The Intersections of Contemporary Curation and Aesthetic Reality

Curatorial space creates dialogue and shared experiences amongst viewers by informing us of the interconnectedness we share with people, animals, plants and nonliving objects in the world. Art is not merely visual and conceptual perceptions of the mind. It also encompasses the intersections of identity and aesthetic reality. Graham Harman’s ObjectOriented Ontology suggests that non-human entities experience their existence in a way that lies outside of our human-centric definition of consciousness and subjectivity. Speculative realism theory places objectivity over subjectivity when considering the nature of an object’s existence. With these theories, I analyze three to four contemporary artworks that explore Object-Oriented Ontology and will tie in Intersectionality, Post-Humanism, new concepts of perception, and their relationship to curated space to each work. I aim to flesh out the process and information that binds entities together in curated spaces and demonstrate how these concurrent voices strengthen the narrative of intersectional reality.