Below, is a photo of Sean Halligan (on left) and Philip Courtenay, stepping out of the Bluecoat on Sunday 5th October 2008 after the Jay Yung Show.
What's it all about art world?
Philip Courtenay writes:
At the moment I am thinking about the audience for art, and obviously in relation to the Liverpool Biennial, and the current context of Liverpool being the European Capital of Culture in 2008. Hanfeng asked us all some questions at the outset of this project, including:
What's the visitors reaction towards the Biennial?
The audience of art is potentially everyone who sees the art (a bit like Beuys' idea that potentially every human being is capable of becoming an artist), but it is the human beings who see the art, and also understand the art, they are the public for that art! It might be just one other person, but that is not just OK, it is fantastic. If millions understand then that is good as well, and maybe better? The term "public" needs a bit of space for thought as well, as it is a term that can be used in contradictory and confusing ways!
Below you can see a videowork by Shaw showing the lines of people waiting to enter the Shanghai Art Museum to see the 7th Shanghai Biennale.
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