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Subject:	Re: gallery/museum refurbishing question (walls)
From:	Richard Perry <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 14 Feb 1996 10:32:58 -0800
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On Tue, 13 Feb 1996, Stephen Nowlin wrote:

>
> I think there is a truism in exhibit design which holds that the more
> temporary, flexible, convenient, and portable a wall system tries to be,
> the less dignified it is as a background for the display of art.
>
>

Why does it matter that a background be "dignified"?  What cultural
messages are you entangled with here?  Do you want to be?  If the choice
is between being approachable/informal or dignified, I would prefer the
former.

Richard Perry
UC San Diego
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