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Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performance

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In four thematic sections, a group of contributors consider curation in light of interdisciplinary and emerging practices, examine conceptions of curation as intervention and contestation, and explore curation’s potential to act as a reconsideration of conventional museum spaces.

This item is referenced in the Dreams for an Institution Guide (P2313).

Artist / Author various
Editor Judith Rugg & Michele Sedgwick
Publisher Intellect Books
ISBN 978-1-84150-162-8
Reference P1006
Date 2007
Type Publication

Keywords

aesthetic criticism curating interdisciplinary museum research theory visual art

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