Although absent in week 6 of ‘Everybody’s a Critic’ I never feel set back with the help of the blog and a clear run down of what we do in every session. This week we focused on curationism and the rise of the curator in popular culture. In the book Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else, David Balzer says “it’s not just what we like, but how we like it,”. I think for today in the 21st century this is a very valid point in the regards of social media and the impact it has on basically anyone who is anyone lives. We all search online about things we may like, healthy recipes, the latest sunglass trends and we like the photo, share it, buy it and just make everyone else very aware that we have something to do with it. When we find someone we like who do all the things we like, then basically they are our personal curator and someone to “clutch as we make our way through the crowd” (Alexandra Moloktow, 2014) ‘The Globe and Mail’.

Many valid points were made through these 2 articles that we look at in class about the role of the curator, but what I couldn’t help but think is how this will eventually die out. To many people now think they have the power to influence others (and probably do) to the point where “no one will care anhymore about the context” (Molotkow, 2014).

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-rise-of-the-curator-in-popular-culture/article21504823/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/18/david-balzer-curation-social-media-kanye-west