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What kind of curator is the most suitable for the artist? It can get you to the top</h1>
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With the professionalization of artists, curators are newly emerging artists in the new era, and they are the products of the vigorous development of art industry exhibitions towards refinement, specialization and integration. The art curator is not an art critic, the art curator is not an art collector, the art curator is not an art media person, the art curator is not an art professor, it is just a gatekeeper of an artist going to the art world, to the public, to the art palace, but this gatekeeper was behind the scenes before, but now he suddenly came to the front of the stage. In a sense, the art curator is like a special performance artist, his curation is his work of art, and the artist is only a special artistic material in his curation.
Of course, there are also artists who give themselves curators, but their heads are difficult to shave after all, after all, there are dead ends and artists can't solve the problem, especially the exhibition of contemporary art, often a theme activity similar to architectural engineering, it is not at all hanging a few paintings so primitive so simple, and even the works of the art exhibition are finally in the waste collection station, and several news photos or chronicle videos of the art exhibition may become the protagonists.
Manandale works
For an artist, different periods of time need to deal with different curators. It takes a critic-type curator in the beginning, then a market collector, and finally a social media curator, and it's a process that needs to be repeated all the way to the top. Curators are naturally divided into three, six, nine and so on, the third grade is the worst, the ninth grade is the best, whether it is the initial stage, the intermediate development stage, or the ultimate stage, you need an excellent curator, he can make you take fewer detours. All this depends on fate, the right time needs to meet the right curator, to some extent, it depends on your blessings, to see if your fate is good or not, as soon as you enter the art circle, you know the top, nine-dan curators, and the bad life is mixed with the curators of the third-rate dan.
Art curators are mainly divided into three types, these three types are: art criticism curators, market collection curators, social media curators, etc., other types, here is not to expand, usually these three types of curators are active:
I. Art critic curators: Such curators generally have professional researchers in fine arts and related literature, history and philosophy societies, and have been engaged in art for more than three years, have works or literary treatises on fine arts, literary history, philosophy, society, etc. published in professional journals, have unique observations and insights into the history, development and future of art, can make professional judgments that conform to the times for artists' artistic activities and creations, and can introduce artists to the art world or media with more authority, professionalism and uniqueness. In particular, their criticism and judgment of artists often break the mysteries of the dreamers in a word about the artist's artistic positioning, creative confidence, and artistic future, so that you don't have to touch it in the dark room. Critics from the media, but also from universities, art galleries, research and other institutions, here the critics include a little art criticism, art education of the artist, no matter which kind of strengths have weaknesses, there are limitations, but these are not important, what is important is the unique artistic performance of the artist in this era, whether the work of art can really recognize, understand, judge, identify, can be timely and quick to the art professional population, art lovers in a timely manner, rather than the kind of show off professional knowledge to talk to themselves, All the artists of Zhang Wang Li Zhao can soothe and praise the Tang monk-style comments.
Works by Henry Matisse
Second, market collection curators: this type of curator is generally engaged in art market consultant work, employed in professional art institutions for more than three years of market brand personnel, including galleries, art galleries, expositions, auction houses, industry associations, etc., such curators are often united around, around a large number of art collectors, they are the driving force of the art market, and even they themselves are potential collectors, by them as curators will often attract the right collectors, can directly help artists open the art market. However, the development of China's art market is relatively recent, this piece is still very backward, all artists are often suspicious of them, but they are even half hanging is better than the artist, they must be specialized in this, at least the top 20 institutions in China are still strong, here refers to the top 20 galleries, top 20 art museums, top 10 expos, top 10 auction houses, etc. In these institutions, senior people who have experience in these institutions are rare professionals.
Picasso works
Third, social media curators: this type of curator is generally engaged in art editing, art writing, organized large-scale art theme activities practitioners, and a variety of professional art institutions are too close, but also with non-art institutions are too close, such as enterprises, institutions, brand institutions, government agencies, foreign affairs agencies, etc., they are very familiar, is a professional social public relations personnel, can widely contact the news, government, foreign affairs, military, finance, art, enterprises, rich and other personnel, to expand the artist's social circle, wealth circle 3. The collection circle has been promoted. It should be added that the four words of social media here refer to media people with the nature of social activists, and cannot be simply equated with social media in the Internet age, although there are also overlapping parts between the two. These people are not only think tanks of art professional think tanks, but also art wealth consultants, but also art media consultants, may not be the most professional in art, but they are often the cake of art wealth, and they are the first wave of art behind the artists who break their heads to get acquainted.
