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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 Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina