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Informationen zum Autor Johan Idema is a passionate promoter of innovation in the art world. He works as a cultural entrepreneur, writer and director for the foundation Art Public. Idema has extensive experience as an arts consultant and has worked at several cultural institutions, including as chief curator at the Netherlands Architecture Institute (Rotterdam). Idema is the initiator of, among others, the theatrical art exhibition The Big Art Show and the award-winning classical music app Wolfgang. Idema obtained master degrees in Arts Administration at New York University and Innovation Management at TU Delft. He was awarded an oeuvre prize as 'New Radical', in the Netherlands, where Idema is based. Klappentext Dieses Buch kann Ihren Zugang zur Kunst für immer verändern, da es Sie dazu auffordert, immer sowohl das Werk als auch die Reaktion darauf zu berücksichtigen. Denn letztendlich schaffen Künstler, aber wir, das Publikum, vervollständigen das Bild. A Spectator is an Artist Too ist ein visueller Essay über menschliches Verhalten im Zusammenhang mit Kunst: Was passiert, wenn wir mit etwas immens Schönem, Herausforderndem oder Rätselhaftem konfrontiert werden? Kunsthistoriker untersuchen nur Objekte, aber wie diese Objekte rezipiert werden, verdient ebenfalls unsere Aufmerksamkeit. Das Buch fängt auch ein, wie sich Kunstmuseen verändern, da sie ein immer vielfältigeres Publikum anziehen. Die Art und Weise, wie die Museumsbesucher auf Kunst reagieren, wird lockerer und kreativer, aber auch schneller oder sogar banaler. Dieser Wandel wird durch eine ganz neue Art von Instagramm-freundlichen Museen weltweit verstärkt, die erfahrungshungrige Besucher mit immersiven Ausstellungen anziehen, die durch ihre Instagrammierbarkeit definiert sind. Vorwort Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately artists create, but we – the audience – complete the picture. Zusammenfassung Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately artists create, but we – the audience – complete the picture. A Spectator is an Artist Too is a visual essay about human behavior around art: what happens when we are confronted with something immensely beautiful, challenging, or puzzling? Art historians only study objects, but how these objects are received is also worthy of our attention. The book also captures how art museums are changing, as they draw increasingly diverse audiences. The way the museum visitors responds to art is becoming more casual and creative – but also more swift or even banal. This shift is increased by a whole new breed of Instagram-friendly "museums" worldwide, attracting experience-hungry visitors with immersive exhibitions defined by their Instagrammability....
