Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating [Paperback]

Jean-Hubert Martin (Author), Sara Arrhenius (Author), David Carrier (Author), Boris Groys (Author), Kate Fowle (Author), Dave Hickey (Author), Geeta Kapur (Author), Young Chul Lee (Author), David Levi Strauss (Author), Steven Rand and Heather Kouris (Editor)

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Publication Date: April 2, 2007

Ten international art related professionals consider the increased influence of independent curators and cultural producers and how the role of the curator has changed over the last ten years. Using examples from past exhibitions and personal experiences, the writers address how working within an institution differs from being independent, the difficulties of balancing artistic vision with expectations of funders and institutions, and the ethical issues of working with artists and collectors, among many other subjects. A resource text for students and others interested in the curatorial field, Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating will provide valuable and interesting reading for students considering a curatorial career and others interested in current trends in today's art world.

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Essays by: Sara Arrhenius, David Carrier, Boris Groys, Kate Fowle, Dave Hickey, Geeta Kapur, Young Chul Lee, David Levi Strauss, Jean-Hubert Martin, Andras Szanto

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: apexart (April 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933347104
• ISBN-13: 978-1933347103
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Curation on the move, October 10, 2007

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Gerard Mermoz "Gérard Mermoz" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating (Paperback)

I bought this collection for the essay by Geeta Kapur, in conjunction with my work as curator of the forthcoming exhibition 'New Art from South Asia' scheduled to open at the Herbert, Coventry, in January 2009, to coincide with the opening of the new galleries.
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Kapur's presence in this collection is essential; as her position highlights the narrowness of approaches anchored in Western experiences and references alone (the proverbial 'CENTRE') [see the anthology 'Men in Black']--as if the rest of the world (the so-called PERIPHERY) did not count--and invites us to redefine 'internationalism' and the 'contemporary' through a series of cutural decenterings...

Her collection of essays 'When was Modernism' is a must for all those readers who aspire to open their perspectives on Art; i.e. on World Art, not just Art made according to Western neo-colonial values and preconceptions.

When will Art History and Art Criticism have the maturity to write themselves from multiple centers?

The default tag is to Jean-Hubert Martin I would suggest : Geeta Kapur...