Critique of Judgement – Critique of View.
The roles of curators and critiques and evaluation of photography Cover Image

Władza sądzenia – władza spojrzenia. Rola kuratora i krytyka a ocena fotografii
Critique of Judgement – Critique of View. The roles of curators and critiques and evaluation of photography

Author(s): Piotr Sikora
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Sociology of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: photo competitions; make it visible; art critics; criticality; archipelagization of art critics; photography in art field

Summary/Abstract: The article is focused on the model of photography competitions and it’s influence on thetraditional distinction between the role of an art critic and curator. Analyzing contemporaryphotography in the field of arts I recall quotation from Mieczysław Porębski claiming thatthe ultimate function of an art critic is “to make art visible” to the wider audience. I makean attempt to apply this specific function into a certain model of art distribution known asphotography competitions where jury board use tools taken from art critique and criticality.

  • Issue Year: 12/2017
  • Issue No: 243
  • Page Range: 132-137
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish