Ep. 116 Dan Cameron – Acclaimed Curator, Art Writer, & Artist

In this episode, Wes and Todd sit down with Curator, Dan Cameron. Dan talks about his path to becoming a Curator, some of the exhibitions he’s been proud to curate, the rural art space that he’s helping to facilitate in Chiloé, Chile, how art is looked at in the Americas, the monetization of contemporary art, art fairs, art and the pandemic, his curation process, collecting ephemera and his archive, art appropriation, how art and artists are fundamental in terms of preparing us for the future, his collage and assemblage work, writing about art and what excites him for the future of art.

Join us for a magnificent conversation about art and curation with Dan Cameron.

Check out Dan’s website at www.dancameron.art

To support Dan’s Go Fund Me: Let’s Open La Capilla Azul in Chiloé, Chile! - https://bit.ly/letsopenlacapillaazul or click on the link on his Instagram.

Follow Dan Cameron on social media:

On Instagram – www.instagram.com/djbc1956/
@djbc1956

On Facebook - www.facebook.com/dan.cameron.129

To read the essay “I Was Wrong” by Dan Cameron from The Brooklyn Rail that we talk about in this episode, go to: https://brooklynrail.org/2019/09/criticspage/I-Was-Wrong

Look for Dan’s exhibition of his art at The Dime art gallery in Chicago, scheduled for  June 2022 - www.thedimechicago.co