In late June I attended the “Circuits of Experiences, Research and Knowledges” gathering in Bergen, Norway, organised by the indomitable … More
Category: Research
Online Summer Course ‘Why Publish?’
Following the short course Publishing, Editing, Writing, which I delivered together with my then colleague Rosie Ram, I’ve been developing … More
Some Like it Hot: PARSE Conference 2025
While I have over the years processed many contributions to PARSE Journal issues that followed its biannual conference, I have … More
Practice and Research
In 2023 I spotted a call for papers, jointly issued by Valiz, an Amsterdam-based publisher that I’ve been following for … More
Review NGIA
After a delayed publication in 2024, and following several launches – in London, Copenhagen, Paris, as well as several other … More
More Launches and Another in Conversation at Imma in Dublin
Paul O’Neill has recently donated his curatorial archive to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin, which would … More
Beyond the Sweet Spot – talking about a different collaboration
When artists and filmmakers Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard contacted me whether I was interested in compiling and editing a … More
Double launch in Copenhagen with a three-way conversation
Hot on the heels of the London launch of Curious, Paul and I met again two weeks later, this time … More
Talking about Collaboration and Publishing
It’s been really gratifying to be able to continue thinking about how we talk about collaboration and how ideas about … More
Out of Curiosity…
On Tuesday 15 October, Paul O’Neill, David Blamey (the mind behind Open Editions publishing) and I launched Curious at the … More
Short course Publishing, Editing, Writing
Over two consecutive weeks in November, I delivered a short online course about Publishing, Editing, Writing. Approaching publishing as an … More
I want to keep the books
A great way to reconnect following the first launches of Kathrin Böhm’s book Art on the Scale of Life was … More
Thinking, talking and teaching
Having contributed to the MA Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art, London, as a visiting lecturer since … More
Endings
A final post for 2021, to celebrate the fact I finished my PhD this year and passed my viva. Am … More
Olivia Plender website live
After over a year of careful deliberation, thinking through how an entire artist practice can be (re)presented and navigated, Olivia … More