Critical Focus: Photography and Institutional Futures

Our latest Forum on Contemporary Photography, titled Critical Focus: Photography and Institutional Futures, examines how contemporary curatorial frameworks are redefining photography amid profound cultural, technological, and political transformation. Bringing together an international constellation of curators and museum leaders, this convening considers not only how photography is exhibited and interpreted, but also how institutions themselves must evolve in response to rapidly shifting visual ecologies and image-making practices. We are delighted to be joined by Karin van Gilst, Director, Foam Photography Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Clare Grafik, Head of Exhibitions, The Photographers’ Gallery (London, England) Bandile Gumbi, Head, Market Photo Workshop (Johannesburg, South Africa) Jung Hee Han, Director, Photography Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul, South Korea) Thyago Nogueira, Head of Contemporary Photography, Instituto Moreira Salles, and editor, ZUM photography magazine (São Paulo, Brazil) Jil Weinstock, Executive Director, Baxter Street Camera Club (New York, New York)