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John G. Hanhardt
John G. Hanhardt is an American author, art historian, and curator of film and media arts. Hanhardt was the Consulting Senior Curator for Media Arts at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, where he developed exhibitions, collections, and archives in film and the media arts. He is considered to be one of the leading scholars on video artist Nam June Paik. Personal life Hanhardt grew up in Rochester, New York. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester in 1967, and his master's degree and additional graduate work (ABD) in cinema studies from New York University in 1970. Hanhardt has written many books and in 2019 came out with a new book,''We Are in Open Circuits- Writings by Nam June Paik'' Career Hanhardt's expansive curatorial practice spans three decades. Hanhardt began his career in the department of Film and Video at the Museum of Modern Art. He then went on to establish the first Film and Media Arts collection at the Walker Art Museum. Following ...
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A curator (from , meaning 'to take care') is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular institution and its mission. The term "curator" may designate the head of any given division, not limited to museums. Curator roles include "community curators", "literary curators", " digital curators", and " biocurators". Collections curator A "collections curator", a "museum curator", or a "keeper" of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library, or archive) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material including historical artifacts. A collections curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort—artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific collections. In smaller organizations, a curator may have sole r ...
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