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Curating Art Now

Lilian Cameron

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English
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
30 June 2022
Curating

Art Now is a timely reflection on the practice of curating and the role of

the art curator during a period of rapid change. Curating has a pivotal

position in the art world: it is embedded in the identity and expertise of

the museum and plays an ever-increasing role in the commercial art sector

too. Current curatorial practice encompasses a wide range of activities, from

the care of collections in museums to the presentation of large-scale

contemporary biennials, and from collaboration with artists to presentations

of work on digital platforms. 

Curating has grown

substantially in the last decades, and in the early 2020s is undergoing a

significant period of transition as it grapples with some fundamental

questions. How diverse and inclusive is curating as a profession, and how

does that inform the art and artists who come to prominence? How possible is

it to conduct exploratory and inclusive curatorial work in the challenging

economic climate of the early 2020s? What is the extent of a curator’s

autonomy within the various institutions and structures in which they work,

and what power dynamics are at work between artists and curators? Finally,

how might digital art and exhibition-making give way to hybrid forms of

practice, and even challenge the face of traditional curating? Lilian

Cameron’s lively review addresses all of these issues, and considers the

future landscape of curating in an uncertain world.

By:  
Imprint:   Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 200mm,  Width: 130mm, 
ISBN:   9781848224834
ISBN 10:   1848224834
Series:   Hot Topics in the Art World
Pages:   104
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Interesting Times; Chapter 1: Knowledge and Access; Chapter 2: Changing Worlds; Chapter 3: Back Home to the Museum; Chapter 4: Artists' Takeover; Chapter 5: Digital (R)evolutions; Epilogue: Opportunity; Notes; Select Bibliography

Lilian Cameron was most recently Course Leader for Art Museums, Galleries and Curating at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia and has worked in galleries and museums throughout London and the UK, including Tate Modern, Tate Britain and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia. She also has extensive experience in museum and gallery education and a research interest in socially engaged and participatory art practice.

Reviews for Curating Art Now

'Curating Art Now is a bold and engaging attempt to examine the fundamental contradictions and pressures faced by the field of curating in an increasingly fractured post-truth world. It is a balanced and nuanced take on the current curatorial landscape, with equal parts pragmatism and idealism.' - Sebastian Goldspink, Artist Profile, February 2023


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