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I am a woman of mystery who truly loves life. I take photographs,
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March 28, 2010 \\ 2 years ago

generic1: For me, there is no more damning an indictment to be leveled against a museum than to say it prohibits photography.  If the gallery experience can captured by an online photo, then the art was probably unworthy of exhibition to begin with. That’s not how great art works. We’ve seen a million pictures of the Mona Lisa; the original dwarfs the copy—or so I’ve heard. (And yes, I include Warhol in this critique.) I was going to draw a parallel between such museums and the Old Media institutions who attempt to hold their content behind a pay wall. But even those dead-tree publications have a stronger case.

generic1:

For me, there is no more damning an indictment to be leveled against a museum than to say it prohibits photography. 

If the gallery experience can captured by an online photo, then the art was probably unworthy of exhibition to begin with. That’s not how great art works. We’ve seen a million pictures of the Mona Lisa; the original dwarfs the copy—or so I’ve heard.

(And yes, I include Warhol in this critique.)

I was going to draw a parallel between such museums and the Old Media institutions who attempt to hold their content behind a pay wall. But even those dead-tree publications have a stronger case.