Inside the White Cube: Part Two
When I enter the "white cube," most of the time one wall is completely untouched. It has not always been like this. The ceiling was the most ornate part of art in cathedrals and churches during the renaissance period.
Duchamp's Avante-Garde approach changed the way people look at an art space. In his piece 1,200 Bags of Coal, Duchamp challenged the spectator by suspending coal bags from the ceiling. This gesture made the spectator question, are there really 1,200 bags? if they were full of coal, the entire ceiling would come down.
Duchamp formed a relationship with each spectator. It was up to them to describe the piece, because they were the only ones that would ever view the content in its context.
How would you describe some of our student installations years from now with only installation shots to back your opinions?
-Candice
