the museum recognizes and articulates the historical process of Chinese contemporary art, as well as uncovers the clues of the ideologies, the rhetoric and logic, and the artistic concepts that still exert influence today, thereby making continuous efforts for the discipline of the history of Chinese contemporary art. 

The museum focuses on supporting non-commercial art practice and thinking and emphasizes active curatorial experiments. It introduces cutting-edge curatorial ideas and promotes the understanding and development of curatorial work in the field of Chinese contemporary art.

Each year, Museum 2050 works with a different hosting institution in China to realize a multi-day symposium which not only includes an academic conference and career development workshops, but also a day of outings to other cultural and creatives spaces in the museum’s landscape. The academic conference is always free and open to the public (as well as being available via livestream). Institutions interested in participating are welcome to reach out regarding inclusion in professional training workshops and corresponding outings.

The Organizing Committee of Museum 2050 is calling for abstract submissions on the theme “The Agency of Museums in Redefining the Past, the Present and the Future.” Our fourth annual conference will be held in Beijing, China, on the 11/12th of December, 2021. 

We will accept mostly paper presentations, but also a limited number of presentations delivered through other media, such as films, music, and performance art. We invite innovative research on a wide variety of topics that address the intersection of fields including but not restricted to: Anthropology, Sociology and Cultural Studies, Architecture and Design, Art and Visual Culture, Education, History, Literature, Media Studies, and Museology.

All proposals should include a paper or presentation title, an abstract of 250 words and a 50 word presenter biography in PDF format. You may submit your application in either English or Chinese.

To apply, please send all proposals directly via email to contact@museum2050.com by October 10, 2021.