Neo-sensorialism- A Curatorial Frame
Neo-sensorialism- A Curatorial Frame Amiel Gerald A. Roldan™ March 20, 2026 In the gallery’s hush, where light is curated as if it were a rare language, Neo-sensorialism proposes a modest revolution: that sensation is not merely a passive register of the world but an active, interpretive practice. This curatorial frame argues that contemporary art must be read through the body as much as through theory; that touch, taste, smell, and the micro-gestures of attention are not subordinate to discourse but are co-authors of meaning. The essays and works gathered here do not ask the viewer to suspend disbelief; they ask the viewer to reassign belief, to redistribute authority from the hermetic text to the porous skin. In doing so, Neo-sensorialism refuses the binary that has long governed modernist and postmodernist debates: the binary that privileges the eye and the word over the rest of the senses. Premise and Stakes At its core, Neo-sensorialism rests on two interlocking c...
