C1 · Reading · Interactive practice
SKILL PRACTICE
Institutional transparency is often measured by the volume of information released. Yet an avalanche of technically public documents can be as effective at obscuring decisions as secrecy. Accessibility requires interpretation and navigation, not merely disclosure.
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The exhibition’s apparent neutrality is itself a curatorial position. By placing conflicting accounts side by side without comment, it grants them an equivalence that the historical evidence may not warrant. Refusing to adjudicate is not the same as refusing to influence.
Innovation is routinely praised as a willingness to abandon convention. Less celebrated is the accumulated expertise that makes a productive departure possible. The romantic image of the outsider can obscure the extent to which novelty depends on deep familiarity.