Dok je u 90-ima vladao trend snažnih kustoskih osobnosti koje su utjecajem na ostvarenje pojedinog umjetničkog rada i tematskim konceptima oblikovale umjetničku scenu, novo tisućljeće donosi promjenu – umjetnici postaju kustosi. Za razliku od mnogih primjera takve uspješne fuzije, spoj umjetnika, kustosa i kritičara u jednoj osobi nije se pokazao kao najbolje rješenje za ovogodišnji Venecijanski bijenale. Pedeset drugi Bijenale angažirao je za direktora i glavnog kustosa Roberta Storra s impresivnim institucionalnim životopisom koji ga pozicionira kao poveznicu muzejskog i akademskog svijeta. Od 1990. do 2002. godine Storr je bio kustos a potom i viši kustos slikarstva i skulpture u MoMA-i, a sada je dekan na prestižnoj Yale School of Art u New Havenu u državi Connecticut.
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While the nineties were ruled by the trend of strong curatorial personalities who had influence over the realization of individual artworks and whose thematic concepts shaped the art scene, the new century brings a change – artists become curators. Contrary to many such examples of successful fusions, the combination of artist, curator and critic in one person has not shown itself to be the best solution for this year’s Venice Biennale. Robert Storr, with his impressive institutional biography that positioned him as link between museum and academic world, was engaged to head the 52nd Biennale as director and head curator. From 1990 to 2002 Storr was curator and then senior curator of painting and sculpture at MoMA, and is currently the dean of the Yale School of Art, New Haven, Connecticut.
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