Ingrid Schaffner (born 1961) is a

curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...

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, and educator specializing in

contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...

since the mid-1980s. Schaffner work often coalesces around themes of archiving and collecting,

photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ...

feminism Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

, and alternate modernisms—especially

Surrealism Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to l ...

. She has curated important exhibitions that have helped

studio craft Studio craft is the practice of craft methodology in an artist's studio. Traditional craft tends to generate craft objects out of necessity or for ceremonial use while studio craft produces craft objects at the whim of the maker or intended owner ...

to gain acceptance as

fine arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

, such as ''Dirt on Delight: Impulses That Form Clay'' with

Jenelle Porter Jenelle Porter is an American art curator and author of numerous exhibition catalogs and essays about contemporary art and craft. She has curated important exhibitions that have helped studio craft to gain acceptance as fine arts. These include th ...

at the

Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia The Institute of Contemporary Art or ICA is a contemporary art museum in Philadelphia. The museum is associated with the University of Pennsylvania, and is located on its campus. The Institute is one of the country's leading museums dedicated to e ...

in 2009. Schaffner co-authored the publication ''Deep Storage'' which was a major international survey of 50 contemporary artists representing issues and images of collecting, storage, and archiving. Other exhibitions include ''Pictures, Patents, Monkeys, More ...'' on collecting, ''

Richard Tuttle Richard Dean Tuttle (born July 12, 1941) is an American postminimalist artist known for his small, casual, subtle, intimate works. His art makes use of scale and line. His works span a range of formats, from sculpture, painting, drawing, printma ...

, In Parts, 1998-2001,'' and ''The Photogenic: Photography Through its Metaphor.'' She has numerous publications on

20th-century art Twentieth-century art—and what it became as modern art—began with modernism in the late nineteenth century. Overview Nineteenth-century movements of Post-Impressionism ( Les Nabis), Art Nouveau and Symbolism led to the first twentieth-century ...

, art reviews in ''

Artforum ''Artforum'' is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art. The magazine is distinguished from other magazines by its unique 10½ x 10½ inch square format, with each cover often devoted to the work of an artist. Notabl ...

'', and catalog essays. Schaffner is currently Curator at

Chinati Foundation The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati is a contemporary art museum located in Marfa, Texas, and based upon the ideas of its founder, artist Donald Judd. Mission The specific intention of Chinati is to preserve and present to the public perm ...

Marfa, Texas Marfa is a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far West Texas, between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. It is the county seat of Presidio County, Texas, Presidio County, and its population as of the 2010 United States Cens ...

. Prior, she was the curator of 2018 Carnegie International at the

Carnegie Museum of Art The Carnegie Museum of Art, is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was at what is now the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsbur ...

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

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, and Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

at the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

from 2000-2015.

Bibliography

*Philbrick, Jane. (1993) ''The return of the Cadavre exquis''. Drawing Center. *Nauman, Bruce; Jill Snyder; and Ingrid Schaffner. (1997) ''Bruce Nauman, 1985-1996 : drawings, prints, and related works''. Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Matthias Winzen; Geoffrey Batchen; and Hubertus Gassner. (1998) ''Deep storage : collecting, storing, and archiving in art''. Prestel. *Schaffner, Ingrid; and Lisa Jacobs, eds. (1998) ''

Julien Levy Julien Levy (1906–1981) was an art dealer and owner of Julien Levy Gallery in New York City, important as a venue for Surrealists, avant-garde artists, and American photographers in the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Levy was born in New York. Aft ...

: Portrait of an Art Gallery''. MIT Press. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (1998) ''The essential Vincent van Gogh''. Harry N. Abrams. *Feldman, Melissa E. and Ingrid Schaffner. (September 16, 1999) ''Secret Victorians: Contemporary Artists and a 19th-Century Vision''.

University of California Press The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish scholarly and scientific works by faculty ...

. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (October 1999) ''The Essential Andy Warhol''. The Essential Series.

Andrews McMeel Publishing Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (formerly Andrews, McMeel and Parker (1975–1986) and Andrews and McMeel (1986–1997)) is a company that publishes books, calendars, and related toys. It is a part of Andrews McMeel Universal (which comprises AM ...

. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (November 1999) ''The Essential Pablo Picasso''. The Essential Series. Andrews McMeel Publishing. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (November 1999) ''The Essential Henri Matisse''. The Essential Series. Andrews McMeel Publishing. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Hannelore Baron and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. (July 2001) ''Hannelore Baron: Works from 1969 to 1987'' Smithsonian Books. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Fred Wilson; and Werner Muensterberger. (2001) ''Pictures, patents, monkeys, and more ... on collecting''.

Independent Curators International Independent Curators International (ICI) is a non-profit headquartered in New York City that has produced exhibitions, events, publications, and training opportunities since 1975. History Independent Curators International (ICI) was founded in 197 ...

. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Melissa E Feldman. (2001) ''About the Bayberry bush''. Parrish Art Museum. *Bernstein, Charles; Richard Tuttle; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2001) ''Richard Tuttle, in parts, 1998-2001''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Morris, Catherine; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2002) ''Gloria: another look at feminist art of the 1970s''. White Columns. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2002) ''Salvador Dalí's Dream of Venus: the surrealist funhouse from the 1939 World's Fair''. Princeton Architectural Press. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (May 2003) ''The Essential Joseph Cornell''.

Harry N. Abrams Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael ...

. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2003) ''The essential Man Ray''. Harry N. Abrams. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2003) ''Memoir of an art gallery''. MFA Publications. *Apfelbaum, Polly;

Claudia Gould Claudia Gould is an art curator and the Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director of The Jewish Museum in New York City. Life and work Claudia Gould was born and raised near New Haven, Connecticut. She had a Jewish father and a Roman Catholic mother. She ...

; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2003) ''Polly Apfelbaum : Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, May 3-July 27, 2003''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Andrade, Edna; Debra Bricker Balken; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2003) ''Edna Andrade : optical paintings, 1963-1986''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Bennett Simpson; and Tanya Leighton. (2004) ''The big nothing''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2004) ''

Sarah McEneaney Sarah McEneaney (born January 31, 1955 in Munich, West Germany) is an American artist, painter, and community activist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Working primarily in egg tempera her paintings are characterized by their aut ...

''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2004) ''Trials and turbulence : Pepón Osorio, an artist in residence at DHS''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Le Va, Barry; Ingrid Schaffner; and

Rhea Anastas Rhea Anastas (born March 11, 1969, in Gloucester, Massachusetts) is an art historian, critic, curator and an associate professor at the Department of Art, University of California, Irvine. She was also one of the founding members of Orchard, an ex ...

. (2005) ''Accumulated vision : Barry Le Va''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *List, Larry; Ingrid Schaffner (introduction). (2005) ''The imagery of chess revisited''.

Isamu Noguchi was an American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known for his sculpture and public artworks, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, and several ...

Foundation and Garden Museum. *Herrera, Arturo; Friedrich Meschede; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2005) ''Arturo Herrera : 7 Abril-19 Xuño de 2005''. Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea : Xunta de Galicia. *Marincola, Paula (editor). (2006) ''What makes a great exhibition?'' Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Jess; John Ashbery; and Lisa Jarnot. (2007) ''Jess: to and from the printed page''. Independent Curators International. *Kilimnik, Karen; Ingrid Schaffner and

Scott Rothkopf Scott Rothkopf (born 1976 in Dallas) is an American art historian and curator. Rothkopf is currently the Senior Deputy Director and Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Career A native of Dallas, Roth ...

. (2007) ''Karen Kilimnik''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. 3 *Neff, Eileen; Patrick T Murphy; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2007) ''Eileen Neff : between us''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Carin Kuoni; and John Bell. (2008) ''The Puppet Show''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. The Puppet Show by Ingrid Schaffner , 9780884541134 , Paperback , Barnes & Noble
/ref> *Schaffner, Ingrid; and Douglas Blau. (2009) ''Douglas Blau''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Jenelle Porter; and Glenn Adamson. (2009) ''Dirt on Delight: impulses that form clay''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid. ''Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a crazy world)'', Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania and Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010. *Schaffner, Ingrid. ''Queer Voice'', Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 2010. *Schaffner, Ingrid. ''Anne Tyng: Inhabiting Geometry''. Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 2011. *Schaffner, Ingrid. ''Louise Fishman'', ed. Helaine Posner. New York: Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College; Philadelphia: Institute for Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania; Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2016. *Schaffner, Ingrid with Liz Park. ''Carnegie International, 57th edition, 2018: the guide''. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum of Art and Distributed Art Publishers, 2018. *Schaffner, Ingrid with Liz Park. ''Dispatch: CI57-2018''. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum of Art, 2019.

References

External links

Ingrid Schaffner, websiteCarnegie press releaseArtNews press on Chinati appointment
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