Is Photography Dead?

[paulr]

Yay, photography's dead. Long live photography.

[Tin Can]

Yay, photography's dead. Long live photography.

Very timely

[Drew Wiley]

One more museum to avoid.

[tgtaylor]

Note the end paragraph:

“Virtual art will never psychologically replace the real,” said Ms. Merritt of the Center for the Future of Museums, “because a piece of the creator is attached to the object itself.”

Thomas

[Tin Can]

Note the end paragraph:

“Virtual art will never psychologically replace the real,” said Ms. Merritt of the Center for the Future of Museums, “because a piece of the creator is attached to the object itself.”

Thomas

Well, I thought that was rather ignorant, as why cannot our digital creation be a piece of us? Also all digital does exist in physical form, even the 'Cloud' is entirely physical.

Art is really manifest ideas and can take any form, as thoughts, memories...

[tgtaylor]

A couple of weeks back our group had a meetup at Kim Weston's studio in Carmel. Kim explained how he managed to save some of the negatives that Brett Weston had punched holes (4 in fact- two on each side) in and passed one around for us to see up close and touch. I thought that it was special to see and actually handle a negative that was shot, developed and printed by Brett Weston.

Thomas

[Drew Wiley]

What's the point of a museum even existing in any mode other than a storage locker unless people can see tangible things? And I for one wouldn't want have a lot
of unnecessary distraction trying to contemplate some special piece of art. Leave your paintball guns and cell phones at home. People can read about food on the
web too, but does anyone actually eat virtual food? Don't imagine a "virtual restaurant" would be in business very long.

[paulr]

Drew seems to be arguing with an article he didn't read.

[Drew Wiley]

No. I commenting on a tendency, which the article itself takes into account. Which is exactly the reason I'm not going to join the new obscenely expensive art museum being built right up the street. Which is why I rarely visit some the existing ones. If I want to go to a theme park with flashing lights and filled with
neurotic electrical, I know where to go. And the tech industry has its own museum, and science fair themes their own excellent venues in this area. Yes, museums
need to use the web for educational purposes and to advertise events. But overdo it, and they'll find their doors closed at a certain point.

[Tin Can]

What's the point of a museum even existing in any mode other than a storage locker unless people can see tangible things? And I for one wouldn't want have a lot
of unnecessary distraction trying to contemplate some special piece of art. Leave your paintball guns and cell phones at home. People can read about food on the
web too, but does anyone actually eat virtual food? Don't imagine a "virtual restaurant" would be in business very long.

Drew, when I visit most museums, I try to experience art first hand, I usually ignore all printed or audio material available. If I cannot grok art one to one, I move on. Later I will investigate. I had a great time with an art critic at the 2001 Venice Biennale, she was a whirlwind who swept into a gallery, examined and absorbed the contents in glance. Since departed and dearly missed, Kathryn Hixson, Art Institute of Chicago, always had accurate and enlightening commentary.