Hang it all | From the Observer | The Observer. Curating art used to be a straightforward enough, if onerous, occupation. Typically, curators thoroughly versed in art history would use their research skills putting together what they saw as the best art works of a particular movement or historical period. For figures such as David Sylvester, curating wasn't really regarded as a major profession - more of a side show in the ongoing business of being an art authority.
Things, however, have changed drastically since then. University courses in curating are springing up. And where once museums looked to the art historians of places such as the Courtauld Institute for the next generation of art supremos, they are now turning to something like the Royal College of Art's curating course, fast becoming the inside track for tomorrow's leading curators and museum directors.
Gleadowe argues that there's a huge difference between today's curators and those art historians of the past. Through the 80s and 90s curating evolved rapidly. TED Curator Chris Anderson on Crowd Accelerated Innovation | Magazine. Free online video is creating new global communities—giving their members both the means and the motivation to step up their skills and broaden their imaginations. Photos: Ted.com At last year’s Academy Awards, in front of a global audience of millions, a new troupe, the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, or LXD, performed a jaw-dropping number.
It was, many thought, the best part of the whole spectacle. The dancers were electric, exciting, and altogether unprecedented: Their routine of tricks and moves was hitherto unknown to dance. Video is the killer app. Several of the dancers were self-taught. Chu formed the LXD based on a simple revelation: Because of the web, specifically online video, dance was evolving in Internet time. In fact, he wasn’t as good as a professional—he was better.
Chu’s words ignited flashbulbs in my brain. Indeed, the quality of talks across the board (as measured by audience rankings) was rising. This was empowerment plus motivation, a significant one-two. Curation - Just as Important as Creation. Why Curation Is Just as Important as Creation [OPINION] Why Curation Is Important to the Future of Journalism. Josh Sternberg is the founder of Sternberg Strategic Communications and authors The Sternberg Effect. You can follow him on Twitter and Tumblr. Over the past few weeks, many worries about the death of journalism have, well, died. Despite shrinking newsrooms and overworked reporters, journalism is in fact thriving. The art of information gathering, analysis and dissemination has arguably been strengthened over the last several years, and given rise and importance to a new role: the journalistic curator.
The concept of curating news is not new. But with the push of social media and advancements in communications technology, the curator has become a journalist by proxy. “Curation,” says Sayid Ali, owner of Newsflick.net, “gathers all these fragmented pieces of information to one location, allowing people to get access to more specialized content. " Curation as an Intermediary Andy Carvin, senior strategist for NPR who runs their social media desk, finds meaning in the word "media. "