Hauser & Wirth Institute is dedicated to transforming the field of artists’ archives through nurturing equity and increasing access to archives. Operating independently of commercial interests, the Institute provides grants for progressive archival projects, organizes programs that expand the discourse around artistic legacies, and processes archives as a free service.
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Conversations in the Archives | Visual AIDS
For this episode, Hauser & Wirth Institute Executive Director Lisa Darms spoke with Kyle Croft and Jacs Rodriguez of Visual AIDS, the venerable New York-based organization devoted to preserving and honoring the work of artists with HIV/AIDS.
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Jesse Murry Papers
The Institute is processing and selectively digitizing the archive of painter, poet, and art critic Jesse Murry, and will support the Jesse Murry Foundation in finding a permanent home for donation of the collection.
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The Drawing Center
The Institute is digitizing a portion of the institutional archive of The Drawing Center, and facilitating the donation of the full archive to a major research library.
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Los Angeles Contemporary Archive
Los Angeles Contemporary Archive will use this grant to support their Archive Night School (ANS), a new after-work education program that focuses on the practical and theoretical concerns of working with archives as an artist.
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Art South Asia Project / Asia Art Archive in India
The two organizations are partnering to host "Assembling Art Archives: Workshops for South Asia," a 10-month online program on archiving that will offer specialized training for archivists and arts professionals working with modern and contemporary South Asian art archives.