A Spectator is an Artist Too

How we Look at Art, How we Behave Around Art

Johan Idema

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BIS Publishers B.V.
01 February 2021

The Arts: General & Reference; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring

and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people

interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art

as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately

artists create, but we - the audience - complete the picture.

'A Spectator is an Artist Too' is a

visual essay about human behaviour around art: what happens when we are

confronted with something immensely beautiful, challenging or puzzling? Art

historians only study objects, but how these objects are received is also

worthy of our attention.

The book also captures how art museums

are changing, as they draw increasingly diverse audiences. The way the museum

visitors responds to art is becoming more casual and creative - but also more

swift or even banal. This shift is increased by a whole new breed of

Instagram-friendly 'museums' worldwide, attracting experience-hungry visitors

with immersive exhibitions defined by their Instagrammability.

By: Johan Idema
Imprint: BIS Publishers B.V.
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9789063695903
ISBN 10: 906369590X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Johan Idema is a passionate promoter of innovation in the art world. He works as a cultural entrepreneur, writer and director for the foundation Art Public. Idema has extensive experience as an arts consultant and has worked at several cultural institutions, including as chief curator at the Netherlands Architecture Institute (Rotterdam). Idema is the initiator of, among others, the theatrical art exhibition The Big Art Show and the award-winning classical music app Wolfgang. Idema obtained master degrees in Arts Administration at New York University and Innovation Management at TU Delft. He was awarded an oeuvre prize as 'New Radical', in the Netherlands, where Idema is based.