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Curatorial organisations
Beyond the curatorial work established by and presented from within art museums and galleries, a plethora of curatorial organisations operate in order to support and develop the practice of curating. This tour, by Charlotte Frost, examines some of the different remits addressed by curatorial organisations, providing an initial orientation in their hugely diverse activities.
Artworks that defy the more traditional set-up of the white-cube or well-funded institution require a distinct expertise when it comes to installation. As a result, it often comes to be understood as niche praxis. Another way of looking at this is to say that increasingly art has been characterised not so much by medium (eg oil painting or bronze sculpture) than by more and more complex exhibition requirements (such as with performance or digital art). Certain art forms defy the gallery set-up. One of the main reasons specific curatorial organisations exist therefore, is in order to allow diverse types of work to be well shown by catering for their specific presentational needs and promoting the growth of knowledge in this area.
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