Curator Irene Gelfman On Pinta Miami’s Evolution into a Hub for Ibero-American Art
This fair is a refreshing alternative, or perhaps an antidote, to the chaotic South Beach scene.
Curators
News about and interviews with the most interesting and influential curators in the art world today.
Antwaun Sargent On Shifting the Balance of Power Toward Artists
In this Q&A, Gagosian director and curator Antwaun Sargent reflects on how power and representation are evolving across the global art world, and why the real work of inclusion remains generational. From The New Black Vanguard to Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick, Sargent discusses his philosophy of “believing in artists,” the balance between hype and stewardship and why he hopes the art world will keep its word on diversity long after the rhetoric fades.
When Algorithms Curate Culture, What Do We Lose?
Michele Y. Smith, CEO of Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), examines how A.I.-driven curation is reshaping what we watch, listen to and value, and what’s being lost in the process. Smith argues that while algorithms can organize content, they can’t preserve the accidents, contradictions and context that make pop culture meaningful.
