While your critique of art museum commentary makes most of the points that should be made in any dismissal of this presumptuous practice you omit one: reading those postings induces eye strain and enhances the inevitable fatigue one suffers in a visit to any collection of paintings and sculpture. R. G. Freeman
R.G.--Agree. You either have to stand close in to read, blocking others, or stand respectfully back and squint--until another patron slides in front to read. And best on the back if you are 5'2".
Perhaps the snug caves of those artists were the home of more well-off families and felt secure in their food and safety issues? Or Maslow was wrong? Or there are exceptions to any theory?
In fairness, many of a museum's accompanying notes provide valuable historical context and background information about the work itself rather than the pretentious comments you mention.
Dear Mr. Pancake:
While your critique of art museum commentary makes most of the points that should be made in any dismissal of this presumptuous practice you omit one: reading those postings induces eye strain and enhances the inevitable fatigue one suffers in a visit to any collection of paintings and sculpture. R. G. Freeman
R.G.--Agree. You either have to stand close in to read, blocking others, or stand respectfully back and squint--until another patron slides in front to read. And best on the back if you are 5'2".
Did you mean precarity or preclarity? Only found the former in google.
I wonder what Maslow would have to say about the prehistoric cave paintings like those at Lescaux?
Precarity. Be my copy editor!
Perhaps the snug caves of those artists were the home of more well-off families and felt secure in their food and safety issues? Or Maslow was wrong? Or there are exceptions to any theory?
In fairness, many of a museum's accompanying notes provide valuable historical context and background information about the work itself rather than the pretentious comments you mention.