I think art can be more
approachable outside a museum but also easily ignored. The museum’s purpose is
to showcase the art and highlight its significance; in a busy city it is easy for
artwork to become a part of the scenery, but if it is impactful enough it can
be more approachable outside an institution where it lacks the elite academic
stigma that the museum often creates.
Also when art is only housed in a
museum especially on which requires entrance fees, it can separate art from a
large part of the population. Publicly displaying art allows for more viewers
to appreciate it, which is good for the public and the artist.
When planning to place art in a
site-specific place it is important to understand how it might affect pedestrian
and motor traffic. Whether it can cause any type of danger, and if the location
you are placing the art is representative of a particular community, which will
affect how the art is viewed. This is where the curator and institution can
help make the creative vision of the artist a reality. By working together to
try and manage all the details they can have a successful work of art.
I think the curator certainly has a
creative vision and the institution has an overall mission but in the end they
should be a vehicle help showcase artists, not direct them and shove them into
a pre-formed show.
ok
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