The Museum As Context Analysis

The publication “The Museum as Context” by Amy Tucker analyzes the environment of the museum and how culture and context is changed depending on the environment art is presented in. The purpose of art exhibitions is to show the audience an organized presentation of particular art pieces. The question raised in this chapter is whether the organization of the presentation is precise to represent each piece of work and does this representation distort the meaning of a piece. There are many ways art exhibitions are presented and displayed, from light to temperature. Exhibits can be considered a piece of art themselves due to the specific arrangements and methods of displaying items to connect the viewers with each piece of work. Art is organized …show more content…
The theme is important to not only the viewers but the artist that has items displayed. This is important because each artist thoughtfully creates a theme for their work and if it is not displayed in the right environment it could distort their product’s meaning. The style on each floor of the Denver Contemporary Art Museum was the same throughout due to each floor having the same artist. Unfortunately, during my visit, I did not find a theme set for the exhibitions. After consulting with the director of the Museum, I found out that each exhibition is changed every four weeks and only occasionally there is a theme portrayed throughout the exhibitions. Although there was not a theme for each exhibition the relation between art pieces was present. It seemed that pieces similar to one another were put next to each other. I belive this was to compliment one another and bring attention to the art that was not as similar. Establishing a relationship between each item displayed is important because the complementary of the items enhances the viewer’s experience and adds importance to the theme (if presents) of the exhibition. Another important strategy to enhance the theme of the exhibition is item placement. There are many ways to place items strategically, for example displaying the most valuable artwork away from other pieces in the exhibition, isolation shows importance. As stated before, at the art museum the important items seemed to be isolated from the similar pieces to add emphasis. The walls throughout the museum was white. I belive the purpose of white walls is to help make the art work pop and prevent color distortion. A darker wall color could take away the bright-vibrant colors and prevent good lighting on the art work. Each component of the art exhibition is critical for the viewer’s experience and