(...) one also needs to ask why so many artists are willing to relinquish their "sovereign" position, and become subordinate to the authorial agenda of the curator. In that sense, it is time for artists to actively claim back that sovereign power.
Katerina Gregos (2011) “The Sovereign and its Servants: On the Ethics of Curating“, in Viktor Misiano (ed), Manifesta Journal. Journal of Contemporary Curatorship, No12 – Ethics, Amsterdam / Milano: Manifesta Foundation / Silvana Editoriale, 45-50, here 47.
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