>Do galleries consider that interpretation/translation of modern art is
>their role, or do they consider that (a) "if you can't appreciate it as
>it is you shouldn't be here" or (b) "if you stay and experience it long
>enough you will eventually understand and appreciate it".
>
>Leonard Will


Definitely not A.  B to some extent--after all, don't you hate some new
foods until you've tasted them a few times?  The interpretation/translation
is most certainly our role as a NFP art center (we are NOT a commercial
gallery--very rarely do commercial galleries do any interpretation at all),
and we do it in as many ways as possible.  Contemporary art, however, is
still open to a variety of interpretations--there is no "right" way to look
at it, only suggestions that might help the viewer discover his/her own meaning.

Modern art, on the other hand, is directly attributable to certain specific
movements and individuals and should by all means have detailed interpretive
materials immediatly at hand.

Julia Moore
Indianapolis Art Center