Think you know the works of old masters? You might have to think again after you see the work of artist Bence Hajdu, profiled in this article on Hyperallergic and this article on Hypenotice. Hajdu digitally removes the figures from a…
I liked Thomas Micchelli’s review of To Be A Lady, a new show in Manhattan, for many reasons including that he begins the article by describing something we in the Slow Art Day movement often experience: it takes a few visits…
Kathryn Santner at LACMA posted an in-depth analysis of Mexican laquered sewing boxes, which are part of the museum’s growing collection of Latin American decorative arts. Her article is worth a slow read – and the objects are certainly worth a slow look…
Metropolitan Museum of Art Director, Thomas P. Campbell, talks about the art of asking basic questions and of really looking at art. Of interest, he refers to an Italian art professor, a passionate teacher, who reminded him that “all art…
It may be interesting enough that a former military barracks turns into a showcase for art each September on Governors Island in New York, but this year’s fair features a real first for the slow movement: the inaugural Slow Art…
Ashland, Oregon host Anne Ashbey—one of the founding hosts of Slow Art Day—was pleased that the Schneider Art Museum’s spring show offered the opportunity to challenge participants in a new way. She knew that many museum visitors come with a…
by Kyle Chayka
Published in ARTInfo: August 17, 2012
A 2001 study showed that visitors to the Metropolitan Museum looked at individual works of art for an average of just 17 seconds at a time, a visual habit called “grazing.” Even the most iconic artworks in the world can’t seem to hold our attention: The Louvre discovered that visitors look at the Mona Lisa for just 15 seconds on average. In the age of the moving image and endlessly updated World Wide Web, works of art in more traditional media don’t get the focus they deserve. Slow Art Day, a three-year-old initiative currently ramping up for its 2013 event, is looking to change all that with an orchestrated long art-viewing session at museums around the world.
As Slow Art Day participants, we know the sublime experience that we can have by slowing down to observe and truly take in a piece of art. We spend 10 minutes, 15 minutes—up to an hour—and encourage others to do…
We’ve been busy adding more locations for Slow Art Day 2013 – thanks to everyone who has signed up to be a host! Here are the latest venues: Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, California Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio…
The illustrative quality that Raymond Jonson gives this painting is fantastic; we love the stylized way he depicts the waves and the eerie moonlight seascape. This is a great piece to practice your Slow Art Day skills on. Take note of what…