ESSAY | Part 1: Does the demand for accountability really account for art?
Museums and galleries often attempt to decolonise their collections and embrace diversity, equity and accessibility by ditching the elevated status of the artist. Yet artist narratives still reign supreme as we are encouraged to judge the work through the creator’s biography. Suzanne Cotter, the Museum of Contemporary Art director, is quoted as saying, “if you […]
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Tagged Aleks Wansbrough, Artist Profile Issue 72, Donald Friend, Frida Kahlo, Guernica, Khaled Sabsabi, Picasso
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