I think it's great. Art viewing, for the most part, has become a rather sterile event. You read the wall text or the tag. You might seek out the artist, if you're motivated and comfortable. But most float through the gallery space, judging art on the basis of "like" and "don't like" not even realizing that nothing is resolved through that. You may not have really understood the piece...you may not have known there was something to understand...you might like how it looks but hate the message or the other way around...but how would you know?
You shouldn't just accept what the wall or even the artist tells you...you should take it into consideration on your path to understand YOUR perspective on the work. Don't like it because a critic tells you to...don't ignore it because your friends think it's weird...don't say it's important because the artist was a nice guy...
Get involved in your art viewing...have a real opinion.
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