{"product_id":"9781474229210","title":"The Curatorial : A Philosophy of Curating","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Curatorial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop curating! And think what curating is all about. This book starts  from this simple premise: thinking the activity of curating. To do that,  it distinguishes between 'curating' and 'the curatorial'. If 'curating'  is a gamut of professional practices for setting up exhibitions, then  'the curatorial' explores what takes place on the stage set up, both  intentionally and unintentionally, by the curator. It therefore refers  not to the staging of an event, but to the event of knowledge itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  order to start thinking about curating, this book takes a new approach  to the topic. Instead of relying on conventional art historical  narratives (for example, identifying the moments when artistic and  curatorial practices merged or when the global curator-author was first  identified), this book puts forward a multiplicity of perspectives that  go from the anecdotal to the theoretical and from the personal to the  philosophical. These perspectives allow for a fresh reflection on  curating, one in which, suddenly, curating becomes an activity that  implicates us all (artists, curators, and viewers), not just as passive  recipients, but as active members. As such, the Curatorial is a book  without compromise: it asks us to think again, fight against sweeping  art historical generalizations, the sedimentation of ideas and the draw  of the sound bite. Curating will not stop, but at least with this book  it can begin to allow itself to be challenged by some of the most  complex and ethics-driven thought of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Arguing that \u003ci\u003ecurating\u003c\/i\u003e like \u003ci\u003emapping \u003c\/i\u003eis an outmoded concept, the specially commissioned essays in \u003ci\u003eThe Curatorial \u003c\/i\u003epropose \u003ci\u003ecuratorial\u003c\/i\u003e  as a disruptive activity that provokes us to rethink received knowledge  about art, art history, philosophy and cultural heritage. With its rich  collection of texts by leading writers and theorists, \u003ci\u003eThe Curatorial\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone active in the arts as a curator, practitioner or writer.” —Dr. Sue Malvern, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Art, University of Reading, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474229210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40637705748686,"sku":"9781474229210","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_41d0ed82-b161-49ca-9adc-fcae5535e1f3.jpg?v=1639018057","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474229210","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}