>
> Another reaction:
>
> Remembering from my distant past as a working artist, one of our
> big gripes was museum interpretation.  Our collective view was
> that we created art, art historians and museums attached baggage
> to it.  I think we universally resented the "artist's statement"
> that we occasionally were called upon to create.    So I'd think
> that artists would find the lack of "educational" devises refreshing.

I just read the article - what a great idea - enjoy and interact with the
art as art without the mediation of a curator/art historian/educator
"priesthood" in between. I've often felt there is far too much baggage
around these kind of exhibitions. Indeed it was extremely refreshing to go
to the Tate Modern a couple of years ago and experiencing the exhibitions
mentioned in the article - for example some exhibits were arranged
thematically rather than chronologically - Landscape, the Body etc. -
brilliant - and an intriguing way to look at them.

It assumes that the public is actually smart and clever enough to understand
and experience the art on their own - surely a dangerous step...  :-)

tim a

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