The Citizen Curator

White Gauze

Robert Mapplethorpe

1984

Photograph

I just read this short but interesting article in ARTnews magazine about an exhibition at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York. The gallery was planning a Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition and randomly selected one person from each of the 50 states to select a work to be included in the exhibition. The person had to give an explanation of why they chose the piece, which accompanied the display. 


I think this is an interesting concept, as "non-experts" are choosing what works to display. I would venture to guess that many of them had never heard of Mapplethorpe, nor studied his works, which are known for their erotic and explicit nature.