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curatorial work in 2 pandemics

The role of curatorial work in our two pandemics part 2: Inside the gallery

28 April 2021 –

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This is the second part of a two-part essay in which I propose five ideas for anti-racist museological work that carries a public health benefit. In Part 2 I looked at the context in which curatorial work takes place and how the institution can set the stage for effective curatorial work for social justice. Read More

The role of curatorial work in our two pandemics: part 1: A hospitable institutional context

02 November 2020 –

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The United States is confronting two pandemics in tandem: COVID-19, which continues to kill roughly 800 people each day, and systemic, life-threatening anti-Black racism. This latter pandemic has grown up with the U.S. and is far older than it, having traveled to the Americas with Europeans at first contact. Read More