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The white cube and beyond Museum display
Taking note of these criticisms, the National Gallery in London began to experiment with picture placement in the mid-1800s. Instead of forcing visitors to crane their necks or crouch down to see the art on display, director Charles Eastlake began to hang the works at eye level. “This resulted in the gallery wall suddenly being emptier and its own
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Our tastes and definitions of beauty change in response to other cultural influences, but they also change over time in response to shifts in our own society. According to de Botton, German art historian Wilhelm Worringer suggested that over the span of human history societies have oscillated between a preference for abstract and realistic art, and... See more
Architecture Archives - Slow Space
1999 MoMA exhibition “The Museum as Muse,”
Sarah Thornton • Seven Days in the Art World
the design of places for the display of art.
Paul Goldberger • Building Art
The space was optimized for consumption as a digital image.