Curating the Contemporary

Curating the Contemporary is a unique and useful book, which provides an exploration of new curatorial developments that have impacted not only on museum practice, but also across international creative industries.

In the twenty-first century, the traditional role of the curator as connoisseur has been challenged by a new generation of curators, who might be described as 'facilitators of experience'. The term curating now describes the production of cultural and creative outputs, ranging from exhibitions to art festivals, conferences or film programming. The book showcases these new directions across four parts, each containing informative explanations and case studies of curating practice, based on a decade of pioneer work. Each part explores the key changes contemporary curatorial practice has brought about across contemporary shopping environments, public spaces, health centres, cultural programmes, as well as museums and galleries. Curating The Contemporary combines an overview of this cultural transition, bringing together a unique and experienced insight into theory, which is illustrated by practice.

Curating the Contemporary este o carte unica si utila, care ofera o explorare a noilor dezvoltari curatoriale care au avut un impact nu numai asupra practicii muzeale, ci si a industriilor creative internationale. In secolul al XXI-lea, rolul traditional al curatorului ca cunoscator a fost a fost provocat de o noua generatie de curatori, care ar putea fi descrisi drept „facilitatori ai experientei”.