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NYTimes.com: HAD you stood in the middle of the Museum of Modern Art’s atrium this summer and cast your eyes up, you might have seen a small mirrored square peeking from the base of a glass guardrail amid the scrupulously pristine architecture.
Its interesting concept to wrap your head around. when I think of a museum art piece, my mind goes to a statue painting or even an installation piece but something that can be stored and maintaned for years on years. Dance as a museum art piece is definitly an interesting direction. Theatre in general has been known for utilizing new and unique spaces for shows but to define a dance piece as a museum piece of art.
What's great about a project like this is that it broadens the definition of "art" and brings together all fields of performance and visual artistic work in a thought-provoking way. It also allows more people in the community to contribute and get involved in supporting all kinds of art. I also think that performance art helps facilitate the messages that visual art tries to send out to the public, and this kind of relationship emphasizes that each type of art needs the other in order to thrive.
I was actually just talking to a friend who was trying to convince me that dance was making a come back. She is a part of DS and was making the argument that dance is everywhere we look it is more prominent in TV with shows like "So you think you can dance" and in movies with "Step up". Additionally she was saying that in general it has become more widely accepted as something to go and view with your friends as opposed to other forms of live entertainment. There is something about dance that really is freeing and entertaining. Some times words are not necessary.
With the focus that our society now puts on collaboration and communication, a combination of the visual and performing arts in a museum space really isn't surprising. An interesting point brought up in this article is that despite curators' efforts, there seems to be a resistance from the visual arts world to accept performance and dance in an exhibition space as a legitimate component of the museum's collection. Because of the ephemeral nature of the performing arts, it is difficult to integrate them as permanent exhibitions, necessitating an incredible amount of comprehension and cooperation between the various groups in charge of putting together these wonderful dance and performance pieces, which are truly innovative.
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Its interesting concept to wrap your head around. when I think of a museum art piece, my mind goes to a statue painting or even an installation piece but something that can be stored and maintaned for years on years. Dance as a museum art piece is definitly an interesting direction. Theatre in general has been known for utilizing new and unique spaces for shows but to define a dance piece as a museum piece of art.
What's great about a project like this is that it broadens the definition of "art" and brings together all fields of performance and visual artistic work in a thought-provoking way. It also allows more people in the community to contribute and get involved in supporting all kinds of art. I also think that performance art helps facilitate the messages that visual art tries to send out to the public, and this kind of relationship emphasizes that each type of art needs the other in order to thrive.
I was actually just talking to a friend who was trying to convince me that dance was making a come back. She is a part of DS and was making the argument that dance is everywhere we look it is more prominent in TV with shows like "So you think you can dance" and in movies with "Step up". Additionally she was saying that in general it has become more widely accepted as something to go and view with your friends as opposed to other forms of live entertainment. There is something about dance that really is freeing and entertaining. Some times words are not necessary.
With the focus that our society now puts on collaboration and communication, a combination of the visual and performing arts in a museum space really isn't surprising. An interesting point brought up in this article is that despite curators' efforts, there seems to be a resistance from the visual arts world to accept performance and dance in an exhibition space as a legitimate component of the museum's collection. Because of the ephemeral nature of the performing arts, it is difficult to integrate them as permanent exhibitions, necessitating an incredible amount of comprehension and cooperation between the various groups in charge of putting together these wonderful dance and performance pieces, which are truly innovative.
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