Art in its Place -Langwith Arts Debate

Hi All,
Rebecca Wade (one of our MA Art Gallery & Museum Studies students), Layla Bloom (from Leeds University Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery), and me, have all been invited to a discussion panel at the Langwith Arts Committee at the University of York on Tuesday 16th June (it starts at 5pm). The debate is part of their exhibition 'Art in Its Place' at the Norma Rea Gallery at Langwith College. As well as Rebecca, Layla and me, the panel consists of some distinguished scholars and art gallery practitioners, including Gavin Delahunty, Curator of Fine Art at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art MIMA Dr Jo Applin, Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Art at University of York, and Steve Humble, artist.

Karita Kuusisto, at the University of York has organized the debate;
'The topic of the debate is museology, focusing primarily on the following
questions: -How dramatically has the National Gallery affected the general
perception of art, as opposed to for example the Tate Modern? -Is it
possible to predict a type of spectator? How vital do you believe
information to be in the creation of the spectator by the exhibition space?
-Can the information provided by museums be perceived in the light of
advertisements, both for the artwork, the artist and the museum itself?
-Does the provision of information by the museum remove the capacity for
curiosity in the spectator?'
If you want to pop along to see the exhibition and the debate, email Karita (kak502@york.ac.uk)
We'll let you know how it all went next week....
Mark