In what degree is contemporary art formed by the idea about a fast paced society? Not many people (art consumers, lovers, buyers) have or takes time to look longer on a piece of art then the longing for instant gratification makes possible. Is this selling out on the part of the artists? Or is it the same restlessness working in the artists too? Are we all paced up?
In the beginning of November there will be held a conferance in Copenhagen about the role of the art museums in modern times. Earlier the museum conserved history while today the main thing is the contemporary exhibition. The collections collecting dust and becomes a problem.
What is art? Is it all a question about the rule of pace?
The event in Copenhagen:
The Museum and Its Staging of Contemporary Art
November 6-7, 2009
Venues: Arken Museum of Modern Art, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
The role of the art museum has changed drastically during the past decades. So has the role of contemporary art within the art museum. Once institutions for preserving and producing knowledge for eternity, museums increasingly become arenas for experience and events of the moment. The interest in contemporary art towards re-uniting art and life in ‘micro utopian’ models, such as proposed by Nicolas Bourriaud, makes art works perform in ways not incomparable to the workings of the entertainment industry. The shared tendency between museums and contemporary art towards staging and performing ephemeral events and experiences changes the fundamental functions of the museum within a broader cultural context and might indeed change the very role of art in society as well.
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