Academicus Squawkaloticus, frequenter of parks in SydneyEvery scholar or group of scholars should have a curator, just as a band has a manager. Parrots such as myself are only good at squawking our particular squawk in whatever tree we find ourselves.
In Australia and New Zealand I happened to be surrounded by three excellent curators. Two of them were also scholars so somehow they had managed to straddle both roles. I'm talking about Douglas Kahn, Sophie Jerram and Jill Bennett.
What a fine group of people. How refreshing to hang out with them. They were about curating ideas, not competing for who has the loudest or sexiest squawk. They were so well connected, and so urbane. I was floored by how creative and smart they were.