Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performance Tim Jacoby

Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performance Tim JacobyTo stay relevant, art curators must keep up with the rapid pace of technological innovation as well as the aesthetic tastes of fickle critics and an ever expanding circle of cultural arbiters. Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performance argues that, despite these daily pressures, good curating work also requires more theoretical attention. In four thematic sections, a distinguished group of contributors consider curation in light of

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