From 2011 to 2014 Outset supported Curatorial / Knowledge in the Middle East, a new strand of Professor Irit Rogoff’s Curatorial / Knowledge PhD Programme at Goldsmith’s College. Curatorial / Knowledge was aimed at professional curators, working internationally, who are interested in carrying out advanced research. It sought to explore the expanded theoretical remit of contemporary curatorial practice.
Curatorial / Knowledge in the Middle East was aimed at curators who are active in and around the expanded Middle East. Its main ambition was to enable candidates to become leading cultural actors within complex geo-politics. The programme supported three years of doctoral research for five curators.
