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Monday, August 3, 2009

Michael Kimmelman on viewing art in a museum

We're not exactly an art museum, although we do have some pieces of art on the walls, but this article speaks to most museum experiences, I think, as it addresses the question of how does one view objects in a museum?

Abroad
At Louvre, Many Stop to Snap but Few Stay to Focus
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
Published: August 3, 2009
Watching people look at art rekindles a question: What exactly are we looking for when we wander museums?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi, I thought you might be interested in this, I write about the concrete slab from Iraq which is now in the Museum.

http://artandarthandling.blogspot.com/