Israel Crump Dr. Keith Gumery Approaches to Liberal Studies 29, January, 2023 The Museum LensIt It is often stated that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but has the un parting presence of smartphone photography dislodged museum audiences from the cultural art experiences? In Eric Gibson’s article, “The Overexposed Museum”, Gibson explores an absence of reverence and and robbery of the artistic cultural experience in museums (Gibson 19). The clear culprit and antagonist in the article is the overwhelming increase and culture of smartphone photography that has now been welcomed and encouraged in museums across the world. In the opening of this disposition the reader is presented with the transactional relationship between smartphone photography and museum audiences. Museum hash tag portrait centered advertisements have successfully served in the increase audience attendances and the dismantling preconceived notions of “patrician elitism .” However, Gibson calls museum officials to access the implications of smartphone technology in the museum …show more content…
Gibson states that the onus of this self centered atmosphere should not be placed on the public as visitors are simply “ responding to conditions around them (Gibson 21)”. Viewers are not connecting with the artist any more, they’ve abandoned deep contemplation and immersion. This robbery of experience here degrades museums, and the works they hold, to an item checked off a to do list, absent of emotion. Audiences are not longer present, forming emotional connections, or being encouraged in to deep contemplation of art.According to Gibson smartphone photography has reduced museums to a mere reveered selfie backdrop. throws and imbalance in the a transactional relationship of smartphone and decreases the likelihood of attendees
Focusing first on Wilson’s opening piece, it is possible to see how this particular Museum in Maryland, as an institution, is criticized. Wilson, when “mining” the museum in which his exhibition was displayed, found the busts of three prominent American
In this article, Dorothy Lippert, a Native American, covers the complex dynamic between Native Americans and museum collections, more specifically the archeologists that recover and archive the so called artifacts. This complex relationship between the artifacts, with the scientific importance and ability to educate, and the cultural importance of the artifacts to native peoples is one that is forever changing. Curators are in charge of putting together exhibits, but as Mrs. Lippert examines, the archaeologists that collect and find these artifacts have a unique relationship with these items. This relationship is unique because once archaeologists have control of an item, they decide what the item will be called, how they will classify the
The purpose may be to inform, to challenge, to persuade, to argue or all of these. ‘Museums are not representations of the Other, but can be read as referential indices of the Self’ (p. 365). Museum is a representation of how one interprets the other. The maker of the display has made choices and exercised
(Bradbury 28). Museums are typically a documentation of the lives and morality of society. The changes and shifts in human perspective and creativity are juxtaposed through works from the renaissance and the depression periods verses from the golden ages and modern day. This documentation is a means of showing the desire to progress and value creativity, but if that desire gets snuffed out it reflects a society that is blank and poreless. This is furthered as Clarrise says, “No front porches.
For people, especially younger children, a way to feel a strong connection to the past is through objects that representation of that time in history. For example, after my grandmother passed away, I received one of her many rosaries, allowing me to remember our bond and the influence she had in my life every time I hold her heirloom. In today’s world, one of the only places in which a person is able to see historic artifacts and feel the connection to the piece of history that it represents is a museum. With the vast amounts of electronics available to the public, people, especially of a younger age, find less time to visit a museum and to learn about their heritage. The results of nationwide poll conducted as a part of the survey of public participation in the arts shows that “21% of adults in 2013 visited” an museum, which is drastically lower than previous nears and is predicted to continuously drop
“wow!” I thought as I stood amazed trying to analyze the significance through each piece of art. Art has always been a form of expression. Although art has been seen as a way of freedom of speech; it did not begin to show up until the 1960’s when their art made by minorities started to be appreciated. MOLAA museum shows an important aspect of U.S. history.
Asher Lev is Born Ideological quote: “ I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.” This quote demonstrates the author’s dedication to the continuation of history through art and pictures. This emphasizes the importance of both memory and historical knowledge. It aligns with the ideological argument of axiology, that society innately values the preservation of both knowledge and history through the use of both art and pictures.
The mere action of exhibiting can transform anything into art, which is termed the “museum effect”. The very placement within the museum context grants the object importance and validity. Who has the authority to define what is art? What mediates the relationship between the object and the museum visitor? How do we interpret the interesting assertion by Professor Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett—"[in the museum] objects are not found, they are made"?
Museums are located all over the world. They contain pieces and artifacts that are intriguing and educational. Everyday people visit museums and embrace everything it provides. The process of retrieving artifacts, representing culture and running a museum is difficult. There are many factors that go into the the exhibits and picking the right pieces.
In his essay, “the Silent Message of the Museum”, Fred Wilson discusses in depth his own projects that involves exhibition making. In particular, I want to focus on his seminal exhibition at the Maryland Historical Society in 1992, known as Mining the Museum. By rearranging and re-contextualizing the museum collections, Wilson is able to offer an entirely new perspective on these objects at odds with the previous bias and limitations, and thus make the invisible visible. Wilson starts off with his explanation of the exhibition title.
Visiting museums is always fun for many people, especially when you are a little kid. You get to see all kinds of different historical works done by the people from the past and present. I recently haven’t been to any museums since I was little, until I got to visit one for this course. For this Action Research Project Paper, I visited Dallas Freedman’s Memorial located in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Freedman’s Memorial is one of the most beautiful museums and quite depressing at the same time.
Response paper #1 Recently I took a tour of the James E. Lewis Museum of art located in Baltimore, MD. This museum is a part of Morgan State University fine arts building. As I walked into the museum I notice the beautiful entrance that consist of sculptures of very important people in history. In addition I was amazed by the infrastructure of the museum and the setup of the lighting in the museum.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum showcases Mrs. Gardner 's collection to the public in greater Boston area. Each room functions as a pilgrimage, as one travels through various countries and time periods ending at the chapel and subsequently the Gothic room. In this paper, I will examine the Gothic room 's theme in relation to the placement of its objects. I will also evaluate the room 's strengths and challenges in serving the public, and how the practices employed in this room fit into the context of accessibility for the entire museum.
This is why, many creative photographers have complained of not receiving the needed attention and recognition as is given to artists and architects. But the good news is that, as stated above, things have changed in this direction. Apart from its collection of photographs, the National Gallery of Art is now including photography in its major exhibitions, and bringing photographers together to exhibit their products as well. And according to Fiofiori, efforts have been made by private galleries and cultural institutions like Mydrim, Nimbus, Alliance Française and Goethe Institut to attract collectors by mounting photography exhibitions. Individual photographers have also done the same.
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