Curiosity art and the pleasures of knowing pdf

An oversized st bernards body masked with a sheeps head and a regal peacock with penguin feet and flippers punctuate the start and end of curiosity. Art and the pleasures of knowing is a startling exhibition that moves wittily, sometimes mysteriously, between contemporary art, anatomy, old master drawings, the history of criminology, cold war secrets, the origins of museums and voyeurism in everyday life. Curiosity explores the notion of intellectual and creative curiosity. An exploration of curiosity through objects, artworks and narratives, compiled in association with the editor of cabinet magazine brian dillon. Please check the venues website for the latest details. Daniel w gade 2011 curiosity, inquiry and the geographical imagination. Art and the pleasures of knowing turner contemporary alumni curiosity. Curiosity, the desire for knowledge in the absence of extrinsic reward, is directly related to this drive markey and loewenstein 2014. Art and the pleasures of knowing brian dillon, marina warner, roger malbert on. This paper proposes a new theoretical model of curiosity that incorporates the neuroscience of wanting and liking, which are two systems. The evening will conclude with a private view of the touring exhibition curiosity. Art and the pleasures of knowing by brian dillon and marina warner hayward publishing, 20. Art and the pleasures of knowing is a startling exhibition that moves wittily, sometimes mysteriously, between contemporary art, anatomy, old master drawings, the history of criminology, cold war secrets, the origins of. I have always been a bit of a slow thinker, particularly when it comes to art, the latest exhibition at the turner contemporary margate.

Text by ananda pellerin ananda pellerin is a londonbased writer and regular contributor to. It sets diverse artifacts together including nina katchadourians photographs of herself dressed up like a seventeenthcentury flemish portrait in a aircraft toilet and has a fascination with how the. Art and the pleasures of knowing turner contemporary. Art and the pleasures of knowing by brian dillon and marina warner hayward publishing, 20 an exploration of curiosity through objects, artworks and narratives, compiled in association with the editor of cabinet magazine brian dillon.

In the classroom, the curious child will want to share her discovery with you. It was developed in association with cabinet magazine of which dillo. The display and publication contains both artwork and artefact, sourced from a long list of respected institutions and contributors. Curioistiy art and the pleasure of knowing cabinet. Compiled in association with academic, editor and author brian dillon, this richly illustrated book explores objects, artworks and. Curiosity is an exhibition curated by dillon and organised by hayward touring. Art and the pleasures of knowing uses these cabinets as a model for a detailed and spectacular meditation on the nature of wonder, fascination and inquiry. An eclectic collection of artefacts brought together to reveal humanitys thirst for knowledge. It would be easy to suggest that curiosity sits neatly between art and science, but, in fact, the exhibition dissolves such boundaries entirely, persistently conflating a positivist search for truth and acts of wholesale fictionalisation. Curiosity is also linked to triggering a release of dopamine the pleasure chemical into the brain. Art and the pleasure of knowing is temporarily closed until further notice. Share a thoughtprovoking blend of high fashion, art and culture brought to you by the creators of another magazine 01 10 01 10. It was developed in association with cabinet magazine of which dillon is uk editor, and opened at turner contemporary, margate, in may 20. In a sometimes strange, sometimes enlightening and eclectic collection of exhibits, it combines contemporary.

Art, wonder and the pleasures of knowing curiosity is an exhibition curated by dillon and organised by hayward touring. Some might see this as unfocused, but in the hands of curator brian dillon there is a. Art and the pleasures of knowing a hayward touring exhibition organized in collaboration with turner contemporary. This paper proposes a new theoretical model of curiosity that incorporates the neuroscience of. Art and the pleasures of knowing announcements eflux.

Compiled in association with academic, editor and author brian dillon, this richly illustrated book explores objects, artworks and narratives. Black sun alchemy, diaspora and heterotopia, izlozba. Art and the pleasure of knowing is free to visit at the turner contemporary gallery in margate until 15 september. Group exhibition combining contemporary art with historical artefacts.

