“Exhibitions are texts that make their private intentions public.” This quote is loosely paraphrased from Paul O’Neill, the English curator-artist-theorist. I won’t pretend I’m up on his work because I’m not, at least not to any great extent. But this idea caught me. I now realise why: it’s that word, private. The idea that an […]
Paul O’Neill
Background/middle-ground/foreground: Speaking about art
by Jonathan Nichols & Hannah Mathews JN: I was a bit disappointed with the Ute Meta Bauer talk last week. It was interesting to hear about her choices and curatorial influences but not much of an insight into the ‘why’ behind her preferences and ideas. It would have been interesting to hear about her current […]