The barefoot Monet gallery experience realy captures somethin we miss in most museums. Walking on those marble tiles before seeing the Water Lilies forces a physica connection that traditional gallery design actively prevents. I've been to overly-curated exhibitions where distance is enforced, and it kills any intamicy with the work. This approach flips that by making the body part of the interpretive process before the eyes even engage.
I worked at an art museum in LA as an undergrad, so I have some sympathy for the overly-protective museum staff, but I completely get what you’re saying.
Also unfortunately, in this day of ridiculous publicity protests, they have to protect art behind thick panes of glass; this adds glare and completely masks the texture of the canvas.
The barefoot Monet gallery experience realy captures somethin we miss in most museums. Walking on those marble tiles before seeing the Water Lilies forces a physica connection that traditional gallery design actively prevents. I've been to overly-curated exhibitions where distance is enforced, and it kills any intamicy with the work. This approach flips that by making the body part of the interpretive process before the eyes even engage.
I worked at an art museum in LA as an undergrad, so I have some sympathy for the overly-protective museum staff, but I completely get what you’re saying.
Also unfortunately, in this day of ridiculous publicity protests, they have to protect art behind thick panes of glass; this adds glare and completely masks the texture of the canvas.