Experience Or Interpretation (Paperback) /anglais

by Nicholas Serota

In an age where culture is consumed by a wider public than ever before, galleries and museums are no longer just repositories. They are sites of experience where the mind is often engaged as much as the eye. This work is an account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. The author examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator. He takes the reader into the artist's studio, itself a paradigm of display, and then on a wide-ranging international tour of museums, galleries and installations. He provides an expert view of the ways we can expect art to be displayed in the 21st century.

Genres: Museums

64 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 1997

Reviews

[Nastassja Piletskaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Полезное и ненавязчивое исследование в поле создания экспозиций в музеях современного искусства. Никогда не замечала, но правда — некоторые показывают произведениях contemporary art исторически, то есть от эпохи к эпохе, другие по школам / течениям. А самые смелые и востребованные раскрывают потенциал искусства экспонируя их в слединении с другими авторами.

[Iona · Rating 3 out of 5]

would be interested to see an update that covers current visitor habits as opposed to just curating habits as it feels like such a tiny part of current gallery use
like the projector heavy "experiences" of artworks they do for van gogh and the rush to go straight to the mona lisa and look at nothing around it, both of them being something different than both experience or interpretation.

[Dona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Πρόκειται για ένα πολύ ενδιαφέρον και διεισδυτικό βιβλίο όσον αφορά στη διαμόρφωση του χώρου και στον τρόπο έκθεσης Μουσείων Μοντέρνας Τέχνης, αλλά και στο πώς η ίδια η Μοντέρνα Τέχνη και οι δημιουργοί της, ασκούν επιρροή στον εκθεσιακό σχεδιασμό.

Διαβάζεται καλύτερα... "μονοκοπανιά"!!

[Lilia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this in snippets rather than in one go, it would be worth reading it again to fully grasp it.

[Kristi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A brief rumination on the transformation of art museums from "encyclopedic" exhibits of art history toward experiential aesthetic displays. Serota questions how this transformation impacts the didactic purposes of the museum, as well as changes the roles of both curators and visitors. Visitors and curators alike must accept and embrace a form of display that is less linear and more actively focused on moments of individual discovery rather than a well-laid out path through art history. The book is abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs of exhibition layouts and reproductions of artworks.

[George · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this short reading, Nicholas Serota (Director of Tate) explains the display concept he would later use for Tate Modern. It is a good summary of innovative display methods employed by modern art museums and galleries that set the trend for what we are experiencing nowadays.

[Mafalda Cardeira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Changed my way of thinking art space and production. Really easy to read and comprehend. Highly recommended !