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1 But is it art? Cynthia Freeland Money, Markets, Museums Miguel Cornejo Erik Hernandez Paulina Regalado Alyssa Villanueva

How it began The first public museum was created by the overthrow of the French monarchy after the Revolution, when

London s National Portrait Gallery and the United States National Gallery of Art Since around 1965, museums stayed

preserve, collect, and educate the public and convey standards about art s values and quality London s National

2 How it began The first public museum was created by the overthrow of the French monarchy after the Revolution, when the people nationalized the Louvre in 1793 Museums were originally built from donations of private collections like London s National Portrait Gallery and the United States National Gallery of Art Since around 1965, museums stayed away from private philanthropists and fundings came from early corporations like tobacco and oil companies Museums preserve, collect, and educate the public and convey standards about art s values and quality London s National Portrait Gallery (London, England) United State s National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C., United States) The Louvre (Paris, France)

Museums in the Millions Museums varied differently on display purposes, Europeans and Asian museums evolved from royal collections,

capitals to emerge nation s self-images as champions of culture Few museums reflected the identification of a single artist (e.

Others could be considered tribal museums, as they adopted one single concept (e.

3 Museums in the Millions Museums varied differently on display purposes, Europeans and Asian museums evolved from royal collections, few Greece museums near Olympia and Delphi reflected significantly on local archaeological finds, and recent ones were placed in capitals to emerge nation s self-images as champions of culture Few museums reflected the identification of a single artist (e.g Georgia O Keeffe, Claude Monet, Andy Warhol) Museums of more vintage seemed partisan. Others could be considered tribal museums, as they adopted one single concept (e.g National Museum for Women in the Arts, museums of African-American art, Jewish museums, and Hispanic museums) Georgia O Keeffe Museum (Santa Fe, New Mexico) Monet s house and Garden (Giverny, France) The Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

4 Taste and Privilege Pierre Bourdieu studied taste in relation to socio-economic class and educational capital in hopes of scientifically explaining Kant s critique of judgement Bourdieu uncovered clear links between class and preferences in art,music, film,and theater. He summed it up as Taste classifies, and it classifies the classifier Distinction: A Cultural Critique of the Judgement of Taste by Pierre Bourdieu Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid also studied artistic taste -their research revealed a dislike for abstract art and the color chartreuse, and a preference for blue and realistic landscapes

5 America s Most Wanted Painting by Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid Pretty Woman (1990)

6 Taste and Privilege Bourdieu and low taste Clement Greenberg labeled kitsch: something vulgar and popular with mass appeal. Examples of kitsch: covers of The Saturday Morning as well as Thomas Kinkade s paintings Village Lighthouse by Thomas Kinkade

7 Museums and the Public Museums promoted national identification and symbolized a nation s might Museums all over the world purchased art from different countries in order to show their power. Elgin Marbles purchased by Britain. Greece urged them to return these marbles that were originally part of the Parthenon friezes Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Holland, Amsterdam, )

8 Museums and the Public Danto and tribalized museums -After the End of Art: Contemporary Art and the Pale of History The Thirsting MillionsWealthy American industrialists also collected art to prove their own cultural standing. John Dewey said in 1934 Generally speaking the typical collector is the typical capitalist

and blockbuster exhibitions were rising.

9 From philanthropists to corporations In 1965 there was a shift in Museum funding and blockbuster exhibitions were rising. Promote culture and the arts. Public appeal and middle class taste. Funders expect bang for their bucks. Self-censorship in the museum world. Phillipe de Montebello Treasures of Tutankhamen. Jewels of the Romanous.

instead, as places to produce interesting experiences.

10 Museum s changing purposes How has museum s changed? Philosopher Hilde Hein has described a quandary museum face identifying their chief function: as repositories of valuable objects or instead, as places to produce interesting experiences. Museums are the primary contemporary institutions upholding classical standards of artistic value. Entertainment Attract many kinds of audiences. However, add-ons in Museum s clearly affect perception of art-works Display method altered viewers perceptions. The Pompidou Centre (Paris, France)

11 What s a poor artist to do? The price of art has become an outstanding amount. Sometimes a museum capitalizes on our absorption with money. Some artists bypass the market by using alternative forms. There are other models of how (not to) make money from art. Other beautiful art is found in Buddhist religion.

12 Jean-Michel Basquiat Blue Poles, Jackson Pollock Buddhist Mandala Surrounding Islands, Christo & Jeanne Claude

13 Ireses,Vincent van Gogh $53.9 million Sunflowers,Vincent van Gogh $39.9 million Christo and Jeanne-Claude art The Reichstag (Berlin) wrapped in silver fabric by Christo, June 1995

14 Public Art Some art takes place outside of the norm. Culture in Action in Chicago, 1993, was a project that took art to the streets and neighborhoods.

Introduction to Art History

Introduction to Art History Core is a survey of the history of Western visual arts, with a primary focus on painting. Students begin with an introduction to the basic principles of painting and learn how to critique and compare works