Carin Kuoni

Carin Kuoni is an American curator, writer, arts administrator, and director of The Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School in New York City, US. Kuoni believes that political consciousness has not fully vanished from cultural production, and that it is more subtly embedded in a broader range of publicly engaged art. Kuoni has a special focus on promoting art that re-engages the past. Kuoni is one of the founding members of REPOhistory, a group of artists that act as a medium for the development of public art projects based on a historical platform.

Career Kuoni is the Senior Director and Chief Curator of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School and assistant professor of Visual Studies at the university. Kuoni is also a curator and she says that the intention of curators should be to provide inspiration to students and professionals in a field. Kuoni was also a Travel Companion for the 57th Carnegie International in 2018. Kuoni believes that while the students are creating their own exhibitions they are learning more about the often overlooked past.

Public collections Kuoni was one of the founding members of REPOhistory, and the projects that are produced from them are primarily located in public spaces. Most of their projects are projected in New York City and Atlanta, Georgia. REPOhistory used metal street signs, mass media, and maps to distribute their information.

Awards and nominations Kuoni is the recipient of a 2014 Andy Warhol Foundation Curatorial Fellowship.

Publications

Forces of Art: Perspectives from a Changing World, editor-in-chief. Amsterdam: Valiz, 2020.

Assuming Boycott: Resistance, Agency, and Cultural Production, Laura Raicovich, Carin Kuoni, Kareem Estefan, editors. New York: OR Books, 2017.

Entry Points: The Vera List Center Field Guide on Art and Social Justice, No. 1, Carin Kuoni, Chelsea Haines, editors. New York: Vera List Center, 2015.

Speculation, Now: Essays and Artwork, Prem Krishnamurthy, Carin Kuoni, Vyjayanthi Venuturupalli Rao, editors. New York: Vera List Center/Duke University Press, 2014.

Considering Forgiveness, Matthew Buckingham, Carin Kuoni, Aleksandra Wagner, editors. New York: Vera List Center, 2009.

Words of Wisdom: A Curator's Vade Mecum, editor. New York: Independent Curators International, 2001.

Energy Plan for the Western Man: Joseph Beuys in America, editor. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993.