At 22:29 3/26/02, Charles Loeven wrote:
One of my favorite things to do is go to an art gallery that is having a
special or new showing. I used to work in Laguna Beach California and
there were no shortages of them. I still go when I visit the area. Ever
wonder who those people are that stand around talking to a bored artist
and try to make you feel uncomfortable? My take is this, they are art
stores not galleries. Those people are pretentious snobs and the artist
would rather be somewhere else but he needs the money. The work is usually
good on its own and it does not need a snob to explain it. I go because I
like the pictures or whatever and the wine is free.
Must be entertaining to watch the interactions among some of the "patrons,"
gallery directors and the artist! [It is for me.]
My last visit to an opening I spotted the 5-foot "stick" with a short
horizontal bar on it used to hang the center of everything at the same
height (standard is 58-60 inches). It was in a corner of the director's
office. Pulled one of the gallery staff aside and told him to put a sign
on it: "You must be at least this tall to enter this attraction."
-- John
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