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Jacob is currently working on the upcoming exhibition Classrooms at the Crossroads: Social Practice in Chicago 1990 to now, co-curated with Pablo Helguera <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOevjxcZREM</ref>. |
Jacob is currently working on the upcoming exhibition Classrooms at the Crossroads: Social Practice in Chicago 1990 to now, co-curated with Pablo Helguera <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOevjxcZREM</ref>. |
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== Exhibitions and |
== Exhibitions and projects == |
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In 1991, 2000-2008 Jacob was the curator of the Spoleto Festival USA<ref>http://spoletousa.org/</ref> in Charleston South Carolina. This was the site of Places With a Past (1991) and the 2005 Places With a Future.<ref>http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/4445870/jacob-mj-select-cv-mary-jane-jacob</ref> |
In 1991, 2000-2008 Jacob was the curator of the Spoleto Festival USA<ref>http://spoletousa.org/</ref> in Charleston South Carolina. This was the site of Places With a Past (1991) and the 2005 Places With a Future.<ref>http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/4445870/jacob-mj-select-cv-mary-jane-jacob</ref> |
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In 1996 Jacobs was the curator of Conversations at the Castle: Changing Audiences and Contemporary Art <ref>Jacob, Mary Jane, and Michael Brenson. 1998. Conversations at the Castle: changing audiences and contemporary art. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.</ref> as part of the Arts Festival of Atlanta. <ref>http://atlantaartsfestival.com/</ref> |
In 1996 Jacobs was the curator of Conversations at the Castle: Changing Audiences and Contemporary Art <ref>Jacob, Mary Jane, and Michael Brenson. 1998. Conversations at the Castle: changing audiences and contemporary art. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.</ref> as part of the Arts Festival of Atlanta. <ref>http://atlantaartsfestival.com/</ref> |
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Jacob has written and edited over three dozen books and exhibition publications. Her most recent books include ''The studio reader: on the space of artists'' (University of Chicago Press, 2010) <ref>Jacob, Mary Jane, and Michelle Grabner. 2010. The studio reader: on the space of artists. Chicago: University of Chicago Press</ref>. |
Jacob has written and edited over three dozen books and exhibition publications. Her most recent books include ''The studio reader: on the space of artists'' (University of Chicago Press, 2010) <ref>Jacob, Mary Jane, and Michelle Grabner. 2010. The studio reader: on the space of artists. Chicago: University of Chicago Press</ref>. |
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, and ''Learning Mind: Experience into Art'' ( University of California Press, 2010). |
, and ''Learning Mind: Experience into Art'' ( University of California Press, 2010). |
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== Teaching == |
== Teaching == |
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Jacob is a professor at the School of the Art Institute Chicago in Sculpture. Jacob is the Executive Director of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies. |
Jacob is a professor at the School of the Art Institute Chicago in Sculpture. Jacob is the Executive Director of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies. |
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Jacob served as the chief curator at the Museums of Contemporary Art in Chicago from 1980-86. She also served as the chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles from 1986-89 <ref>http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/4445870/jacob-mj-select-cv-mary-jane-jacob</ref>. |
Jacob served as the chief curator at the Museums of Contemporary Art in Chicago from 1980-86. She also served as the chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles from 1986-89 <ref>http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/4445870/jacob-mj-select-cv-mary-jane-jacob</ref>. |
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| Occupation(s) | Curator, writer, educator |
| Employer | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Mary Jane Jacob is an American curator, writer, and educator from Chicago, Illinois. She is a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is the Executive Director of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies. She has held posts as Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
For the past four decades Jacob has been a pioneer in the areas of public, site-specific, and socially engaged art. Jacob is the author and editor of many key texts including Conversations at the Castle: Changing Audiences and Contemporary Art (1996) and Culture in Action: New Public Art in Chicago (1993).
Jacob has mounted exhibitions, and created public art opportunities that have featured the work of some of the most influential artists in contemporary art including Mark Dion, Suzanne Lacy, Ernesto Pujol, J. Morgan Puett, Pablo Helguera, Marina Abramovic, Rick Lowe, and Alfredo Jaar.
Jacob received her M.A in the history of Art from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Curatorial Approach
Mary Jane Jacob has an approach to curation that focuses heavily on site, history, social context, and audience relationships. These approaches are most evident in her influential project Culture in Action: Public Art in Chicago [1]
Jacob is currently working on the upcoming exhibition Classrooms at the Crossroads: Social Practice in Chicago 1990 to now, co-curated with Pablo Helguera [2].
Exhibitions and projects
In 1991, 2000-2008 Jacob was the curator of the Spoleto Festival USA[3] in Charleston South Carolina. This was the site of Places With a Past (1991) and the 2005 Places With a Future.[4]
In 1996 Jacobs was the curator of Conversations at the Castle: Changing Audiences and Contemporary Art [5] as part of the Arts Festival of Atlanta. [6]
Books and publications
Jacob has written and edited over three dozen books and exhibition publications. Her most recent books include The studio reader: on the space of artists (University of Chicago Press, 2010) [7]. , and Learning Mind: Experience into Art ( University of California Press, 2010).
Teaching
Jacob is a professor at the School of the Art Institute Chicago in Sculpture. Jacob is the Executive Director of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies.
Museum affiliations
Jacob served as the chief curator at the Museums of Contemporary Art in Chicago from 1980-86. She also served as the chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles from 1986-89 [8].
From 1976-80 she was the Associate Curator of Modern Art at the Detroit Art Institute [9].
References
- ^ Jacob, Mary Jane, Michael Brenson, Eva M Olson, and Susan Platt. 1996. "Culture in Action". Art Journal. 55 (3): 95.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOevjxcZREM
- ^ http://spoletousa.org/
- ^ http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/4445870/jacob-mj-select-cv-mary-jane-jacob
- ^ Jacob, Mary Jane, and Michael Brenson. 1998. Conversations at the Castle: changing audiences and contemporary art. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
- ^ http://atlantaartsfestival.com/
- ^ Jacob, Mary Jane, and Michelle Grabner. 2010. The studio reader: on the space of artists. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- ^ http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/4445870/jacob-mj-select-cv-mary-jane-jacob
- ^ http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/4445870/jacob-mj-select-cv-mary-jane-jacob