Comments on: Jim Richardson: Should the public have a say in what goes into museums? http://greatbritishartdebate.tate.org.uk/jim-richardson-should-the-public-have-a-say-in-what-goes-into-museums/ What does art mean to YOU? Wed, 15 May 2013 10:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Tate Debate: Should the public have a say in what goes into museums? | Tate Blog http://greatbritishartdebate.tate.org.uk/jim-richardson-should-the-public-have-a-say-in-what-goes-into-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Tate Debate: Should the public have a say in what goes into museums? | Tate Blog Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:05:24 +0000 http://greatbritishartdebate.tate.org.uk/?p=258#comment-492 [...] Read more on the Great British Art Debate site [...] [...] Read more on the Great British Art Debate site [...]

]]> By: Max http://greatbritishartdebate.tate.org.uk/jim-richardson-should-the-public-have-a-say-in-what-goes-into-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Max Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:30:14 +0000 http://greatbritishartdebate.tate.org.uk/?p=258#comment-13 An interesting piece. I frequently make a point of asking the attendants and staff in art galleries what they think of the work exhibited. I believe this to be a valid approach as these guys spend a much greater period of time in the presence of the works on show. Additionally, if you engage with the attendants you will find that they have either stories or information to share regarding the reaction from the public. Whilst the attendants may only be required to monitor 'click-through' of attendance you may well be privileged to discover just how long the average visitor takes looking at the pieces or indeed, reading the creative writing which necessarily accompanies many contemporary art works. So all good stuff and a huge, potentially untapped data resource that it seems to me would work well in tandem with social-networking... Perhaps attendants could be tasked with documenting public comments, not only for important Curatorial response but for effective public transparency? However I'm guessing that this would not be so popular, not least because many establishments would risk being exposed and may well become victims of the pro-funding cuts lobby. Perish the thought that we should have culture for the masses :) An interesting piece. I frequently make a point of asking the attendants and staff in art galleries what they think of the work exhibited. I believe this to be a valid approach as these guys spend a much greater period of time in the presence of the works on show. Additionally, if you engage with the attendants you will find that they have either stories or information to share regarding the reaction from the public. Whilst the attendants may only be required to monitor ‘click-through’ of attendance you may well be privileged to discover just how long the average visitor takes looking at the pieces or indeed, reading the creative writing which necessarily accompanies many contemporary art works.
So all good stuff and a huge, potentially untapped data resource that it seems to me would work well in tandem with social-networking… Perhaps attendants could be tasked with documenting public comments, not only for important Curatorial response but for effective public transparency? However I’m guessing that this would not be so popular, not least because many establishments would risk being exposed and may well become victims of the pro-funding cuts lobby. Perish the thought that we should have culture for the masses :)

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