The Reality Curator proposes a revolution in the world of contemporary art by eliminating the foundation of art itself, the artist. This proposition redefines art as a form of value that is born in any place, in perfect autonomy and without any form of intentionality. Starting from these considerations, we can observe how the entire totality of the known universe “opens up” in a huge museum where you can find an infinite number of anonymous works or in any case pre-existing to the work of an artist who defines himself as such. A decisive change of perspective is then carried out (reversal of the point of view, estrangement effect applied to all of reality. In essence, a new professional form is born that we will call “Curator of reality” precisely because, like a real curator, he wanders around the “museum world” in search of new unconscious works of art, then bringing them to the headlines by applying the classic identification tag alongside them, which we still find in museums today.
Reality Curator
―Andrea Magnani
Installation Public 2009
First presented in Rome during Pubblicamente – 2009 “Servizio al pubblico” by IED Roma. Curated by Domitilla Dardi and Patrizia Di Costanzo. Go to the video.