Course Description
Summary
This introductory class traces the historical evolution of contemporary curatorial practice. We start with the early tradition of curators as experts and custodians of collections. Building on that foundation, we examine the twentieth-century emergence of the curator as a visionary impresario and producer of global exhibitions. Throughout, we consider how artists since the beginning have subverted institutional structures to claim space, hybridize curatorial methods and shape art history. Lectures, readings, discussions, research assignments and other activities culminate to address current perspectives on the “paracuratorial” approach of the exhibition as medium.
