xhibitions of contemporary art are often slick, and in polished spaces, apparently emptied of elements save for the artworks we have come to see. A painting hung here, a sculpture placed there – or perhaps a video work or found object accompanied by labels – and a wall text. Much writing, scholarly and otherwise, has been published on the somewhat invisible curatorial hand influencing the selection and arrangement of these spaces. Many historically and theoretically informed books have been written on the relationship between artist and curator. More rarely is a book published that engages with the curatorial role in such scholarly, concrete, lively detail, through interviews with artists, curators, and
