Curating Design: Context, Culture and Reflective Practice

Donna Loveday

ISBN 10: 1350162760 / ISBN 13: 9781350162761

Published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts September 2022, 2022

About this Item

Illustrated with contemporary case studies, Curating Design provides a history of and introduction to design curatorial practice both within and outside the museum. Donna Loveday begins by tracing the history of the collecting and display of designed objects in museums and exhibitions from the 19th century 'cabinet of curiosities' to the present day design museum. She then explores the changing role of the curator since the 1980s, with curators becoming much more than just 'keepers' of a collection, with a remit to create narrative and experiential exhibitions as well as develop the museum's role as a space of learning for its visitors. Curating as a practice now describes the production of a number of cultural and creative outputs, ranging from exhibitions to art festivals; shopping environments to health centres; conferences to film programming as well as museums and galleries. Loveday explores how design has come to the fore in curatorial practice, with new design museums opening around the world as well as blockbusting exhibitions of fashion and popular culture. Interviews with leading practitioners from international design and arts museums provide a spotlight on contemporary challenges and best practice in design curatorship.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Curating Design: Context, Culture and Reflective Practice
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts September 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350162760
• ISBN 13: 9781350162761
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art - Museology

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Synopsis

Illustrated with contemporary case studies, Curating Design provides a history of and introduction to design curatorial practice both within and outside the museum. Donna Loveday begins by tracing the history of the collecting and display of designed objects in museums and exhibitions from the 19th century 'cabinet of curiosities' to the present day design museum. She then explores the changing role of the curator since the 1980s, with curators becoming much more than just 'keepers' of a collection, with a remit to create narrative and experiential exhibitions as well as develop the museum's role as a space of learning for its visitors.

Curating as a practice now describes the production of a number of cultural and creative outputs, ranging from exhibitions to art festivals; shopping environments to health centres; conferences to film programming as well as museums and galleries. Loveday explores how design has come to the fore in curatorial practice, with new design museums opening around the world as well as blockbusting exhibitions of fashion and popular culture. Interviews with leading practitioners from international design and arts museums provide a spotlight on contemporary challenges and best practice in design curatorship.

About the Author

Donna Loveday is an independent curator, writer and educator, and Course Leader of the MA Curating Contemporary Design at Kingston University, UK, in partnership with the Design Museum London, UK. She was formerly Head of Curatorial at the Design Museum and has over twenty years' experience of curating headline exhibitions and creative programmes.