Curiosity art and the pleasures of knowing artbook d. Thus, the satisfaction of curiosity through acquiring knowledge brings pleasure and could improve decision making. In developing the new model, the paper discusses empirical and theoretical limitations inherent to drive and optimal arousal theories of curiosity, and evaluates these models in relation to litman and jimersons 2004 recently developed interestdeprivation id theory of curiosity. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, stephanie bowry and others published rethinking the. Art and the pleasures of knowing, an exhibition curated by writer and uk editor of cabinet magazine, brian dillon, has recently seen the seaside gallery, turner contemporary, transformed into a labyrinthian cabinet of sorts. The day the fascinating, undying power of curiosity. This paper proposes a new theoretical model of curiosity that incorporates. Curiosity can be described as positive emotions and acquiring knowledge. This event has been organised by a local supporter group to help raise money for the art fund. There is no obvious narrative on offer here, no straight. Turner contemporary, margate, 24 may 15 september 20. And while interviewing the three dozen high achievers in the book, josh and i quickly discovered just how much being curious underpinned the ten principles and practices that these high achievers shared. Curiosity is a compelling exploration of the ambiguous history and present meaning of wonder, attention and the urge to know. We also do not know to what extent other animals have curiosity.

There is no obvious narrative on offer here, no straightforward explanation as to what that curious. Things get curiouser and curiouser at the turner contemporary. Taking as a starting point the cabinets of curiosities that flourished throughout europe in the seventeenth. Brian dillon 20 essays at curiosity, or eight ways of looking, in hayward touring, curiosity. Art and the pleasures of knowing on till 15th september is a hayward touring exhibition in collaboration with turner contemporary, and in association with the american quarterly cultural magazine cabinet. Any show that reunites them must be worth a visit, whether in an art gallery or a museum. Taking as a starting point the cabinets of curiosities that flourished throughout. Art and the pleasures of knowing draws on the work of the eclectic, quarterly magazine cabinet to explore the notion of intellectual and creative curiosity across periods, genres and fields. Art and the pleasures of knowing, isnt easy to take in at one viewing, the upper floor of the gallery.

To evaluate litman and jimersons 2004 interestdeprivation id model of curiosity, 355 students 269 women, 86 men responded to 6 trait curiosity measures including the curiosity interest in the world scale ciw. Curiosity is a gift, a capacity of pleasure in knowing. The satisfaction of curiosity through acquiring knowledge brings pleasure. This is a dynamic, lively book that leads the reader to appreciate the pleasures and. Cabanacb aschool of engineering and applied sciences, harvard university. The attention, smile and shared joy you show will provide a powerful reward to the child. Text design, typesetting and ebook by tetragon, london. Art and the pleasures of knowing will see the seaside gallery become a cabinet of curiosities, with contemporary art situated alongside historical artefacts. Such a mechanism would confirm the hypothesis that curiosity is a fundamental and.

Linkpage citation turner contemporary may 25september 15 curated by brian dillon curiosity is a sobriquet that suggests the recondite and faintly declasse. Art and the pleasures of knowing is a blend of art, curio and artefact. Art and the pleasures of knowing is an exhibition that moves wittily, sometimes mysteriously, between contemporary art, anatomy, old master drawings, the history of criminology, cold war secrets, the origins of museums, and voyeurism in everyday life. I dont think the question of whether they are art or not is very interesting, dillon says of the objects in his exhibition. Art and the pleasure of knowing, would be a wholly fitting enticement by which to reach that milestone. And it is with this same motive of perverted curiosity for knowledge that we consult the magical arts. The pleasures of knowing and seeing are too often separated in contemporary exhibitions.

Art and the pleasures of knowing, hayward touring, 202014. C onsider this curious item of furniture, which belongs to the geffrye museum in london and appears at turner contemporary, margate, as part of curiosity. This confirms the hypothesis that curiosity or need for knowledge is a fundamental and ancient motivation on. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Art and the pleasures of knowing is a strange show is only to praise it, since that is what it sets out to be. Alberto manguel is a wanderer among books, immensely curious in such an.

Collodi are his guides and his intimates in this passionate quest for knowledge, but it. Art and the pleasure of knowing exhibition curated by brian dillon, sees the galleries completely transformed into an encyclopaedia of wonders. Curiosity is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and. Taking as a starting point the cabinets of curiosities that flourished.

The object in question, at once austere and elaborate, is a. Marina warner 20 contradictory curiosity, in hayward touring, curiosity. Pablo bronstein, tacita dean, katie paterson and aura satz are showing in the hayward touring exhibition in in collaboration with turner contemporary and association with cabinet magazine. Like an updated version of the enlightenment wunderkammer from which curator brian dillon takes inspiration, this exhibition mixes artworks and illustrations, objects and artefacts, science and natural history, from the. This is an important part of the cycle of learning. Joseph mallord turner, peacock, from the farnley book of birds, c. Curated by brian dillon, critic, essayist and uk editor of cabinet magazine, the show is pitched as a wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities, and brings together its own menagerie of artifacts and artworks.