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A Spectator is an Artist Too

How we Look at Art, How we Behave Around Art
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A Spectator is an Artist Too by Johan Idema offers an engaging exploration of how audiences interact with art, aiming to transform passive viewers into active participants. It delves into various innovative ways spectators can enhance their museum and gallery experiences by thinking creatively and imaginatively. The book encourages readers to rethink art appreciation, making it both accessible and enjoyable.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring how spectators engage with art on a deeper level, transforming their viewing experience into an artistic act itself. This engaging exploration delves into the relationship between the art and its audience, making it perfect for anyone passionate about the intersection of observation and creativity.

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A Spectator is an Artist Too

Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately artists create, but we – the audience – complete the picture.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately artists create, but we – the audience – complete the picture.

A Spectator is an Artist Too is a visual essay about human behaviour around art: what happens when we are confronted with something immensely beautiful, challenging or puzzling? Art historians only study objects, but how these objects are received is also worthy of our attention.

The book also captures how art museums are changing, as they draw increasingly diverse audiences. The way the museum visitors respond to art is becoming more casual and creative – but also more swift or even banal. This shift is increased by a whole new breed of Instagram-friendly 'museums' worldwide, attracting experience-hungry visitors with immersive exhibitions defined by their Instagrammability.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789063695903

Publisher: BIS Publishers B.V.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 October 2020

Country: Netherlands

Imprint: BIS Publishers B.V.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Johan Idema is a passionate promoter of innovation in the art world. He works as a cultural entrepreneur, writer and director for the foundation Art Public. Idema has extensive experience as an arts consultant and has worked at several cultural institutions, including as chief curator at the Netherlands Architecture Institute (Rotterdam). Idema is the initiator of, among others, the theatrical art exhibition The Big Art Show and the award-winning classical music app Wolfgang. Idema obtained master degrees in Arts Administration at New York University and Innovation Management at TU Delft. He was awarded an oeuvre prize as 'New Radical', in the Netherlands, where Idema is based.

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