Jeong Ok Jeon, Juju Masunah, Rita Milyartini
This research aims to examine the competencies of Indonesian curators in the field of contemporary art, particularly the emerging field of new media art to understand their essential role and qualification in curating an art project. It also aims to establish the theoretical foundation for an instrument of curator training program that will be developed in the following studies. In this research, a qualitative descriptive study was conducted. Data were collected through literature review and interviews. Literature review analyzes the official documents on curator competency published by the governments of the United States, South Korea, and Indonesia. Interviews were carried out to five active Indonesian curators of diverse backgrounds and experiences to gather their perspectives on a curator’s competency. This research concludes that the competencies for contemporary art curators of government standard are skills and knowledge of managing art collections, conducting exhibition and education programs, carrying out academic research on curatorial objects, producing publications, and building network while the important competencies of the five curators may differ depending on the local situation of the curators and each curator’s field of expertise. In Indonesia, there is a gap between the competency measured by the government and the competency required in the actual field, and therefore, it is necessary to establish a competency development program tailored to the rapidly changing landscape of Indonesian contemporary art. © 2022 IMCIC 2022 - 13th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, Proceedings. All rights reserved.
Arts Education Study Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Bandung, Jawa Barat, 40154, Indonesia
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