>One of his tall sculptural works had been exhibited in a faculty dining room. But people kept mistaking it for a hat rack, which frustrated Daly: He assumed th

>One of his tall sculptural works had been exhibited in a faculty dining room. But people kept mistaking it for a hat rack, which frustrated Daly: He assumed that the value of an artwork was self-evident and that it should be able to “speak for itself.” I'm of a similar view. I see 2 ways to overcome this. 1) Make more accessible art (in extremis, boobs and such) 2) Make more accessible people (massage, drugs...) But I'm with Norman on this point : posting an explanatory essay on the wall next to the piece is a very wrong turn.