"Cultural confinement takes place when a curator imposes his own limits on an art exhibition, rather than asking an artist to set his limits"

Robert Smithson's quote highlights the value of artistic freedom and the threats of cultural confinement. He argues that the role of a curator need to be to help with an exhibition that represents the artist's creative expression, instead of enforcing their own limitations and predispositions. When curators implement their personal beliefs onto an art exhibit, they are limiting the artist's capability to fully convey their message and get in touch with the audience. This quote is a call for managers to enable artists to have innovative control and to rely on their capability to successfully communicate their art. By doing so, they can create an environment of open artistic expression that is free from cultural confinement.