i'm a curator, you're a curator, we all are curators simply because we select & organise...apprently

one bad yet good yet bad thing about living where i do is the fact that things take a while to happen / move / filter through. but i'm afraid that the candid flippant misuse of the term 'curator' has finally arrived, last week to be exact, with the opening of a new place in town.

music nights are no longer 'hosted' or 'presented' by some guy but are 'curated'. the promo leaflets and website reads like this: this 'whatever-catchy-name of a gig night' is curated by 'so and so' and features 'this whatever' band; with '... the venue is created and curated by...' (running the place + dictating what goes and what doesn't = curating ...actually that's not too far from where a lot of curators would like to be! chuckle...)

this is nothing new, i know, and is not a new subject to discussions, i know, and no matter what i say / think, it is most definetly not new, i know. but it still angers me to the point i just can't wait for - and actively source - another buzz word to come along so that people can jump on that and leave my precious 'curator' be,

here are some interesting (read 'infuriating') examples:
elle decoration Oct 09
from ny discusses the way her interior is decorated and declares '...i guess i'm less of a shopper, but more of a curator.' giving some thought to what you put in your home / selecting + styling = curating.

local music festival: swn
selecting + event organising = curating. i actually spoke to huw about this and he was genuinely afraid that he shouldn't have used the term, as he couldn't really explain why it's used.


i'm just waiting now for the local market to have some curated stalls, for a curated vintage clothes shop to open, and for the term to loose all meaning until no one wants it...