Comments on: Contemporary Art http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/08/13/contemporary-art/ The IMA blog is a space to discuss everything related to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maria http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/08/13/contemporary-art/comment-page-1/#comment-31593 Maria Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:58:01 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=647#comment-31593 This makes me feel so much better! This makes me feel so much better!

]]> By: Anna Meenaghan http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/08/13/contemporary-art/comment-page-1/#comment-19999 Anna Meenaghan Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:44:47 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=647#comment-19999 Great and interesting article which I can associate myself completely with. I too use all kinds of materials in my art, and often I get remarks from people that just don´t seem to get what I was trying to achieve. Great and interesting article which I can associate myself completely with. I too use all kinds of materials in my art, and often I get remarks from people that just don´t seem to get what I was trying to achieve.

]]> By: Jason Yu http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/08/13/contemporary-art/comment-page-1/#comment-10892 Jason Yu Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:22:05 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=647#comment-10892 In my opinion, contemporary art is not pure as traditional art. It is mixed with too many non-art related factors. In my opinion, contemporary art is not pure as traditional art. It is mixed with too many non-art related factors.

]]> By: No Name City http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/08/13/contemporary-art/comment-page-1/#comment-5676 No Name City Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:54:34 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=647#comment-5676 I think I know why we saddle contemporary art with 19th (20th,21st) century museum object protocol. Its expensive. I think I know why we saddle contemporary art with 19th (20th,21st) century museum object protocol.

Its expensive.

]]> By: Hutch http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/08/13/contemporary-art/comment-page-1/#comment-5487 Hutch Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:36:52 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=647#comment-5487 Yes, it's a feature we don't experience with traditional art. A painting or a sculpture elicits pretty standard viewer responses, and there is minimal effort required to install such art. Contemporary art brings all these other variables into play, such as safety issues, use of space, power requirements, level of interactivity, visitor expectations versus artist intent, plus museum efforts to preserve the art. However, just because it's ART doesn't mean it's exempt from 21st Century safety regulations. And just because an individual can interpret or interact with a piece differently than what the artist intended doesn't mean the individual can get all medieval on the artwork. Yes, it’s a feature we don’t experience with traditional art. A painting or a sculpture elicits pretty standard viewer responses, and there is minimal effort required to install such art. Contemporary art brings all these other variables into play, such as safety issues, use of space, power requirements, level of interactivity, visitor expectations versus artist intent, plus museum efforts to preserve the art. However, just because it’s ART doesn’t mean it’s exempt from 21st Century safety regulations. And just because an individual can interpret or interact with a piece differently than what the artist intended doesn’t mean the individual can get all medieval on the artwork.

]]> By: The Urbanophile http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2008/08/13/contemporary-art/comment-page-1/#comment-5478 The Urbanophile Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:01:40 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=647#comment-5478 Contemporary art often brags of its experimental or transgressive nature, so it seems a bit odd to treat the intent of the artist or even the institution in how people should react to or interact with it as sacrosanct. Imagine if the originally manufacturer of many of the everyday or "found" materials in these art works claimed that their materials weren't be using as they were "intended". The fact that people react to art and want to interact with it in unpredictable ways isn't a bug, it's a feature. I don't know why we'd saddle contemporary art with 19th century museum object protocol. Contemporary art often brags of its experimental or transgressive nature, so it seems a bit odd to treat the intent of the artist or even the institution in how people should react to or interact with it as sacrosanct. Imagine if the originally manufacturer of many of the everyday or “found” materials in these art works claimed that their materials weren’t be using as they were “intended”.

The fact that people react to art and want to interact with it in unpredictable ways isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. I don’t know why we’d saddle contemporary art with 19th century museum object protocol.

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