6/21/2023 0 Comments Curationism![]() ![]() The proliferation of something I’ve always considered a job title into nearly every aspect of contemporary life has by no means passed me by, so there were parts of the talk where I wanted to tear my hair out: speakers seemed to confuse “picking” or “choosing” with “curating”. I have, however, worked in contemporary art galleries for the best part of 10 years and spend much of my time organising exhibitions. It’s worth mentioning that I am one of those aforementioned curators (albeit a few years off middle age, I hope) and that I’ve not read Balzer’s book. Is a DJ now a kind of musical curator? What about a composer: does he/she curate notes into a symphony? ATP Festival is “curated” by different bands On Saturday the speakers discussed what we should make of this shift and what it means for the verb and noun “curate”. Perhaps the word’s definition has bled most heavily into popular music: Spotify has curated playlists, and music festivals appoint iconic figures curate the line-up. ![]()
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