The niche fashion trend associated with mid-career and established curators
A: Can you believe I got this jacket at the COS spring sale?
B: I love it. It complements your avant-garde librarian look.
The expression politics-cultural complex describes the relationship between a country's politicians and the cultural industry that is funded by them, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy.
A: Did you know that the British Prime minister appoints the board of Tate?
B: Really? We truly live in a politics-cultural complex.
The race between journalists to publish the first review of a major exhibition or art event
A: Have you read the reviews of the Venice Biennale?
B: But the exhibition opened like 2 hours ago?
A: Yes, insert journalist name broke the world critical sprint recordâ¦
The act of using âcurationâ outside the context of art to add more elegance and importance to the said action
A: I am thinking of hiring a style curator.
B: Do you mean a stylist? Enough with this curatewashing.
The act of using âcurationâ outside the context of art to add more elegance and importance to the said action
A: I am thinking of hiring a wardrobe curator.
B: Do you mean a stylist? Enough with this curatewashing.
An artist who is so established that you think theyâre dead
A: Have you seen that Gerhard Richter left Marian Goodman?
B: Is Gerhard Richter still alive?!
A: I wasnât sure until reading the news. Heâs a rare pre-estate artist.