“Conversely, things become art in a space where powerful ideas about art focus on them” “The Ideal gallery subtracts all cues that would interfere with the fact that the art work is art”(p.14) The gallery not only provides a space to put art but also defines what is put into that space as art. The gallery is a shrine, putting every thing inside of it on a pedestal; displaying any object from the finest oil painting to a ripped piece of notebook paper, as both equal and worthy of attention. In many cases, being put into this context is the only thing that makes it what it is. This pedestal ensures that any thing put on it will be carefully considered and appreciated as art.
-Justas Osmer