TY - THES ID - 135128837 TI - Oude en hedendaagse kunst in dialoog, een vruchtbare conversatie? : Een uitgediepte analyse van het werkveld van de curator AU - de Mey, Lynn AU - Bleyen, Mieke AU - KU Leuven. Faculteit Letteren. Opleiding Master in de culturele studies PY - 2014 PB - Leuven : K.U. Leuven. Faculteit Letteren DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135128837 AB - This masterthesis investigates how contemporary and fine art go into dialogue. This phenomenon is not so new but still a hot topic in this field of study. The research started from the question: 'What is the curatorial practice of working with contemporary and fine art within the same context?'. This question was divided into subquestions that led us to our discussion and conclusion. Claire Bishop proposes that the museum of today should be more involved with her collection and temporalities. Most museums tend to concentrate on what is contemporary and 'in'. With the term 'dialectical contemporaneity' she wants to break with this -according to her- bad practice and bring a new vision into the museums. Within this context it was important to look at what contemporary art is exactly and to abstract theories on this topic. The curatorial practice of today was investigated, here we could conclude that the profession has changed over the past years. Curating has become a booming business, today everybody can be a curator. Off course this does not go unnoticed and we can observe that the profession is still pushing its boundaries. In literature we found several motifs of exhibiting contemporary and fine arts together. Museums wants to revive their collection or tell a story within a few eras. The case studies brought new insights into the topic aside the literature study. We were able to abstract motifs and theories that are used when creating a dialogue. The interviews with the curators of Ravaged. Art and Culture in Times of Conflict showed us how a certain dialogue is built. The curator should always look for specific relations between the artworks, since this is how a dialogue is made possible. We also found that the curator should keep the dialogue in mind throughout the whole creation process of the exhibition, in order for the dialogue to reach its full potential. ER -