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How the White Cube Came to Dominate the Art World
- skepticaldrunk 10y agoI would like to see an art gallery where the surfaces were treated with Vantablack. I think it would further enhance the experience by effectively disallowing the eye to focus on anything but the work in question. It might be a tiny bit expensive though.
- throw_away 10y agoExpensive both in material and then again in the inevitable Anish Kapoor lawsuit: http://hyperallergic.com/279243/anish-kapoor-gets-exclusive-rights-to-the-worlds-darkest-pigment/ http://hyperallergic.com/279243/anish-kapoor-gets-exclusive-...
- skepticaldrunk 10y agoIt's an interesting question though, as I would think that the use of Vantablack in the gallery itself would be a structural use, which limits Kapoor's rights. It's not being used in an artistic work directly, it's being used to highlight other artistic works. In fact, it would be about the only place Kapoor couldn't show any of his theoretical Vantablack work (to my knowledge, he has yet to exercise his Vantablack exclusivity rights). It wouldn't register as existing.
- RichardHeart 10y agoThere are cheaper very black alternatives. Even flat black paint and controlled lighting could be a starting point to try it out.
- delinka 10y agoProbably not a good idea: "Vantablack surface is easily damaged by any direct impact or abrasion". From [1]. People would be touching the walls all the time. 1 - https://www.surreynanosystems.com/vantablack/faqs https://www.surreynanosystems.com/vantablack/faqs
- bananabiscuit 10y agoI went to the moma once. Something about it was bothering me the whole day. I finally realized it was mismatch of the intense sterility (white cube rooms) of the musuem itself, against the art (which is especially full of character at the moma). I think the works on display there would benefit from a more appropriate environment.
- coldtea 10y agoOr maybe the idea is for the environment to be neutral, to highlight the works?
- Mankhool 10y agoMany years ago I met Ted Carter, owner of the Carter Gallery at 560 Broadway in New York and was pleasantly shocked by the walls there. They were a neutral grey - and fabric! It was an amazing way to see the art and nothing else . . .
- legodt 10y agoYou might be excited by smaller galleries hosting installation rotating artists then. These spaces are more unique and have artists building to complement the specific sites.
- qzxvwt 10y agoWell that's kind of like going to a library and complaining that nobody wants to chat. Art goes to the MoMA specifically to be "taken out of the world" and isolated.
- bananabiscuit 10y agoI think it's more like going to a zoo and complaining that it's not a safari. Logistically, it makes sense to sometimes put up with the artificiality of a zoo, but I think it's the superior option to appreciate animals in their natural context when you have the option :)
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- pcmaffey 10y agoThat picture of the Louvre looks like my twitter feed.
- RichardHeart 10y agoThe art wasn't created in a depthless, contrastless, colorless hospital room and it shouldn't be viewed in such.
- tomjakubowski 10y agoSculpture and video art are often shown in more interesting settings. For example, at MOCA in Los Angeles: http://www.moca.org/exhibition/hito-steyerl-factory-of-the-sun http://www.moca.org/exhibition/hito-steyerl-factory-of-the-s... http://www.moca.org/exhibition/mickalene-thomas-do-i-look-like-a-lady http://www.moca.org/exhibition/mickalene-thomas-do-i-look-li... http://www.moca.org/exhibition/rickowensfurniture http://www.moca.org/exhibition/rickowensfurniture And at LACMA, Five Car Stud was memorable: http://www.newmuseum.org/blog/view/five-car-stud-still-gripping http://www.newmuseum.org/blog/view/five-car-stud-still-gripp... I suppose that in these examples, the display setting is simply part of the work.