There seems to be an odd paradox in this room between traditional and contemporary ideas. The Ziff Gallery is part of the Leeds city art gallery, where the walls are adorned with classical paintings by artists such as Frank Holl and Adesteen Normann. However in the middle is a childrens reading and drawing area, complete with cushions and carpet. Now this is most probably just an area set up for children so they dont get bored as their parents walk around. But thinking about it, it seems to have qualities of relational art. To think kids are drawing squiggely lines and smiley faces in a room full masterpieces is pretty funny. Although i suppose in reality its like saying look- you could achieve this if u really want to. Something else ive discovered on an online 3D 'tour' of the space. It shows a previous piece that occupied the same space as the kids reading area.
http://www.thevirtualtours.co.uk/conference_culture/ziffgallery.htm
There is a classical sculpture which compliments the paintings surronding it. But on the floor around it are, coinsidentaly, lots of magazines. They appear to be celebrity magazines such as Heat. This exhibits another juxterposition of ideas within the same room. I think this recurring theme is very interesting. Is this a message from contemporary artists about how society has drasticaly changed from the classical era of art or are the curators just taking the piss?
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