Towards a Curatorial Activism:
Quote 1: "After even a cursory glance at art world statistics such as these, which are (sadly) almost identical in every mainstream museum throughout the world, it is evident that sexism and racism have become so insidiously woven into the institutional fabric, language and logic of the mainstream art world that the inequities in representation often go undetected."
Quote 2: "In such cases, critical theory is not enough; we must re-examine cultural objects and social practices to understand the patterns of everyday life that shape the past and inevitably imprint the future."
Short Response: In the Towards a Curatorial Activism article, Dr. Reilly rightfully calls for awareness and responsibility within the art world. The art world suffers from a long-standing sexism and racism problem that has sadly turned exclusion into the standard. Thankfully, people like Dr. Reilly are willing to challenge the standard and call for the re-examination of those standards, and demand that cultural power is distributed equally among all cultures and demographics. Hopefully, changing the art world from just passive inclusion to a new reform of hierarchies and histories.
What is Curatorial Activism?
Quote 1: "These curators have committed themselves to insurrectionist initiatives that are leveling hierarchies, challenging assumptions, countering erasure, promoting the margins over the center, the minority over the majority, as well as positing curatorial “strategies of resistance,” provoking intelligent debate, disseminating new knowledge, which, in the end, offers up signs of hope and affirmation."
Quote 2: "Overt discrimination needs addressing, and I believe we all have an ethical responsibility to tackle this problem."
Short Response: To create real change within people, influencers must utilize their leadership to challenge systems of discrimination and promote greater inclusion in their environment. Just like the curator's name at the beginning of the article, we must act and recognize that our ethical responsibility to question and challenge the system of exclusion in spaces like the art world, where many demographics are still underrepresented.
(DRAFT) MIDTERM PROJECT PROPOSAL:
Artwork Idea: A painting of Donald Trump's silhouette holding a microchip on a background made of goods and raw materials that were heavily affected by the 2025 tariffs. The background is going to be painted by college students at the NJCU School of Business.
Message: The microchip is a critique of the administration's selection application of the tariffs, how they were used as a power move rather than an economic move/strategy. Trump's silhouette helps emphasize on the administration's authority and control, while the background of goods and materials shows the cost that the tariffs have on ordinary business and consumers.
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