judith tannenbaum

It is relieving to hear her point of view as a curator. I am very grateful that they're are curators out there that look for the role of the art behind the "popularity" and famous aspect of it. Although not wanting to go into this job myself curators help ALL artists. We see the art that they choose. In gallaries, in magazines, on t.v., on popular internet sights. When we see art in the public eye we are usually seeing what someone else has chosen to be presented to the public. It is hard for an artist to get work out to a wide range of people with out help from curators and others. To have some one such as Judith who looks for young, new, fresh, meaningful art and trying to look beyond the artists personal self and knowledge and look directly into the art is very good quality. These types of curators affect me as an artist because of the work that i am able to see because of the possibilities that i have.

She takes the step back to allow room for failure. A work may not be popular and it may lead to a museum or gallery loosing credibility. But by affecting one person- that effects SO much! New ideas in art need to be embraced- that is what art is about. Let the artists make the art and let it be displayed, it will effect someone. The future of art is in our hands, is in the curator's hands, is in the hands of the gallaries, and those that reach out to the future of what art can become.