"Curatorial practice as it emerged during the twentieth century is being extensively recast. The tremendous change in the status of the object, culture, the various disciplines, information and education, implies an inevitable transformation of the curator’s role and competences. A renewed interest for curatorial practice has recently emerged within the field of architecture."
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Pick 'N Mix #51:
SNAPSHOT FROM MAY 2012
Posted by Michelle Kasprzak • Thursday, May 3. 2012 • Category: Pick 'N Mix
- An article on curating in China asks who gets to call themselves a curator, and the problems that arise when curators have no knowledge of art history and/or cannot perform as critics; when they are just workers performing bureaucracy "not unlike the security guard at a museum". With comments by curator Hou Hanru, and others.
- Keep in mind the comments from the Chinese artist in the previous article while you read this article in The Atlantic, which is a brief profile of Gulnara Karimova, daughter of Uzbek dictator Islam Karimov, pop singer, jewelry designer, and now (of course!), curator.
- The Guggenheim is embarking on a major project, the "Guggenheim UBS Map Global Art Initiative" to "challenge our Western-centric view of art history" in contemporary art. A laudable initiative, or a cynical exercise to mine new markets for valuable art? These quotes from Jürg Zeltner, the chief executive of UBS Wealth Management seem to answer that question: "As art is becoming more and more of an asset class, UBS is looking to increase our profile in these kinds of special fields of interest" and "More and more we are refocusing our strategy to reach emerging markets, and this project seemed like a perfect fit."
- Want to work with us? We're on the hunt to expand our global team -- check out our call for Curating.info interns and apply before May 9th!
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