Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performance
Contributors: Judith Rugg (Editor); Michele Sedgwick (Editor)
Publisher: Intellect Ltd; Intellect
Published: May 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781841501628
Subjects: History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; General; Art / General; Art; Art & Art Instruction
Description: To stay relevant, art curators must keep up with the rapid pace of technological innovation as well as the aesthetic tastes of fickle critics and an ever-expanding circle of cultural arbiters." Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performance" argues that, despite these daily pressures, good curating work also requires more theoretical attention. In four thematic sections, a distinguished group of contributors consider curation in light of interdisciplinary and emerging practices, examine conceptions of curation as intervention and contestation, and explore curation s potential to act as a reconsideration of conventional museum spaces. Against the backdrop of cutting-edge developments in electronic art, art/science collaboration, nongallery spaces, and virtual fields, contributors propose new approaches to curating and new ways of fostering critical inquiry. Now in paperback, this volume is an essential read for scholars, curators, and art enthusiasts alike."