Contemporary curators orbit in the place of distribution and consumption, and less and less in the space of artists. I think it has become a lazy profession in regard to its relationship to the artists and the vigorous state of art making. Michelle Grabner More Quotes by Michelle Grabner More Quotes From Michelle Grabner Artists who take on curatorial activities have the advantage of negating the professional hurdles and limitations comprising institutions. Michelle Grabner hurdles professional take advantage The School of the Art Institute is an extraordinary teaching institution by the fact that it believes that active studio artists are good teachers. That may seem an obvious statement, but in higher education, it is often the student's course evaluations that win the day with administrators. Michelle Grabner day good education art I need to be working with the art world in N.Y.C. as much as I need to be working in my studios in Chicago and rural Wisconsin. Michelle Grabner rural need world art Location is all about the efficiency of work for me. Michelle Grabner about me efficiency work I am a huge fan of Sheila Hicks. Michelle Grabner huge-fan am fan i-am I hope to make the process of producing my take of the Biennial a transparent and interesting one for artists. Michelle Grabner make process hope interesting The whole experience co-curating the Biennial was a learning experience. The Suburban and The Poor Farm are not institutions. They are not by design, organized around power structures. Because I am someone who thrives on delineating context, seeing up close the inner workings of the museum was not wasted on me. Michelle Grabner i-am me experience learning
