Curatorial statement generator

Generates curatorial statements for contemporary art expositions, using Markov chains and texts from galleries around the world. For more info, text sources and a more detailed explanation visit becomeacurator.com.

About the code

This is a streamlined backend written in Python using the Flask microframework, that connects to a MongoDB database that hosts the text. To install:

• Change the MongoDB connection in app.py
• Install dependencies described in requirements.txt using pip
• Run the server python app.py

Uses @jsvine's markov chains implementation.