Slow Art Day has asked its 2013 college interns to write short summaries of their own experiences looking slowly at artworks of their choosing. While spending some time at home in Virginia over the holidays, I headed into Washington DC…
Slow Art Day has asked its 2013 college interns to write short summaries of their own experiences looking slowly at artworks of their choosing. Meandering the sparsely populated gallery on a normal Tuesday afternoon, it is nearly impossible to not…
by Tom Clavin
Published in Manhattan Magazine: December 2012
Don't race through that museum tour: Take your time, take it easy, and take it all in. At least, that's what the Slow Art movement would like you to do. Here, Tom Clavin explains the burgeoning campaign...
Read the full feature article on the Manhattan Magazine website
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