we have become a generation of collectors cosplaying as curators. We collect experiences like they are limited edition prints. We collect relationships like we are building some kind of social portfolio. We collect hobbies and side projects and books we will never read and clothes we will never wear and ceramic mugs we definitely do not need. Then... See more
Collectors accumulate. They acquire. They see something beautiful or interesting or rare and they grab it and add it to the pile. Curators do something completely different. They build worlds. They create meaning. They understand that the power is not in what you have but in what you choose to show and how you arrange it and what story emerges when... See more
The role of a curator is fairly nuanced and involves the care, management, and interpretation of collections in museums, galleries, libraries, or other cultural institutions. Curators are responsible for selecting, researching, preserving, and exhibiting items, as well as educating the public about them. Essentially, curators act as stewards of... See more
Classical interpretation of what an art / museum curator is
When you first hear something, you sit with it and process it until it forms into something else. To select carefully, a part of an experience or desire and follow it. Then taking it as far as it can go. Expressing its place in your own internal reality.