Jasper Sharp: The Past is Present – Contemporary Art and Historical Museums

This talk will examine the challenge faced by historical museums in their engagement with the art and artists of more recent times. It will illustrate and analyze the opportunities and potential pitfalls that this brings, and include a look forward to the future program of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. (Talk in English)

Jasper Sharp, Adjunct Curator for Modern and Contemporary Art at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, talks to Vanessa Joan Müller as part of a series of talks under the motto art history today.

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