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Artysta, tłumacz, autorytet? – próby zdefiniowania profesji kuratora
An Artist, an Interpreter, an Authority? - searching for a definition

Author(s): Katarzyna Maniak
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: a curator; creator of meanings; an artist; an interpreter; an authority

Summary/Abstract: The curator has traditionally been defined as a custodian, a person having control and taking care of a collection, and often, a researcher and scientist. In the 70s, a new form of curatorial activities was developed - a figure of an independent curator who is responsible for the form and content of artistic events. This article analyses the profiles of an independent curator and her/his relations with artists. The dissertation also tries to define the curator as an interpreter and a person who has the authority and the power of legitimization.

  • Issue Year: 41/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-61
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish