Author: Bannard, Walter D.

Publication Year: 1974

Media Type: Book

Summary:

Background paper prepared for the 46th American Assembly, of Columbia University, held at Arden House, Harriman, New York, November 1974.

Abstract:

Background paper prepared for the 46th American Assembly, of Columbia University, held at Arden House, Harriman, New York, November 1974.

[This] paper may well be the most controversial of the seven [in this book]. The relation of the living artist to insitutions of art, particularly museums, is always a subject evoking as many sharp divisions as there are artists.... [Many artists] would probably not agree with [the] assumption of the discernibility of quality or of the basic social irrelevance of art; but [the author's] suggestion that artists unite to explore and solve their own problems is certainly a relevant proposal that would do much to redress the existing imbalance in the art museum's role as patron of, or collaborator, with the contemporary artists. (General introduction, p. 3).

CONTENTS—The nature, function of art, artists, and museums. The artist and the museum-- Wait and see. Avant-gardism: celebrate the new; buy across the board. The art museum and recent art - the only solution. The art museum and the art community. Exhibition and the art community. Old problems, new demands. What artists can do for themselves. Artists and museums: interrelationships. The artist in the museum organization. The artist participating and performing. In conclusion.

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