ARTICLE | Wall texts in galleries
Source: The Australian
Date: 21 December 2006
Writing a caption can be an art in itself
Didactic doesn't have to mean dumbing down in art galleries, writes Rosemary Sorensen
IN the 19th century, art museums described as didactic the printed text on the gallery wall identifying a painting or sculpture. "Art was meant to enlighten the masses, improve their social behaviours," says Lynne Seear, deputy director of the Queensland Art Gallery, "so the didactic was about educating, which is probably not applicable now."
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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20958754-16947,00.html
Date: 21 December 2006
Writing a caption can be an art in itself
Didactic doesn't have to mean dumbing down in art galleries, writes Rosemary Sorensen
IN the 19th century, art museums described as didactic the printed text on the gallery wall identifying a painting or sculpture. "Art was meant to enlighten the masses, improve their social behaviours," says Lynne Seear, deputy director of the Queensland Art Gallery, "so the didactic was about educating, which is probably not applicable now."
Full article online at:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20958754-16947,00.html
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