https://bizspa.jp/post-535895/4/ Article by Yoko Fujimoto

As an artist and an owner of the gallery, what do you think of what are the important things for a curator in general?

As an artist and curator, the authenticity of art is most important. Some curators like to look for a kind of aesthetic superiority, but aesthetics are very subjective. Artists work to master materials, but material accomplishments are not enough. Communicating the artist's vision through their chosen materials is genius. As a curator I do not look for a certain style, I appreciate many styles, and quality materials. Curiosity is important for curating, I continue to learn from artists, and they learn from me.

What are your favorite museums in U.S.? and why?

By far, my favorite museum in the U.S. is the Metropolitan Museum of Art - a physical encyclopedia of art and the history of objects. I've spent a lot of time there discovering more about how painters painted, and even my art gallery-weary children enjoy exploring it! When I lived in Brooklyn, New York, I treasured The Met Cloisters museum, and I still have a picture with a good friend in front of the contemporary Met Breuer when it opened in 2016 (closed in 2020). In L.A., Hauser & Wirth is technically a gallery, but the breadth of their educational mission and institutional presence makes them feel like a museum. I love the academic and sustainability focus in the L.A. space and hope to visit more Hauser & Wirth galleries in other countries. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and Frick Museum in New York (the breathtaking original building is being reconstructed) should also be on everyone's bucket list. ~KSarrow