Photography by Gabriela Herman

Jordan Carter

CURATOR, DIA ART FOUNDATION

WHAT’S SOMETHING PEOPLE GET WRONG ABOUT YOU?

People sometimes think I am standoffish, but I am really just a bit shy.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SURPRISED YOURSELF IN YOUR WORK?

Descending the rocky summit to Spiral Jetty for the first time as the curatorial steward of the permanent artwork site. It’s more bodily scaled than one imagines from the iconic aerial photography. The lakefront is also startlingly now nearly a mile away from the piece, which used to be submerged, making it a powerful barometer for our ecological crisis. This is now an annual pilgrimage and a continuously astounding and rewarding part of my work at Dia.

“I want to see more commitment to realizing and stewarding artists’ intentions during and after their lifetimes. All too often we lose the specificity of an artist’s vision as curatorial interpretation or other mediating factors take precedence.”

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF IN YOUR INDUSTRY? LESS OF?

More commitment to realizing and stewarding artists’ intentions during and after their lifetimes. All too often we lose the specificity of an artist’s vision as curatorial interpretation or other mediating factors take precedence.

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