The Role of the Freelance Curator in an Art Exhibition

Ieva Vitkauskaitė
unpublished
This article analyses the role of the freelance curator in an art exhibition. The first part of the article conceptualises the notion of the modern curator and surveys the categories of curators. The next part of the article surveys the potential models of curation. There are 7 models of curation distinguished: self-reflexive, "sampling", traditional, decentralisation curation, virtual curation, art-curator, collaborative-curatorial platform. The third part analyses the activity of a freelance
more » ... urator in the art exhibition, which is divided into five stages, namely preliminary work, preparation and completion of the organisation plan, realisation, operation, dismantling and evaluation. Each stage is described in great detail specifying what works should be carried out by the curator. The final part of the article analyses the remarks of the curators which are then used to derive the formula of successful curatorship.
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