April 3, 2027 — Look slowly. See more.
April 3, 2027 — Look slowly. See more.
Whose eyes do you see with?
Big Red & Shiny’s Benjamin R. Sloat interviews three Taiwanese artists, Chen Chieh-Jen, Yao Jui-Chung, and Chien-Chi Chang, and discusses the challenges of cultural misinterpretation. Marcel Duchamp said the viewer participates in the artistic process – “the artist sets in…
Towards a Better Understanding of Art
Ever felt lost when looking at a work of contemporary art? Will Gompertz, BBC arts editor and former Tate gallery director, addresses this common phenomenon in his article in The Huffington Post. He offers some solace and explanation for the…
“Slow Looking” for all Media
Helen Stoilas writes in The Art Newspaper how more and more museums are focusing on performance, particularly dance, in their programming to revitalize the experience of their visitors. Stoilas quotes PS1 associate curator Jenny Schlenzka on the significance of this…
Carpe Diem, Slow Art Day Style
October 20, 2017: UPDATE – we have heard from the Susan Inglett Gallery in New York that this report from Tyler Green back in 2012 was wrong. Robyn O’Neil’s large scale work, HELL, was NOT destroyed. Happily, HELL is on display at…
Cambridge, Massachusetts- The Glass Flowers Collection
Omaha, Nebraska- Joslyn Art Museum
Taking a Slow Look at a Museum
When you are looking at art in a gallery or museum do you pay attention to the building or the installation set-up? Harry Cooper, curator of modern and contemporary art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, writes…