The site of a piece of art has to be carefully considered when an artist produces work. The most obvious place for artwork is a gallery. But what does this mean? Does being displayed in a gallery change the meaning of the work? Theoretically i think it does. A gallery is a prestigious space in which the audience feels the work on display is special. If this same work was out on the street, it would be looked upon in a different way. Contemporary galleries try to overcome this by transforming the space into a blank canvas- white walls, clean edges and well lit. This dosnt change the fact it is still a gallery space. A good example of this is in a french gallery where a series of pieces made its audience begin to cry for no apparent reason. This is because a myth had been created about it that people cry and so future visitors felt they were expected to cry. Much like the fact people feel they are expected to like a piece of work just because its in a gallery.
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