Think of Harald’s Position: Weighing Szeemann’s Obsessions in L.A.

Catherine G Wagley | Momus | 30th April 2018

An early Szeemann exhibition variously involved molten lead, damage to permanent walls and smashing up the outside plaza. Over many important shows he redefined what curators do – show the “unpredictable path of art”. Much better than the above review, though, is an earlier piece. “Curating a show in which nothing could fail was, to Szeemann, a waste of time.”