Art Gallery
Facts, tips and ideas about Art Gallery — and how to find people for it.
Did you know?
The “white cube” — the plain white gallery as the standard for contemporary art — was established by Alfred Barr in 1929 at the newly founded MoMA in New York. Before that, galleries showed art in densely hung salons with wallpaper. The idea of isolating the single work is a hundred years old.
Source: Wikipedia
Good to know
Gallery openings are free, often have wine, and you meet interesting people. Go.
Tip
Read the artist's statement last, not first. First the picture, then your own reaction, only then the explanation — otherwise you see what you're told, not what you see yourself.
Break the ice
“Which gallery would you visit several times without the exhibition changing?”