Curator (noun) – one who has the care and superintendence of something.(especially: one in charge of a museum, zoo, or other place of exhibit)
Website: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curator
Contemporary (adjective)- happening,existing, living, or coming into being at the same period of time (synonyms: modern, current)
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Ellen Lupton wrote “Why Collaborate” and in the brief introduction given about her before the article starts, it states “Ellen Lupton is curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City and Director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore.”
In other words Ellen Lupton is the head of overseer of the modern design exhibit within the Museum.
