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The Curator’s Handbook

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A step by step guide to each and every aspect of putting on an art exhibition, with tips from a range of influential curators

The Curator’s Handbook is the crucial handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping each and every stage of the process of putting on an exhibition, no matter
how traditional the venue, from initial idea to final installation.

An introduction explores curatorial work from its origins in the seventeenth century onward and outlines the quite a lot of roles of the curator As of late. Twelve chapters then trace the quite a lot of stages of the exhibition process in clear, informative language and the usage of helpful diagrams and tables, from developing the idea that to writing contracts and loan requests; putting together budgets and schedules; producing exhibition catalogues and interpretation materials; designing gallery spaces; working with artists, lenders, and art handlers; organizing private views; and documenting and evaluating a show.

With advice and tips from a cast of international museum directors and curators―including Daniel Birnbaum (Moderna Museet, Stockholm); Aric Chen (M+,
Hong Kong); Elizabeth Macgregor (Museum of Recent Art, Sydney); Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Gallery, London); Gao Peng (As of late Art Museum, Beijing); Jennifer Russell (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York); and Nicholas Serota (Tate, London)―this volume is a a very powerful guide for any person involved in, or studying, the dynamic field of curation. 1 line drawing


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