On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, Murph the Surf wrote:

> > Excuse me, but I don't think all this arty jargon is going to attract many people who aren't "in"
> > in the art world.  And that's *not* what we want for our Web site, or for any "virtual" (or
> > "ambient"?) museum we might eventually set up!
>
> That a museum director would say this is one of the reasons Americans
> are so drawn to the immersive environments offered by Disney et al.

Sorry, Robbin, I disagree.  I think that too often the art world is
satisfied to just talk to itself.  Then we wonder why a large segment of
the public expects contemporary art to be something obscure and alienating,
rather than something that could bring joy, wonder, excitement and intellectual
stimulation to their lives.  And *then* we wonder why Congress can get
away with slashing away at the NEA budget.  It is in the vital interest
of those of us who are producers and presenters of art to speak clearly,
and when we use new terminology, to define our terms so that the
broadest possible
audience is invited to experience what we have to offer.

--Helen Glazer
Exhibitions Director
Goucher College
Baltimore, MD USA
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