Meaning of curatoriat | Babel Free

Definitions

Art experts, as a group; the elite members of the art world who determine what is considered great or important art.

Examples

“That curatoriat is an institutionally powerful group, and it is for it that a lot of art tends to get⟳ made.”

“The curatoriat chooses something, points to it and in a convincing manner says: This is great art. Great art is exemplified and canonized. Art becomes exemplary because the curatoriat often displays it as an example when an artistic form⟳ or trend requires documentation.”

“Both their standing as artists and their access to the funding they need⟳ to produce⟳ their work⟳ depend⟳ on their maintaining credibility with the curatoriat.”

“The curatoriat in general, especially perhaps in Britain, have⟳ a deep hostility to anything that seems too popular.”

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