Instructions for Curating a Transnational Exhibition


Thomas Michael Crannage, Genevieve Dawson, Ally Radomski, Jack Braun, Noé J Bick, William Armstrong, and George Benjamin Belmonte


Curated by Deirdre McIntosh and Nina Ankisetty


Glasgow School of Art
February 27, 2025
Full exhibition installation featuring a live stream to Toronto



Instructions for Curating a Transnational Exhibition
unfolded simultaneously in Toronto and Glasgow. Two curators, one in each city, have formulated and exchanged instructions to (mis)guide the other’s curatorial process.


Untitled (2 works), 2024, by Thomas Michael Crannage
Details of Untitled
Details of Untitled


instructions for curation
by Nina Ankisetty

-blend into the surroundings
-find a work that looks like a song
-display words/text as art
-force the viewer into and odd position to view the work
-site specific/toronto related
-texture
-something that would taste good
-utopia // distopia
-poetry in an artwork
-pair two works that wouldn’t usually go together








Food for the Masses, 2025, by Genevieve Dawson


Details of Food for the Masses


Peacelove, 2024, by Ally Radomski


instructions for curating a show by Deirdre McIntosh
(exhibited in Toronto)

-create an unexpected conversation
-seek warmth
-leave a mark
-find a work that reminds you of what it feels like to be in a dream
-red
-frame something
-use too many or not enough nails to hang something
-generate noise
-hang something for poppy
-question every move you made


Atrophy, 2025, by Jack Braun




Pulping It, 2025, by Noé J Bick


Details of Pulping It


5 Minutes Late to Stirling Castle, 2024, by William Armstrong



Four Drawings of Huraqan: the Heart of Sky, 2025, by George Benjamin Belmonte installed in a locker on its side
Details of Four Drawings of Huraqan: the Heart of Sky