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Ways of Curating Ways of Curating (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as curating)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,574 ratings — published 2014
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A Brief History of Curating A Brief History of Curating (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as curating)
avg rating 3.92 — 406 ratings — published 2008
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The Curator's Handbook The Curator's Handbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as curating)
avg rating 4.22 — 174 ratings — published 2015
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Thinking Contemporary Curating Thinking Contemporary Curating (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as curating)
avg rating 3.74 — 102 ratings — published 2012
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Curating*: *But Were Afraid to Ask (Sternberg Press) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Curating*: *But Were Afraid to Ask (Sternberg Press)
by (shelved 6 times as curating)
avg rating 3.67 — 131 ratings — published 2011
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The Culture of Curating and the Curating of Cultures The Culture of Curating and the Curating of Cultures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as curating)
avg rating 3.58 — 69 ratings — published 2012
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Curating Subjects Curating Subjects (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as curating)
avg rating 3.84 — 19 ratings — published 2007
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Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else (Exploded VIews) Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else (Exploded VIews)
by (shelved 4 times as curating)
avg rating 3.59 — 374 ratings — published 2014
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A Companion to Museum Studies (Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies) A Companion to Museum Studies (Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies)
by (shelved 4 times as curating)
avg rating 4.00 — 95 ratings — published 2005
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Living as Form: Socially Engaged Art from 1991-2011 Living as Form: Socially Engaged Art from 1991-2011 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as curating)
avg rating 4.11 — 123 ratings — published 2012
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Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as curating)
avg rating 4.16 — 645 ratings — published 2012
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What Makes a Great Exhibition? What Makes a Great Exhibition? (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as curating)
avg rating 3.59 — 75 ratings — published 2007
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Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as curating)
avg rating 3.95 — 648 ratings — published 1985
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Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 4.04 — 270 ratings — published 1996
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Situation (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art) Situation (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 3.60 — 45 ratings — published 2009
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Curatorial Activism: Towards an Ethics of Curating Curatorial Activism: Towards an Ethics of Curating (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 4.05 — 176 ratings — published
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The Participatory Museum The Participatory Museum (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 4.18 — 563 ratings — published 2010
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On Curating: Interviews with Ten International Curators: By Carolee Thea On Curating: Interviews with Ten International Curators: By Carolee Thea (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 3.62 — 34 ratings — published 2009
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Radical museology Radical museology (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 4.07 — 294 ratings — published 2013
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One Place after Another: Site-Specific Art and Locational Identity (Mit Press) One Place after Another: Site-Specific Art and Locational Identity (Mit Press)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 4.13 — 409 ratings — published 2002
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Participation Participation (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 3.95 — 359 ratings — published 2006
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Relational Aesthetics Relational Aesthetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,289 ratings — published 1998
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Seven Days in the Art World Seven Days in the Art World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as curating)
avg rating 3.62 — 73,948 ratings — published 2008
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The Curatorial: A Philosophy of Curating The Curatorial: A Philosophy of Curating (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published 2013
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Radicalizing Care: Feminist and Queer Activism in Curating Radicalizing Care: Feminist and Queer Activism in Curating (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published
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Curating as Anti-Racist Practice Curating as Anti-Racist Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2017
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Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performance Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.69 — 16 ratings — published 2007
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How to Write About Contemporary Art How to Write About Contemporary Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.14 — 601 ratings — published 2014
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The Curator's Egg: The Evolution of the Museum Concept from the French Revolution to the Present Day The Curator's Egg: The Evolution of the Museum Concept from the French Revolution to the Present Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.72 — 103 ratings — published 2005
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The Society of the Spectacle The Society of the Spectacle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.03 — 24,589 ratings — published 1967
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Failure Failure (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.99 — 89 ratings — published 2010
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The Power of Display: A History of Exhibition Installations at the Museum of Modern Art The Power of Display: A History of Exhibition Installations at the Museum of Modern Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.63 — 19 ratings — published 1998
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Curating and the Educational Turn (Occasional Table Critical) Curating and the Educational Turn (Occasional Table Critical)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.83 — 23 ratings — published 2010
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Institutional Critique: An Anthology of Artists' Writings Institutional Critique: An Anthology of Artists' Writings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.39 — 23 ratings — published 2009
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Thinking About Exhibitions Thinking About Exhibitions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.90 — 58 ratings — published 1996
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Exhibition (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art) Exhibition (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.00 — 22 ratings — published 2014
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Education for Socially Engaged Art Education for Socially Engaged Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.13 — 237 ratings — published 2011
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Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.85 — 144 ratings — published 2009
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Ten Fundamental Questions of Curating Ten Fundamental Questions of Curating (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.68 — 19 ratings — published 2013
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Contemporary Art: From Studio to Situation Contemporary Art: From Studio to Situation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.90 — 10 ratings — published 2004
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Conversation Pieces: Community and Communication in Modern Art Conversation Pieces: Community and Communication in Modern Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.01 — 143 ratings — published 2004
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Curating New Media (B.Read) Curating New Media (B.Read)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.29 — 7 ratings — published 2002
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Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.32 — 22 ratings — published 2007
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Raising Frankenstein: Curatorial Education and its Discontents Raising Frankenstein: Curatorial Education and its Discontents (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published 2011
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Hans Ulrich Obrist & Olafur Eliasson: Experiment Marathon Hans Ulrich Obrist & Olafur Eliasson: Experiment Marathon (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published 2009
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Rethinking Curating: Art After New Media (Leonardo Books) Rethinking Curating: Art After New Media (Leonardo Books)
by (shelved 2 times as curating)
avg rating 4.10 — 31 ratings — published 2010
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Building Communities, Not Audiences Building Communities, Not Audiences (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as curating)
avg rating 3.76 — 37 ratings — published 2012
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Hans Ulrich Obrist & Zaha Hadid: The Conversation Series: Vol. 8 Hans Ulrich Obrist & Zaha Hadid: The Conversation Series: Vol. 8 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as curating)
avg rating 3.81 — 21 ratings — published 2008
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How to Write Art History How to Write Art History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as curating)
avg rating 3.73 — 162 ratings — published 2006
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Ulises Carrión: Personal Worlds Or Cultural Strategies Ulises Carrión: Personal Worlds Or Cultural Strategies (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as curating)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2003
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Hans Ulrich Obrist
“I have always believed that it is the artist who creates a work, but a society that turns it into a work of art. - Johannes Cladders”
― Hans Ulrich Obrist, A Brief History of Curating

Douglas Wilson
“Collections do not leave the collector unaffected. The art of collecting results in a certain turn of mind.”
― Douglas Wilson, Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life

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