再實用不過，一本策展人手邊的工具書：《策展人手冊》

做為一個攝影師，是否曾把策展人看成一個神秘而遙遠的存在？是否在拍攝完作品後，大談舉辦個展的衝動，但真正辦展的機會來臨時，卻手足無措？還是說，諸多有理想的攝影師，在展覽現場可以很清晰的意識到自己要什麼效果，但策展人和觀眾卻反應平平？這可能，是你不了解「策展」這件事兒...

為了幫助攝影師更好的了解自己作為未來的出路：展覽。我們推薦大家能夠讀一讀《策展人手冊》這本並不算厚的小書。

這本書清晰地描繪了展覽從想法到計劃實施過程中的每個階段及多種可能性。作者安德里安·喬治將從自身作為資深策展人的視角出發，述說策展人這一角色自十七世紀開始的來源及演變，直至今日呈現為一個集託管人、解釋者、教育者、引導者和組織者於一身的形象——從觀念至聯絡、籌資、展覽畫冊、詮釋媒材，再至展覽空間設計、與藝術家合作、組織私人觀展，甚或展覽的存檔和評估，這些複雜多元的工作環節都將在書中被提及。書中還包括現今國際傑出策展人和美術館負責人們根據不同問題給出的建議和注意事項。可以說，這本書是作者自己逾18年策展工作經驗的總結之作，實用價值非常之高，完全可以作為手邊的工作查詢手冊使用。

The Curator』s Handbook is the essential handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping every stage of the process of putting on an exhibition, no matter how traditional the venue, from initial idea to final installation.

An introduction explores curatorial work from its origins in the seventeenth century onward and outlines the various roles of the curator today. Twelve chapters then trace the various stages of the exhibition process in clear, informative language and using helpful diagrams and tables, from developing the concept to writing contracts and loan requests; putting together budgets and schedules; producing exhibition catalogues and interpretation materials; designing gallery spaces; working with artists, lenders, and art handlers; organizing private views; and documenting and evaluating a show.

With advice and tips from a cast of international museum directors and curators―including Daniel Birnbaum (Moderna Museet, Stockholm); Aric Chen (M+,Hong Kong); Elizabeth Macgregor (Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney); Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Gallery, London); Gao Peng (Today Art Museum, Beijing); Jennifer Russell (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York); and Nicholas Serota (Tate, London)―this volume is a crucial guide for anyone involved in, or studying, the dynamic field of curation.

作者簡介

阿德里安·喬治（Adrian George），是一位資深策展人、委託創作者和教育家，同時，他在包括紐約的新美術館、肯特現代美術館等許多在世界範圍內深具影響力的當代藝術機構工作逾18年之久。

Adrian George is Deputy Director and Senior Curator at the UK Government Art Collection in London. He previously held curatorial posts at Tate Liverpool; Tate Modern, London; and the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York.

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