Ding Qiufa works
These three kinds of curators have no qualitative difference in nature, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, generally look down on each other, or mainly do not understand each other' membranes, interlaced like a mountain, often engage in comments only to see reviews, engage in market collection only to see market collection, engage in social media only see social media, in fact, they are artists can not do without the nobles. This kind of curator also has a grade of three, six and nine to distinguish, is that people will be segmented and graded, there is a large pyramid of art that cannot be seen and touched, the more people go to the spire, the fewer people, maybe next door, but it has nothing to do with you. Big critics, big galleries, big media, not simply big, the key is that it has unlimited marginal power, leveraged authority, invisible lethality, can make you really a hit, a word to crown the king, but also let you overnight flag, whining and mourning, let you miss this day is a stranger for life, always you know him, he is not familiar with you. A young artist's first art exhibition is often very important, and if you delay it in a vacuum, I am afraid that it will be delayed for a lifetime, or you will always struggle to get out of the mud, that is, you have not found a good curator to help you push open the door of art. If, by the age of forty, at the age of fifty, an artist has not met a good curator, the artist's path will reach a dead end where there is no hope in his life.
Liu Zhifeng works
When an artist is young, art criticism curators, market collection curators, social media curators these three kinds of curators must have at least one, the lack of one is your misfortune, will not make your career perfect, for example, no good art criticism curator artist will not be recognized by the art academic circle, no good market collection curator artist will not always get the recognition of art market collection, no good social media curator artist will never get the recognition of the public, Because they are opinion leaders in the art world. If there are none of these three, then even if you are mixed to the age of forty, you will still crawl in the mud, dare not say that you have no hope in this life, at least you will know what it is like to be a living Kong Yiji by the age of fifty.
Liu Yadan works
Young people who have just entered the art circle, often show who knows who is who is a big coffee, do not know that those big coffee are also divided into groups, especially this group and the other group are often old and dead, if you suddenly draw you into each other's group, the next time you meet immediately people will not know you, you think that he is more noble people forget things, in fact, it is open to block you, so young people are best not to inquire everywhere, let alone say that you know everyone left and right, do not know that inadvertently a word will delay your future, in fact, which group of you is not yet, If it is really the other party's iron fans, they will not be wronged.
Zhao Qiaoyun works
Young artists choose curators, of course, it is better to be over 30 years old, at least after the 30-year-old curator's professional education and social experience are basically mature. Generally 30 to 45 years old is a grade, 40 to 55 years old is a grade, 50 to 65 years old is a grade, and over 65 years old is generally no longer suitable to be a curator, even if it is only an honor and symbol. The price threshold for curators aged 30 to 45 will naturally be lower, because artists and curators at that age are growing, they can grow together, and it is also the best stage for artists to form alliances with curators. Curators aged 40 to 50 have been clearly distinguished in this regard, the so-called three six nine and so on are distanced from this age, the third class is the most inferior, often mixed in the bottom of the art pyramid, often mixed in the sixth class Of course, it is difficult to have a novel angle, and the ninth class is the curator of the industry's top big name. Of course, most curators are often not up and down, and the professional seniors who are mixed in the sixth class are the most, of course, there are also sixth-class curators who occasionally appear.
Shen Shubin works
Middle-aged artists choose curators, naturally the best over 40 years old, curators over 40 years old are the backbone of the industry, 40 to 55 years old for a grade, 50 to 65 years old for a grade, over 65 years old is not unable to be a curator, but that kind of curator itself is a reward and honor for the artist.
Artists with lifetime achievements, to choose curators is not to discuss this article, they basically will not read such articles, but I want to emphasize that artists with lifetime achievements who choose who to be curators, is a kind of reward and praise for countermeasure exhibitors.
July 8-12, 2021 in Beijing Crescent Hall in the rainy day