Museums Journal UK_Alfredo Cramerottipdf
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  1. Museums Journal UK31.03.2019Alfredo Cramerotti in conversation with Rob Sharp"I do think the de-centred model of a contemporary art gallery is a good one," saysAlfredo Cramerotti, director of Llandudno artinstitutionMOSTYN."It needs to be consolidated though, otherwise if toofragmented it will be too weak to have an impact. In my view, we can take the Tate model as an example and adapt it: one overall organisation which fundraise, partner and brand itself as a single entity, operating through four different venues and programmes, each with their respective specialisations: international contemporary, British and historical, British or international modernist, and community or diversity in contemporary art practices. Something like that, revised and shaped properly, could also work in Wales. We don't need one, new building, but we do need one, new overall strategic structure."MOSTYN is 50% publicly funded, the remainder funded through fundraising, commerce, patronage and individual giving.Asked about the recent vacancy at Artes Mundi,Cramerotti comments: "Prizes like Artes Mundi help raise critical attention to contemporary art practice through the media". However he says that "a tricky aspect is to evaluate what impact it has had in Cardiff and the rest of Wales". "I believe there's nothing wrong in supporting visual arts as a cultural practice, as one does with music or sport, not asking it to solve the housing problem with an exhibition. Can a prize help artists truly advance their practice?"Cramerotti adds: "Perhaps it should structure itself as a recurrent international art event rather than a prize. Brand itself as a biennial or triennial, expand its scope and reach in terms of venues and funding, embrace a more curatorially-driven and artistic-led event and go for it."
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