As each went about selecting themes, artists and works, complaints grew louder.

Gracenote Playlist 2.0, for example, requires users to select one or more songs or artists.

Since then, she has been selecting different artists to put music to them.

In recent years arts organizations have generally selected business leaders rather than artists to head their administrative staffs.

Ms. Webster said she selected artists who "bring their heritage with them" and make "art as visual history."

From this year onwards, organisers had to select artists because there were more applications than could be accommodated.

In an effort to dispel cliches about national distinctions, many countries have selected artists from elsewhere to represent them.

When selecting artists from outside the Western tradition, the curator claimed to choose artists according to their artworks' "visual and sensual experiences."

Arranging exhibitions is partly about selecting artists, but it is also about choosing works suitable to the space.

This time around the theme is "cultural nomadism," and many nations have selected artists from elsewhere to represent them.