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Has “like” killed the curator?

When Facebook likes can make a show and the faint praise of 'interesting' can damn it, curators face a new terrain of influences that are bottom up, rather than top down.

10 Feb 2017 12:00

Gina Fairley

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What role does public opinion play in the professional of curatorial practice? In the past the answer was simple: very little. A curator honed their knowledge on a niche-topic and then presented that within the hallowed halls of the museum with the slim desire to educate an audience.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina