Curating Now

by Storr, Robert; Halbreich, Kathy; Hickey, Dave; Marincola, Paula

• ISBN13: 9780970834607
• ISBN10: 0970834608
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Distributed Art Pub Inc

Summary

In a time which one critic characterized recently as the era of the curator, it is not only relevant but absolutely necessary to thoroughly question the current state of curatorial practice, its professional values, and the assumptions implicit in them.

Curating Now gathers together the thoughts of a diverse group of internationally recognized, influential curators, comments presented for the benefit and examination of their peers at a weekend-long symposium held in October 2000. Questions regarding curatorial power and authorship, as well as how external pressures and challenges shape exhibitions, were addressed by participants including Robert Storr, Senior Curator, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Thelma Golden, Deputy Director of exhibitions, the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Curator, Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; and Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery, London.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction and Acknowledgments
How We Do What We Do. And How We Don't	p. 3
Panel Statements and Discussion	p. 23
Audience Question and Answer	p. 47
Inventing New Models for the Museum and Its Audiences	p. 67
Panel Statements and Discussion	p. 81
Audience Question and Answer	p. 103
Response	p. 125
Audience Question and Answer	p. 139
Biographies of the Panelists	p. 151
Symposium Attendees	p. 155
Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative Grantees, 1998-2001	p. 159
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