About
Robert Wuilfe is a curator of contemporary art. His curatorial practice generally focuses on site-specific artist projects in historic sites. Wuilfe works primarily with emerging and mid-career artists on projects that involve the commissioning of new artwork and installations.
Most notably, Wuilfe is the founding curator of Landmarks Contemporary Projects at the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks. This is a program of exhibitions, artist residencies, screenings and performances that brings new and experimental contemporary culture to historic sites. Focusing on ephemeral installations and experimental performance, these curatorial projects have received critical attention in various forums, including the New York Times, artforum.com, National Public Radio, the Philadelphia Weekly, the Philadelphia Metro and artblog.com.
Wuilfe is dedicated to investigating dialogic exhibition strategies and new iterations of institutional critique. His current research interests also include theoretical and historical analyses of curatorial practice. Recent years have seen an incredible expansion of curatorial models, and the field has begun to organize itself in a concerted effort to examine these developments. Wuilfe is currently developing a new blog and archive project, entitled PostCuratorial, which will attempt to aggregate and disseminate some of the newest research in the field. (Project will go live in late spring 2009).
Wuilfe currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife, artist Michelle Wilson. In September 2009, he will begin participating in the Whitney Independent Study Program (Curatorial Program) in New York City.