"When an exhibition is installed, hopefully it becomes something other, or something more than the sum of all the works."
This quotation was the clearest response I heard answering a line of questioning about the "art" of curating. The quotation is supposed to comment on the discussion of the object which is created during the curating process.
3 Words
1) Analytical
2) Informed
3) Relational
About
What I did not know about Rattemeyer before the lecture was that his family was rooted in the art world to the point that is seemed he was predisposed to such a career.
Answers
My first question regarded the differences in Rattemeyer's training from Berlin to his career in the United States. Rattemeyer did not quite hit his, however, his discussion of German exhibitions made his mastery of German art culture apparent.
My second question concerned Rattemeyer's curating for a specific space or location. Rattemeyer explained this indirectly when describing the two German exhibitions that were the focus of the lecture. He sought to explain why one succeeded moreso than the other and a discussion of space, location, name, and curatorial approach offered evidence.
Compelling Piece
Rattemeyer spoke mainly about the two German exhibitions which competed in the sixties. A very compelling part of the discussion of one's success over the other was the question of form versus anti-form. The success of the anti-form exhibition was based on the spatial anti-form as well as the lack of formulaic curatorial process or planning going into the exhibition. This curator "gave up control of the curating to the artists."
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