What is the Public?
Justine Hanrahan
The Public is defined by public spaceIt is in public spaces that the public becomes “the public.”
The purpose of art is to innovatively engage, challenge, and reflect the public. In this way, the curator must understand how the collection interacts
with the public.
Curation should reflect a public.
DOminant Public
Sexual Minorities
Racial Minorities
Political MinoritiesReligious Minorities
The Economically Underprivileged
The Uneducated
The Young
The Elderly
Traditional definition of “public” by dominant cultural institutions expressed through opinions in the organization and presentation of popular exhibitions.
The Mentally DisabledThe Physically Disabled
●Which Idea of Humanity are we Speaking of?●WHat Public are we Speaking to?