Mrs Monica Nunez Laiseca
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tutor in Museum Studies |
M dot Nunez-Laiseca at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 2462 |
Sainsbury Centre 0.26 |
Biography
Mónica Núñez Laiseca is interested in the connections between late conceptual art and current artistic practice and the ways in which curatorial strategies can reveal expressive relationships and tensions across different artistic media. She has curated exhibitions on the work of Anne Collier, Nancy Davenport, Redmond Entwistle, Xavier Rivas and Lars Tünbjork, among others, as well as several group exhibitions and collaborative projects, such as Out of Body (Open Eye Gallery, 2008), What You Can’t See (Belfast Exposed Photography, 2009) and The Prehistory of the Crisis II (Belfast Exposed Photography and Project Arts Centre, 2009). She is also author of a book in Arts and Politics in Spain during the 1960s and has conducted research on Cold War art.
Career
Prior to joining the school Mónica Núñez Laiseca was Exhibitions Curator at Open Eye Gallery from 2006 to 2008 and Curator at Belfast Exposed Photography through 2009. She has also undertaken a number of freelance projects, most recently in Japan and Germany.
Academic Background
B.A. Art History, Universidad de Salamanca, 2000
Adv. Hons. Museum Studies, Écôle du Louvre, 2003
M.A. Museum Studies, New York University, 2005
Key Research Interests
Crossovers between photography and other artistic media. Stillness and time.
The aesthetics of globalization.
Curatorial practice in contemporary art.
Cold War art.
Past research projects
The construction of the image of Spain abroad, 16th-20th centuries. Funded by DGES – Spain’s Ministry of Education (2000-2002).
Teaching Interests
Examples of modules taught
- ART-1Z12 Introduction to Gallery and Museum Studies
- ART-2Z13 Contemporary Gallery and Museum Studies
- ART-3Y22 Galleries and Museums Practice
Research supervision
Mónica Núñez Laiseca is interested in supervising work on the areas of contemporary art, contemporary photography and museum studies.
Book Section
Núñez Laiseca, Mónica (2004) Los caminos del arte español en Italia: una evocación de la resistencia. In: Caminería hispánica: Actas del VI Congreso Internacional Italia - España 2002. CEDEX, Madrid, pp. 737-753. ISBN 8477903956
Núñez Laiseca, Mónica (2003) El realismo español fuera de España: transmisión y lectura de una identidad estética durante la Guerra Fría. In: El Arte Español fuera de España. CSIC, Madrid, pp. 131-142. ISBN 8400081285
Núñez Laiseca, Mónica (2001) Arte de América y España y la alternativa europeísta a la política artística de la Hispanidad. In: I Congreso Internacional de Patrimonio Iberoamericano. R&R, Madrid, pp. 505-509.
Book
Nunez Laiseca, Monica (2006) Arte y política en la España del desarrollismo. CSIC, Madrid. ISBN 9788400084592
Show/Exhibition
Núñez Laiseca, Mónica (2008) Nancy Davenport. In: Liverpool Biennial. The Guide. Liverpool: Liverpool Biennial, p. 48. [Show/Exhibition]
Núñez Laiseca, Mónica (2006) Lisa Oppenheim. In: International 06. Liverpool: Liverpool Biennial, p. 54. [Show/Exhibition]
