This book employs the concept of curating-the selection, arrangement, and display of objects, concepts, and things-to explore the cultures of platform capitalism.

Panos Kompatsiaris is an associate professor in cultural and media theory at the HSE University and a research fellow in media sociology in IULM. He earned his PhD in art theory from the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of the Politics of Contemporary Art Biennials (2017) and co-editor of collections on art, media, and cultural politics. He has been a guest lecturer in Franklin University, Athens School of Fine Arts, University of Edinburgh, and University of Copenhagen, among others.

PART 1: HOMO CURATORIUS

Chapter 1. Introducing the Curatorial Imperative

Chapter 2. From Galleries to Hashtags: The Aspirational Imaginary of Curating

Chapter 3. Curating and Platforms

PART 2: CULTURES OF PLATFORM CAPITALISM

Chapter 4. Cool is in the Air: Atmospheres of Banal Luxury in Digital Warhol Economies

Chapter 5. The Babushka-Nonna Experience: Curated Authenticities and the Aspirational Gastronomical Imaginary

Chapter 6: "A Person Without Vision will Perish": Curating Mindsets, Micro-celebrities, and Intimacies in Life Coaching

Chapter 7. Who to be, How to Appear, and What to Consume: Concluding Thoughts