What is a curator of art? A curator is, by simple definition, is an overseer or a manager of art. What are their respondibiliteies , what are their goals? Are they mediators between the artwork and the audience? Are they organizers for artists? Curators of the Arts respondibiliteies are not only to the artist and their artwork but to the public as well. Their goals are to organize exhibitions that display artwork in a way in which different kinds of audiences can view it. They must be comfortable with the people who have devoted their lives to art and culture, with people who neither like nor trust art, and with people who may be willing, if they are convinced that art serves their interests or is sufficiently connected to their lives, to be won over by an artist or an exhibition ( pg 56). The curator set the founation, the stage, for the artwork that is being displayed. The curator helps set the environment and mood for the artists to welcome and challengne the viewer though their art. As much as any artist, critic, or museum director, the new curator understands, and is able to articulate, the ability of art to touch and mobilize people and encourage debates about spirituality, creativity, identity, and the nation ( pg 56). The curator is a key figure between artists, their artwork, and the audience.
Kocur, Zoya, and Simon Leung. "The Curator's Moment". Theory in
Contemporary Art since 1985. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. 2005. Print
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I find this to be very true. Being a curator is a very important job because you have to be the mediator for everyone. You have to have alot of knowledge to know how to position the artwork with others so that the art piece has the most impact. Without curator, there wouldn't be museums and that would be a terrible thing not to have.
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